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, 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
* Ministerial Committee on Lesbian and Gay Law Reform

Joint ministerial committees

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.