Queensland Government

Queensland Government
Queensland Government
State government
Overview
Established	10 December 1859; 164 years ago as a colonial government; 1 January 1901; 123 years ago as an Australian state;
State	Queensland
Country	Australia
Leader	Premier (David Crisafulli)
Appointed by	Governor (Jeannette Young)
Main organ	Cabinet
Ministries	22 government departments
Responsible to	Legislative Assembly of Queensland
Annual budget	$87.6 billion (2023–24)
Headquarters	1 William Street, Brisbane
Website	qld.gov.au

The Queensland Government is the state government of Queensland, Australia, a parliamentary constitutional monarchy. Government is formed by the party or coalition that has gained a majority in the state Legislative Assembly, with the governor officially appointmenting office-holders.^[3] The first government of Queensland was formed in 1859 when Queensland separated from New South Wales under the state constitution. Since federation in 1901, Queensland has been a state of Australia, with the Constitution of Australia regulating its relationship with the federal government.

Queensland's system of government is influenced by the Westminster system and Australia's federal system of government. Executive acts are given legal force through the actions of the governor of Queensland (the representative of the monarch, Charles III), although the governor in practice performs only ceremonial duties, with de facto executive power lying with the Cabinet. The Cabinet is the government's chief policy-making organ which consists of the premier and all ministers. Each minister is responsible for exercising policy and legislation through the respective state government department.

The headquarters for each government department are located in the capital city of Brisbane, with most government departments based at 1 William Street, a purpose-built skyscraper in Brisbane CBD.

Executive and judicial powers

Queensland is governed according to the principles of the Westminster system, a form of parliamentary government based on the model of the United Kingdom. Legislative power rests with the Parliament of Queensland, which consists of the King, represented by the Governor of Queensland, and the one house, the Legislative Assembly of Queensland. De jure executive power rests formally with the Executive Council, which consists of the Governor and senior minister, but is exercised de facto by the state cabinet.

The Governor, as representative of the Crown, is the formal repository of power, which is exercised by him or her on the advice of the Premier of Queensland and the Cabinet. The Premier and Ministers are appointed by the Governor, and hold office by virtue of their ability to command the support of a majority of members of the Legislative Assembly. Judicial power is exercised by the Supreme Court of Queensland and a system of subordinate courts, but the High Court of Australia and other federal courts have overriding jurisdiction on matters which fall under the ambit of the Australian Constitution.

Current Ministry

On 27 October 2024, Crisafulli announced that he and Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie would be sworn in as an interim two-person cabinet, however which portfolios will be assigned to each of them is unknown.^[4] Crisafulli and Bleijie were formally sworn in by Governor Jeanette Young on 28 October.^[5]

Portrait	Minister	Portfolio	Took office	Left office	Duration of tenure		Electorate
Cabinet Ministers^[6]
	David Crisafulli	Premier Minister for Health, Mental Health and Ambulance Services and Minister for Women Minister for Housing, Local Government and Planning and Minister for Public Works Minister for Police and Community Safety Minister for Treaty, Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships, Minister for Communities and Minister for the Arts Minister for Education and Minister for Youth Justice Minister for Regional Development and Manufacturing and Minister for Water Minister for Resources and Critical Minerals Minister for Fire and Disaster Recovery and Minister for Corrective Services Minister for Tourism and Sport	28 October 2024	Incumbent	4 days	Liberal National	Broadwater
	Jarrod Bleijie	Deputy Premier Treasurer and Minister for Trade and Investment Minister for State Development and Infrastructure, Minister for Industrial Relations and Minister for Racing Attorney-General and Minister for Justice and Minister for the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence Minister for Energy and Clean Economy Jobs Minister for Agricultural Industry Development and Fisheries and Minister for Rural Communities Minister for the Environment and the Great Barrier Reef and Minister for Science and Innovation Minister for Transport and Main Roads and Minister for Digital Services Minister for Employment and Small Business and Minister for Training and Skills Development Minister for Child Safety, Minister for Seniors and Disability Services and Minister for Multicultural Affairs

Queensland Government departments

The Queensland Government delivers services, determines policy and regulations, including legal interpretation, by a number of agencies grouped under areas of portfolio responsibility. Each portfolio is led by a government minister who is a member of the Parliament. As of December 2019^[update] there were 23 lead agencies, called government departments, that consist of:^[7]

