POLS7107 Study Guide - Final Guide: Fred Paterson, Fitzgerald Inquiry, Plural Voting
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Cabinet: comprised of premier and all ministers, responsible for development and coordination of government policies, collective ministerial responsibility, responsible for whole of government coordination, ministers supported by parliamentary secretaries, meets every monday. Department of premier and cabinet: cabinet secretariat assists, records decisions, provides administrative support, processes and distributes cabinet documents, maintains records, liaises with relevant departments, cabinet and liaison between cabinet and department, parliamentary counsel responsible for drafting legislative. Characteristic of westminster system: growth of political parties and party discipline o increasing number and complexity of government activities o greater need for public sector expertise o appointment and patronage, premier must approve all announcements. Media scrutiny: revolving door between government and local media, governments increasingly adept at media manipulation. Some history: commissioner frank bischof 1958-1969, oversaw a network of police corruption, particularly involving police licensing and consorting squads, book(cid:373)akers paid prote(cid:272)tio(cid:374)s (cid:373)o(cid:374)e(cid:455) to bis(cid:272)hof, (cid:449)ho (cid:449)as a hea(cid:448)(cid:455) ga(cid:373)(cid:271)ler, (cid:449)ho (cid:374)e(cid:448)er (cid:858)lost(cid:859) a bet.
