NRS-14799 | Conference proceedings and papers of the Council of Social Welfare Ministers and the Standing Committee of Social Welfare Administrators [Policy Planning and Research Directorate, Department of Community Services]

The Council of Social Welfare Ministers of Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea holds an annual conference. The Standing Committee of Social Welfare Administrators usually holds two conferences a year. The National Secretariat to the Council of Social Welfare Ministers and the Standing Committee of Social Welfare Administrators provides backup services and co-ordinates the conferences of these two bodies (for example, producing and distributing agendas and papers). The Secretariat is funded by contributions from the Commonwealth, the States and the Northern Territory. These papers consist of items from the conferences of the Social Welfare Ministers and the Social Welfare Administrators and include briefing papers, agendas, proceedings, papers for presentation, reports and resolutions. The two bodies discussed similar matters and the papers appear to have been maintained together. Topics covered include: distance education; Aboriginal child welfare; inter-country adoption; reproductive technology; child sexual assault; disaster support and recovery; and multicultural welfare policy. The papers have been arranged chronologically by conference. (12/13134-42). 9 boxes. Note: This description is extracted from Concise Guide to the State Archives of New South Wales, 3rd Edition 2000.

澳大利亚、新西兰与巴布亚新几内亚社会福利部长理事会（Council of Social Welfare Ministers）每年举办一次年度会议。社会福利行政人员常设委员会（Standing Committee of Social Welfare Administrators）通常每年召开两次会议。社会福利部长理事会与社会福利行政人员常设委员会的全国秘书处（National Secretariat）为这两个机构的会议提供支援服务并统筹会务工作，例如编制与分发会议议程及相关文件。该秘书处的运营经费由联邦政府、各州政府及北领地共同拨款支持。此类文件涵盖两类机构会议的各类材料，具体包括情况简报、会议议程、会议记录、发言稿、正式报告及决议案。两个机构讨论的议题相近，相关文件亦一并归档保存。文件涵盖的议题包括：远程教育、原住民儿童福利、跨国收养、生殖技术、儿童性侵害、灾害支援与灾后恢复，以及多元文化福利政策。所有文件均按会议时间顺序归档，馆藏共计9箱，编号为(12/13134-42)。备注：本描述摘自2000年第三版《新南威尔士州档案馆简明指南》（Concise Guide to the State Archives of New South Wales）。