Department of Agriculture and Fisheries
Department of Child Safety, Seniors and Disability Services
Department of Education, Small Business and Training
Department of Energy and Climate
Department of Environment, Science and Innovation
Department of Housing, Local Government, Planning and Public Works
Department of Justice and Attorney-General
Department of Regional Development, Manufacturing and Water
Department of Resources
Department of State Development and Infrastructure
Department of Tourism and Sport
Department of Transport and Main Roads
Department of Treaty, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships, Communities and the Arts
Department of the Premier and Cabinet
Department of Youth Justice
Education Queensland
Public Sector Commission
Queensland Corrective Services
Queensland Fire and Emergency Services
Queensland Health
Queensland Police Service
Queensland Treasury

A range of other agencies support the functions of these departments.

References

^ "Our structure". Queensland Government. 22 December 2023.
^ "Budget Overview - Queensland Budget Update". Queensland Government Budget. 19 December 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
^ "The Premier of Queensland" (PDF). Everyone's Parliament. Queensland Parliament. November 2022.
^ Messenger, Andrew (27 October 2024). "New Queensland premier David Crisafulli vows to legislate 'adult time for adult crime' policy by Christmas". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
^ Jack McKay (28 October 2024). "David Crisafulli formally sworn in as Queensland premier after the LNP's election victory over Labor". ABC News.
^ Ministers and Portfolios. Queensland Department of the Premier & Cabinet https://cabinet.qld.gov.au/ministers-portfolios.aspx. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ "Queensland Government Administrative Arrangements Order (No. 2) 2019 - Made by the Governor in Council on 12 December 2019" (PDF). The State of Queensland. Retrieved 30 December 2019.

External links

[1] "Our structure". Queensland Government. 22 December 2023.

[2] "Budget Overview - Queensland Budget Update". Queensland Government Budget. 19 December 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2024.

[3] "The Premier of Queensland" (PDF). Everyone's Parliament. Queensland Parliament. November 2022.

[4] Messenger, Andrew (27 October 2024). "New Queensland premier David Crisafulli vows to legislate 'adult time for adult crime' policy by Christmas". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 28 October 2024.

[swornin-5] Jack McKay (28 October 2024). "David Crisafulli formally sworn in as Queensland premier after the LNP's election victory over Labor". ABC News.

[6] Ministers and Portfolios. Queensland Department of the Premier & Cabinet https://cabinet.qld.gov.au/ministers-portfolios.aspx. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[deps-7] "Queensland Government Administrative Arrangements Order (No. 2) 2019 - Made by the Governor in Council on 12 December 2019" (PDF). The State of Queensland. Retrieved 30 December 2019.

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v t e Queensland Government
Executive	Monarchy Governor Executive Council Cabinet Premier Deputy Premier Treasurer Attorney-General Department of the Premier and Cabinet Queensland Treasury Department of Justice and Attorney-General Department of Education Queensland Health Queensland Police Service Queensland Fire and Emergency Services Queensland Ambulance Service
Legislature	Parliament Legislative Assembly Electoral districts Members of Parliament Speaker of the Legislative Assembly Leader of the House Opposition Leader Deputy Opposition Leader Shadow Cabinet Manager of Opposition Business
Judiciary	Supreme Court Court of Appeal Court of Disputed Returns District Court Children's Court of Queensland Magistrates Court Coroners Court of Queensland Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal Other courts and tribunals

