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.