Government of New South Wales
The Government of New South Wales, also known as the NSW Government, is the Australian state democratic administrative authority of New South Wales. It is currently held by a coalition of the Liberal Party and the National Party. The Government of New South Wales, a parliamentary constitutional monarchy, was formed in 1856 as prescribed in its Constitution, as amended from time to time. Since the Federation of Australia in 1901, New South Wales has been a state of the Commonwealth of Australia, and the Constitution of Australia regulates its relationship with the Commonwealth. Under the Australian Constitution, New South Wales, as with all states, ceded legislative and judicial supremacy to the Commonwealth, but retained powers in all matters not in conflict with the Commonwealth.
| State Government | |
| Formation |
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|---|---|
| Founding document | Constitution of New South Wales |
| State | New South Wales |
| Country | Australia |
| Website | nsw |
| Crown | |
| Head of state (sovereign) | Monarch (King) |
| Vice-regal representative | Governor |
| Seat | Government House |
| Legislative branch | |
| Legislature | Parliament of New South Wales |
| Meeting place | Parliament House |
| Executive branch | |
| Head of government | Premier |
| Main body | New South Wales Ministry |
| Appointer | Governor on behalf of the King of Australia in right of the State of New South Wales. |
| Headquarters | 52 Martin Place Chief Secretary's building |
| Main organ | Executive Council of New South Wales |
| Departments | 9 departments |
| Judicial branch | |
| Court | Supreme Court |
| Seat | Law Courts Building |
Executive and judicial powers
New South Wales 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 New South Wales, which consists of the Crown, represented by the Governor of New South Wales, and the two Houses, the New South Wales Legislative Council (the upper house) and the New South Wales Legislative Assembly (the lower house). Executive power rests formally with the Executive Council, which consists of the Governor and senior ministers.[1]
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 New South Wales 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 New South Wales 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.
In 2006, the Sesquicentenary of Responsible Government in New South Wales, the Constitution Amendment Pledge of Loyalty Act 2006 No. 6 was enacted to amend the Constitution Act 1902 to require Members of the New South Wales Parliament and its Ministers to take a pledge of loyalty to Australia and to the people of New South Wales instead of swearing allegiance to the Queen her heirs and successors, and to revise the oaths taken by Executive Councillors.[2] The Act was assented to by the Queen on 3 April 2006.
On 5 June 2012, the Constitution Amendment (Restoration of Oaths of Allegiance) Act 2012 No 33 was assented to and made a further amendment to the Constitution Act 1902, by restoring the option of taking the oath of allegiance to the Queen, her heirs and successors, in addition to the option of taking the pledge of loyalty.[3] The change applies to members of Legislative Council, Legislative Assembly and Executive Council.
Ministries
This section needs to be updated. (May 2022) |
The following individuals serve as government ministers, at the pleasure of the King, represented by the Governor of New South Wales. The government ministers are listed in order of seniority as listed on the Parliament of New South Wales website and were sworn on by the Governor with effect from 21 December 2022, while their opposition counterparts are listed to correspond with the government ministers.[4] All Opposition counterparts are members of the Parliament of New South Wales.
| Minister | Office | Portrait | Party | Opposition counterpart | Office | Portrait | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominic Perrottet | Premier | Liberal | Chris Minns | Leader of the Opposition | Labor | ||||
| Paul Toole | Deputy Premier | National | Prue Car | Deputy Leader of the Opposition | Labor | ||||
| Minister for Regional New South Wales | Mick Veitch MLC | Shadow Minister for Regional New South Wales | Labor | ||||||
| Minister for Police | Walt Secord MLC | Shadow Minister for Police | Labor | ||||||
| Matt Kean | Treasurer | Liberal | Daniel Mookhey MLC | Shadow Treasurer Shadow Minister for the Gig Economy | Labor | ||||
| Alister Henskens | Minister for Enterprise, Investment and Trade | Liberal | Anoulack Chanthivong | Shadow Minister for Industry and Trade | Labor | ||||
| Minister for Jobs, Investment, Tourism | David Harris | Shadow Minister for Jobs, Investment and Tourism | Labor | ||||||
| Leader of the House | Ron Hoenig | Manager of Opposition Business | Labor | ||||||
