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Queensland Government
State Government
	The Queensland Government corporate logo used identify the executive government and its agencies (left); and the coat of arms of Queensland, used across all State institutions (right)
Formation	6 June 1859; 165 years ago as a responsible colonial government; 1 January 1901; 123 years ago as an Australian state;
Current Constitution	Constitution of Queensland 2001
State	Queensland
Country	Australia
Website	qld.gov.au
Crown
Head of state (sovereign)	Monarch: King Charles III
Vice-regal representative	Governor: Jeannette Young
Seat	Government House
Legislative branch
Legislature	Parliament of Queensland Legislative Assembly;
Meeting place	Parliament House
Executive branch
Head of government	Premier: Steven Miles
Main body	Cabinet of Queensland
Appointed by	Governor on behalf of the monarch
Headquarters	1 William Street
Main organ	Executive Council of Queensland
Departments	21 departments
Judicial branch
Court	Supreme Court and lower courts
Seat	Queen Elizabeth II Courts of Law

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The Queensland Government is formed by the party or group of parties that has a majority in the Queensland Legislative Assembly and has been appointed by the governor to form a government.^[2] They govern the parliamentary constitutional monarchy of the Australian state of Queensland through passing laws in the Legislative Assembly and through executive actions taken as ministers. The first government of Queensland was formed in 1859 when Queensland separated from New South Wales under a new Constitution, which has now been amended from time to time. Since the Federation of Australia in 1901, Queensland has been a state of Australia, with the Constitution of Australia regulating the relationships between all state and territory governments and the Australian Government. Under the Australian Constitution, all states (including Queensland) ceded powers relating to certain matters to the federal government.

Queensland's system of government is influenced by the Westminster system and Australia's federal system of government. The Governor of Queensland, as the representative of Charles III, King of Australia, holds nominal executive power, although in practice only performs ceremonial duties, with de facto executive power lying with the Premier and Cabinet. The Cabinet of Queensland is the government's chief policy-making organ, and consists of the Premier and all ministers.

Headquarters of all government agencies are located throughout the capital city of Brisbane, with most at 1 William Street, a purpose-built skyscraper leased by the government in the 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. Executive power rests formally with the Executive Council, which consists of the Governor and senior ministers.

