Ministerial committee

A ministerial committee is a committee consisting of ministers of various government portfolios.

A joint ministerial committee usually refers to committee consisting of ministers from different governments.

Australia

The term is used in both federal and state governments of Australia.

Examples

• Federal government
  • Ministerial Committee Inquiry into The Portrayal of Violence in the Electronic Media, May 1996 – July 1996
  • Ministerial Committee to Oversight Implementation of Backing Australia's Ability (MCOIBAA) , later named "Science and Innovation Committee" but still referred to as a Ministerial committee
• New South Wales
  • Ministerial Committee of Inquiry into impotency treatment services
• Northern Territory
  • Ministerial Standing Committee on Crime Prevention
• Western Australia
  • Commercial Passenger Vessel Advisory Committee (CPVAC)
  • Ministerial Committee on Lesbian and Gay Law Reform

Joint ministerial committees

• Singapore–Australia Joint Ministerial Committee (SAJMC)
• Australia–Japan Ministerial Committee (AJMC)

United Kingdom

An Interministerial Standing Committee exists in the UK as a committee of ministers and members of devolved administrations. It is not an executive body and cannot bind any of its participants.^[1]