I'm not sure about the details. I think what happens is that items that come in are referred to specific secretariats—it might be economic, social, foreign policy, indigenous affairs or whatever—and you have an assistant secretary, sort of an ADM-level person—sorry for the jargon—and they will be looking at items coming in. Most items arrive after several rounds of interdepartmental meetings and people from the sponsoring department coming to PCO, so you don't get very many cabinet items that arrive without prior notice, and there is some time for people to take a look at the screens and see if something needs to be actioned.