| David Elliott | Minister for Transport | Liberal | Jo Haylen | Shadow Minister for Transport | Labor | ||||
| Minister for Western Sydney | Greg Warren | Shadow Minister for Western Sydney | Labor | ||||||
| Damien Tudehope | Minister for Employee Relations | Liberal | Sophie Cotsis | Shadow Minister for Employee Relations | Labor | ||||
| Ben Franklin | Minister for the Arts | National | Walt Secord MLC | Shadow Minister for Arts and Heritage Shadow Minister for the North Coast | Labor | ||||
| Minister for Aboriginal Affairs | David Harris | Shadow Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Treaty Shadow Minister for the Central Coast | Labor | ||||||
| Don Harwin | Leader of Government Business in the Legislative Council | Liberal | Penny Sharpe MLC | Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council | Labor | ||||
| Natasha Maclaren-Jones | Minister for Family and Community Services Minister for Disability Inclusion | Liberal | Kate Washington | Shadow Minister for Family and Community Services Shadow Minister for Disability Inclusion | Labor | ||||
| Brad Hazzard | Minister for Health and Medical Research | Liberal | Ryan Park | Shadow Minister for Health Shadow Minister for the Illawara and South Coast | Labor | ||||
| Tara Moriarty MLC | Shadow Minister for Medical Research | Labor | |||||||
| Minister for Prevention of Domestic and Sexual Violence | Jodie Harrison | Shadow Minister for Prevention of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault | Labor | ||||||
| Anthony Roberts | Minister for Planning and Public Spaces | Liberal | Paul Scully | Shadow Minister for Planning and Public Spaces | Labor | ||||
| Mark Speakman SC | Attorney General | Liberal | Michael Daley | Shadow Attorney-General | Labor | ||||
| Victor Dominello | Minister for Customer Service and Digital | Liberal | Yasmin Catley | Shadow Minister for Customer Service and Digital Shadow Minister for the Hunter | Labor | ||||
| Sarah Mitchell MLC | Minister for Education and Early Childhood Learning | National | Prue Car | Shadow Minister for Education and Early Childhood Learning | Labor | ||||
| Deputy Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council | John Graham MLC | Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council | Labor | ||||||
| Matt Kean | Minister for Energy and Environment | Liberal | Jihad Dib | Shadow Minister for Energy and Climate Change | Labor | ||||
| Penny Sharpe MLC | Shadow Minister for the Environment | Labor | |||||||
| Tania Mihailuk | Shadow Minister for Natural Resources | Labor | |||||||
| Adam Marshall | Minister for Agriculture and Western New South Wales | National | Mick Veitch MLC | Shadow Minister for Agriculture Shadow Minister for Western New South Wales | Labor | ||||
| Anthony Roberts | Minister for Counter Terrorism and Corrections | Liberal | Tara Moriarty MLC | Shadow Minister for Corrections and Juvenile Justice | Labor | ||||
| Walt Secord MLC | Shadow Minister for Counter-Terrorism | Labor | |||||||
| Shelley Hancock | Minister for Local Government | Liberal | Greg Warren | Shadow Minister for Local Government | Labor | ||||
| Kevin Anderson | Minister for Innovation and Better Regulation | National | Courtney Houssos MLC | Shadow Minister for Better Regulation and Innovation | Labor | ||||
| Sarah Mitchell | Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education | National | Tim Crakanthorp | Shadow Minister for Skills, TAFE and Tertiary Education | Labor | ||||
| Natalie Ward MLC | Minister for Sport, Multiculturalism, Seniors and Veterans | Liberal | Julia Finn | Shadow Minister for Sport | Labor | ||||
| Steve Kamper | Shadow Minister for Multiculturalism | Labor | |||||||
| Greg Warren | Shadow Minister for Veterans | Labor | |||||||
| Jodie Harrison | Shadow Minister for Seniors | Labor | |||||||
| Bronwyn Taylor MLC | Minister for Mental Health, Regional Youth and Women | National | Shadow Minister for Womens | ||||||
| Ryan Park | Shadow Minister for Mental Health | Labor | |||||||
| Julia Finn | Shadow Minister for Youth | Labor | |||||||
| Damien Tudehope MLC | Minister for Finance and Small Business | Liberal | Anoulack Chanthivong | Shadow Minister for Finance | Labor | ||||
| Steve Kamper | Shadow Minister for Small Business | Labor | |||||||
See also
References
- ^ "The Executive Council". www.parliament.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ Pledge of Loyalty Act 2006 (NSW)
- ^ "Constitution Amendment (Restoration of Oaths of Allegiance) Bill 2012". Legislation NSW. 5 June 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ^ "Shadow Ministry". Members. Parliament of New South Wales. January 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
External links
- Government of New South Wales website
- The Constitution of New South Wales