Government of New South Wales

Government of New South Wales
State Government
	The logo of the New South Wales Government and its agencies
Formation	6 June 1856 as a responsible government; 1 January 1901 as a state government;
Founding document	Constitution of New South Wales
State	New South Wales
Country	Australia
Website	nsw.gov.au
Crown
Head of state (sovereign)	Monarch (King)
Vice-regal representative	Governor
Seat	Government House
Legislative branch
Legislature	Parliament of New South Wales Legislative Council; Legislative Assembly;
Meeting place	Parliament House
Executive branch
Head of government	Premier
Main body	New South Wales Ministry
Appointed by	Governor on behalf of the King of Australia
Headquarters	Chief Secretary's building, Sydney
Main organ	Executive Council
Departments	10 departmental clusters
Judicial branch
Court	Supreme Court
Seat	Law Courts Building

The Government of New South Wales, also known as the NSW Government, is the executive branch of state government in New South Wales, Australia, and is empowered by the state Constitution. Since Federation in 1901, New South Wales has been a state of Australia, and the federal Constitution regulates its relationship with the Commonwealth. Under the Australian Constitution, all states ceded legislative and judicial supremacy, but retained powers in all matters not in conflict with the Commonwealth.

There are 10 'clusters' of the NSW Government, as well as a large number of supporting agencies, authorities, commissions and other public bodies. These clusters (for example, NSW Health) are typically lead by a ministerial department (Ministry of Health, etc) and supported by government agencies and organisations (such as Local Health Districts, HealthShare NSW or the Agency for Clinical Excellence). There are also independent structures, such as the Electoral Commission or the Independent Commission Against Corruption, that oversee the integrity of democratic processes.

The current government is held in coalition by the state divisions of the Liberal Party and National Party. The current premier is Chris Minns, who succeeded Dominic Perrottet on 25 March 2023 following the next state election will occur on 25 March 2023.

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

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			Opposition counterpart	Office
Dominic Perrottet	Premier	Liberal	Labor	Chris Minns	Leader of the Opposition
Paul Toole	Deputy Premier	National		Prue Car	Deputy Leader of the Opposition
	Minister for Regional New South Wales			Mick Veitch MLC	Shadow Minister for Regional New South Wales
	Minister for Police			Paul Scully	Shadow Minister for Police
Matt Kean	Treasurer	Liberal		Daniel Mookhey MLC	Shadow Treasurer Shadow Minister for the Gig Economy
Matt Kean	Minister for Energy	Liberal		Jihad Dib	Shadow Minister for Energy and Climate Change
Alister Henskens	Minister for Enterprise, Investment and Trade	Liberal		Anoulack Chanthivong	Shadow Minister for Industry and Trade
	Minister for Jobs, Investment, Tourism			David Harris	Shadow Minister for Jobs, Investment and Tourism
	Leader of the House			Ron Hoenig	Manager of Opposition Business
David Elliott	Minister for Transport	Liberal		Jo Haylen	Shadow Minister for Transport
David Elliott	Minister for Western Sydney	Liberal		Greg Warren	Shadow Minister for Western Sydney
Damien Tudehope	Minister for Employee Relations	Liberal		Sophie Cotsis	Shadow Minister for Industrial Relations
Ben Franklin	Minister for the Arts	National		John Graham MLC	Shadow Minister for Arts Shadow Minister for the North Coast Shadow Minister for Night Time Economy and Music
Ben Franklin	Minister for Aboriginal Affairs	National		David Harris	Shadow Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Treaty Shadow Minister for the Central Coast
Damien Tudehope	Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council	Liberal		Penny Sharpe MLC	Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council
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
Brad Hazzard	Minister for Health and Medical Research	Liberal		Ryan Park	Shadow Minister for Health Shadow Minister for the Illawara and South Coast
	Minister for Health and Medical Research			Tara Moriarty MLC	Shadow Minister for Medical Research
	Minister for Prevention of Domestic and Sexual Violence			Jodie Harrison	Shadow Minister for Prevention of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
Anthony Roberts	Minister for Planning and Public Spaces	Liberal		Paul Scully	Shadow Minister for Planning and Public Spaces
Mark Speakman SC	Attorney General	Liberal		Michael Daley	Shadow Attorney-General
Victor Dominello	Minister for Customer Service and Digital	Liberal		Yasmin Catley	Shadow Minister for Customer Service and Digital Shadow Minister for the Hunter
Sarah Mitchell MLC	Minister for Education and Early Childhood Learning	National		Prue Car	Shadow Minister for Education and Early Childhood Learning
Sarah Mitchell MLC	Deputy Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council	National		John Graham MLC	Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council
James Griffin	Minister for Environment and Heritage	Liberal		Penny Sharpe MLC	Shadow Minister for the Environment and Heritage
James Griffin	Minister for Environment and Heritage	Liberal		Courtney Houssos MLC	Shadow Minister for Natural Resources
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
Anthony Roberts	Minister for Counter Terrorism and Corrections	Liberal		Tara Moriarty MLC	Shadow Minister for Corrections and Juvenile Justice
Anthony Roberts	Minister for Counter Terrorism and Corrections	Liberal		Paul Scully	Shadow Minister for Counter-Terrorism
Shelley Hancock	Minister for Local Government	Liberal		Greg Warren	Shadow Minister for Local Government
Kevin Anderson	Minister for Innovation and Better Regulation	National		Courtney Houssos MLC	Shadow Minister for Better Regulation and Innovation
Sarah Mitchell	Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education	National		Tim Crakanthorp	Shadow Minister for Skills, TAFE and Tertiary Education
Natalie Ward MLC	Minister for Sport, Multiculturalism, Seniors and Veterans	Liberal		Julia Finn	Shadow Minister for Sport
				Steve Kamper	Shadow Minister for Multiculturalism
				Greg Warren	Shadow Minister for Veterans
				Jodie Harrison	Shadow Minister for Seniors
Bronwyn Taylor MLC	Minister for Mental Health, Regional Youth and Women	National		Jodie Harrison	Shadow Minister for Women
				Ryan Park	Shadow Minister for Mental Health
				Julia Finn	Shadow Minister for Youth
Damien Tudehope MLC	Minister for Finance and Small Business	Liberal		Anoulack Chanthivong	Shadow Minister for Finance
Damien Tudehope MLC	Minister for Finance and Small Business	Liberal		Steve Kamper	Shadow Minister for Small Business

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

[1] "The Executive Council". www.parliament.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 31 January 2018.

[2] Pledge of Loyalty Act 2006 (NSW)

[3] "Constitution Amendment (Restoration of Oaths of Allegiance) Bill 2012". Legislation NSW. 5 June 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2019.

[4] "Shadow Ministry". Members. Parliament of New South Wales. January 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2018.

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