v t e Departments and agencies of the Queensland Government
Government of Queensland
Premier and Cabinet	Queensland Public Service Commission (Queensland Integrity Commissioner) Office of the Governor Queensland Parliamentary Counsel Trade and Investment Queensland Queensland Family and Child Commission Queensland Audit Office Queensland Art Gallery Queensland Museum Queensland Performing Arts Trust Queensland Theatre Company Screen Queensland Domestic and Family Violence Implementation Council Queensland Independent Remuneration Tribunal Queensland Veterans’ Advisory Council Aboriginal Centre for the Performing Arts
Treasury	CS Energy Motor Accident Insurance Commission and Nominal Defendant Office of Government Owned Corporations Office of Industrial Relations Office of State Revenue Queensland Competition Authority Queensland Investment Corporation Queensland Electricity Transmission Corporation Queensland Productivity Commission Queensland Treasury Corporation Stanwell Corporation
Justice and Attorney-General	Office of the Solicitor-General Anti-Discrimination Commission Queensland Council of the Queensland Law Society Queensland Land Court Queensland Corrective Services Crime and Corruption Commission Electoral Commission of Queensland Legal Aid Queensland Victim Assist Queensland Queensland Legal Services Commission Office of Liquor and Gaming Regulation Queensland Law Reform Commission Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal Queensland Ombudsman's Office Queensland Sentencing Advisory Council Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions Office of the Information Commissioner Office of the Public Guardian Parole Boards The Public Advocate The Public Trustee Prostitution Licensing Authority Registrar General of Births, Deaths and Marriages
Education	Queensland College of Teachers Brisbane Girls' Grammar School Brisbane Grammar School Ipswich Girls' Grammar School Ipswich Grammar School Rockhampton Girls' Grammar School Rockhampton Grammar School Toowoomba Grammar School Townsville Grammar School Central Queensland University Griffith University James Cook University Non-State Schools Accreditation Board Parents and Citizens' Associations Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority Queensland Tertiary Education Foundation Queensland University of Technology University of Queensland University of Southern Queensland University of the Sunshine Coast
Health	Hospital and Health Services Forensic and Scientific Services Psychologists Board of Queensland Queensland Ambulance Service Children's Hospital Foundation Queensland Queensland Institute of Medical Research HIV Foundation Queensland Mental Health Court Mental Health Review Tribunal Office of the Health Ombudsman Queensland Board of the Medical Board of Australia Queensland Mental Health and Drug Advisory Council Queensland Mental Health Commission Office of the Chief Health Officer
State Development and Infrastructure	Gladstone Foundation Gasfields Commission South Bank Corporation Queensland Reconstruction Authority Commonwealth Games Infrastructure Authority Building Queensland Queensland Urban Design and Places Panel Cross River Rail Delivery Authority
Transport and Main Roads	Cairns Port Authority Mackay Port Authority Maritime Safety Queensland Port of Brisbane Port of Townsville Ports Corporation of Queensland QConnect Queensland Rail Gold Coast Waterways Authority
Child Safety, Seniors and Disability Services	Office for Youth Office for Women and Domestic Violence Reform Queensland Disability Advisory Council Queensland Carers Advisory Council
Employment, Small Business and Training	Jobs Queensland TAFE Queensland
Housing, Local Government, Planning and Public Works	Queensland Housing Commission Residential Tenancies Authority Brisbane Housing Company Board of Professional Engineers of Queensland Board of Architects of Queensland Stadiums Queensland Lang Park Mount Gravatt Showgrounds
Agriculture and Fisheries	Queensland Agricultural Training College Safe Food Production Queensland Biosecurity Queensland Ministerial Advisory Council Veterinary Surgeons Board of Queensland
Resources	Surveyors Board of Queensland Commissioner for Mine Safety and Health Energy and Water Ombudsman Queensland CS Energy Energex Ergon LinkWater Powerlink Queensland Queensland Urban Utilities Queensland Water Commission SEQ Water Grid Manager Seqwater SunWater Tarong Energy WaterSecure
Police, Fire and Emergency Services	Queensland Police Service Queensland Fire and Emergency Services Public Safety Business Agency
Environment, Science and Innovation	Environmental Protection Agency (Queensland) Queensland Heritage Council Newstead House Wet Tropics Management Authority Office of Liquor and Gaming Regulation Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service State Library of Queensland Queensland Library Foundation Office of the Queensland Chief Scientist Queensland State Archives
Housing, Local Government, Planning and Public Works	Racing Queensland Local Government Grants Commission Local Government Remuneration and Discipline Tribunal Multicultural Queensland Advisory Council
Tourism and Sport	Tourism and Events Queensland Queensland Small Business Advisory Council Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation
Treaty, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships, Communities and the Arts	Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Foundation Queensland Reparations Review Panel Stolen Wages Reparations Taskforce Family Responsibilities Commission Palm Island Community Company Community Enterprise Queensland (Islander Board of Industry and Service)

v t e Governments of Australian states and territories
States and mainland territories	New South Wales Victoria Queensland Western Australia South Australia Tasmania Australian Capital Territory Northern Territory Jervis Bay Territory
External territories	Ashmore and Cartier Islands Australian Antarctic Territory Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Coral Sea Islands Heard Island and McDonald Islands Norfolk Island

Executive and judicial powers

Current Ministry

Queensland Government departments

See also

References

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