VPRS 11937 Submissions to the Priorities, Planning and Strategy Committee of Cabinet, Cain/Kirner Government

This series includes submissions to the Priorities, Planning and Strategy Committee of Cabinet from 1985 to 1986. An examination of the records in this series suggests that the Committee considered a wide range of issues which were considered to have major budgetary or political implications for the government. Although the submissions in this series were created solely in the period the government was led by John Cain, the series title is attributed to the government led by him and his successor as Premier, Joan Kirner. This was done to facilitate the identification by series title of all cabinet series created by this government. Cabinet Recordkeeping prior to 1982 Although a system of Cabinet Government is thought to have operated in Victoria since the commencement of responsible government, very few records relating to Cabinet meetings prior to the April 1982 were created. Submissions such as those in this series were not created. Most of the pre April 1982 cabinet records are held in VPRS 11935. Cabinet and Cabinet Committee Recordkeeping from 1982 In April 1982 the Labor Government led by John Cain was elected. The new government established the process for the creation and distribution of cabinet records. A Cabinet Office was also created within the Department of the Premier and Cabinet to operate as a Secretariat. This government also established a number of standing and ad hoc committees which examined and reported to Cabinet on particular issues. Cabinet Committees used submissions as a means of bringing matters to Committee in a similar manner to the full Cabinet. Submissions were lodged with the Cabinet Office and distributed to Committee members prior to the meeting. The Cabinet Office also assisted in preparing agendas for Committees and recording their decisions, although the exact practice varied between different Committees. In many instances the deliberations of a Cabinet Committee were written into the form of a submission to the full Cabinet. These submissions may be found in VPRS 11944.  Subsequent Series In January 1987, as a result of the introduction of a computer system for registering Cabinet submissions, the practice of filing the submissions of each Committee separately was abandoned. Thereafter submissions to the Priorities, Planning and Strategy Committee and all other Committees were numbered and filed in the same sequence as submissions to the full Cabinet. They will therefore be found in VPRS 11944.

本系列档案涵盖1985年至1986年间提交给内阁（Cabinet）优先事项、规划与战略委员会的各类提案。经对本系列档案的检视可知，该委员会曾审议大量对政府具有重大预算或政治影响的议题。尽管本系列中的提案仅生成于约翰·凯恩（John Cain）执政时期，但本系列的命名却同时归属其本人及其继任者、州州长琼·基纳（Joan Kirner）领导的两届政府。此举旨在通过系列名称快速识别本届政府创建的全部内阁档案系列。

1982年之前的内阁档案管理
尽管维多利亚州自责任政府成立以来便推行内阁政府制度，但1982年4月之前的内阁会议相关档案留存极少，此类提案档案亦未生成。1982年4月之前的多数内阁档案现保存于VPRS 11935。

1982年起的内阁及内阁委员会档案管理
1982年4月，约翰·凯恩领导的工党政府当选就职。新政府建立了内阁档案的生成与分发流程，并在总理与内阁部内设立内阁办公室作为秘书处。本届政府还设立了若干常设及特别委员会，负责审议特定议题并向内阁提交报告。内阁委员会与全体内阁一样，以提案作为议题提交的标准形式。提案需提交至内阁办公室，并在委员会会议召开前分发至各委员。内阁办公室还协助筹备委员会会议议程并记录决策，但具体操作流程因不同委员会而异。在多数情况下，内阁委员会的审议内容会被整理为提交至全体内阁的提案，此类提案可在VPRS 11944中查阅。

后续档案系列
1987年1月，随着用于登记内阁提案的计算机系统投入使用，按委员会分别归档提案的做法被废止。此后，提交给优先事项、规划与战略委员会及其他所有委员会的提案均采用与全体内阁提案一致的编号与归档顺序，相关档案现保存于VPRS 11944。