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

Portrait	Minister	Portfolio	Took office	Left office	Duration of tenure		Electorate
Cabinet Ministers
	Steven Miles	Premier	15 December 2023	Incumbent	217 days	Labor	Murrumba
	Cameron Dick	Deputy Premier Treasurer Minister for Trade and Investment	15 December 2023	Incumbent	217 days	Labor	Woodridge
	Grace Grace	Minister for State Development and Infrastructure Minister for Industrial Relations Minister for Racing	18 December 2023	Incumbent	214 days	Labor	McConnel
	Shannon Fentiman	Minister for Health, Mental Health and Ambulance Services Minister for Women	18 December 2023	Incumbent	214 days	Labor	Waterford
File:Yvette Headshot 2021.jpg	Yvette D'Ath	Attorney General and Minister for Justice Minister for the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence	18 December 2023	Incumbent	214 days	Labor	Redcliffe
	Mick de Brenni	Minister for Energy and Clean Economy Jobs	18 December 2023	Incumbent	214 days	Labor	Springwood
	Meaghan Scanlon	Minister for Housing, Local Government and Planning Minister for Public Works	18 December 2023	Incumbent	214 days	Labor	Gaven
	Mark Ryan	Minister for Police and Community Safety	18 December 2023	Incumbent	214 days	Labor	Morayfield
	Leeanne Enoch	Minister for Treaty Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships Minister for Communities Minister for the Arts	18 December 2023	Incumbent	214 days	Labor	Algester
	Di Farmer	Minister for Education Minister for Youth Justice	18 May 2023	Incumbent	214 days	Labor	Bulimba
	Mark Furner	Minister for Agricultural Industry Development and Fisheries Minister for Rural Communities	18 December 2023	Incumbent	214 days	Labor	Ferny Grove
	Glenn Butcher	Minister for Regional Development and Manufacturing Minister for Water	18 December 2023	Incumbent	214 days	Labor	Gladstone
	Scott Stewart	Minister for Resources and Critical Minerals	18 December 2023	Incumbent	214 days	Labor	Townsville
	Leanne Linard	Minister for the Environment and the Great Barrier Reef Minister for Science and Innovation	18 December 2023	Incumbent	214 days	Labor	Nudgee
	Nikki Boyd	Minister for Fire and Disaster Recovery Minister for Corrective Services	18 December 2023	Incumbent	214 days	Labor	Pine Rivers
	Bart Mellish	Minister for Transport and Main Roads Minister for Digital Services	18 December 2023	Incumbent	214 days	Labor	Aspley
	Lance McCallum	Minister for Employment and Small Business Minister for Training and Skills Development	18 December 2023	Incumbent	214 days	Labor	Bundamba
	Charis Mullen	Minister for Child Safety Minister for Seniors and Disability Services Minister for Multicultural Affairs	18 December 2023	Incumbent	214 days	Labor	Jordan
	Michael Healy	Minister for Tourism and Sport	21 December 2023	Incumbent	211 days	Labor	Cairns
Assistant Ministers^[3]^[4]
	Bruce Saunders	Assistant Minister for Train Manufacturing, Regional Development and Jobs	18 December 2023	Incumbent	214 days	Labor	Maryborough
	Julieanne Gilbert	Assistant Minister for State Development, Infrastructure, Industrial Relations and Racing	18 December 2023	Incumbent	214 days	Labor	Mackay
	Brittany Lauga	Assistant Minister for Health and Regional Health Infrastructure	18 December 2023	Incumbent	214 days	Labor	Keppel
	Ali King	Assistant Minister for Housing, Local Government, Planning and Public Works	18 December 2023	Incumbent	214 days	Labor	Pumicestone
	Jennifer Howard	Assistant Minister for Treasury, Trade and Investment	18 December 2023	Incumbent	214 days	Labor	Ipswich
	Shane King	Assistant Minister for Clean Economy Jobs	18 December 2023	Incumbent	214 days	Labor	Kurwongbah
	Corrine McMillan	Assistant Minister for Education and Youth Justice	18 December 2023	Incumbent	214 days	Labor	Mansfield
	Jimmy Sullivan	Assistant Minister for Justice and Veterans' Affairs	18 December 2023	Incumbent	214 days	Labor	Stafford

Queensland Government departments

Parliament House in Brisbane; the meeting place of the Parliament of Queensland

1 William Street, the main building of the government

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:^[5]

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

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

References

^ "Government Structure". Queensland Government. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
^ "The Premier of Queensland" (PDF). Everyone's Parliament. Queensland Parliament. November 2022.
^ McCormack, Madura (19 May 2023). "Revealed: Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk's other quiet reshuffle". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
^ Messenger, Andrew (15 December 2023). "Steven Miles unveils five new cabinet ministers as he's sworn in as Queensland premier". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
^ "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] "Government Structure". Queensland Government. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.

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

[3] McCormack, Madura (19 May 2023). "Revealed: Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk's other quiet reshuffle". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 21 May 2023.

[4] Messenger, Andrew (15 December 2023). "Steven Miles unveils five new cabinet ministers as he's sworn in as Queensland premier". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 17 December 2023.

[deps-5] "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, Manufacturing, Infrastructure and Planning	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
Communities, Disability Services and Seniors and Child Safety, Youth and Women	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 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
Natural Resources, Mines and Energy	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 and Science	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
Local Government, Racing and Multicultural Affairs	Racing Queensland Local Government Grants Commission Local Government Remuneration and Discipline Tribunal Multicultural Queensland Advisory Council
Innovation and Tourism Industry Development	Tourism and Events Queensland Queensland Small Business Advisory Council Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships	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)

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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