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Government of Queensland
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The Government of Queensland is commonly known as the Queensland Government.
The form of the Government of Queensland is prescribed in its Constitution, which dates from 1859, although it has been amended many times since then. Since 1901 Queensland has been a state of the Commonwealth of Australia, and the Australian Constitution regulates its relationship with the Commonwealth.
Under the Australian Constitution, Queensland ceded certain legislative and judicial powers to the Commonwealth, but retained independence in all other areas. In practice, however, the independence of the Australian states has been greatly eroded by the increasing financial domination of the Commonwealth.
Queensland is governed according to the principles of the
Westminister 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 Crown, represented by the
Governor of Queensland, and the
Queensland Legislative Assembly (Since
1922 Queensland has been the only Australian state which does not have a two-house, or bicameral, legislature). The Legislative Assembly generally sits at
Parliament House, Brisbane.
Executive power rests formally with the Executive Council, which consists of the Governor and senior ministers. In practice executive power is exercised by the Premier of Queensland and the Cabinet, who are appointed by the Governor, but who 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 is the final arbitrator of most legal questions, other federal courts have jurisdiction on matters which fall under the ambit of the Federal Government as defined by the Australian Constitution.
Government Ministerial Portfolios
- Premier and Minister for Trade: Peter Beattie
- Deputy Premier, Treasurer and Minister for Infrastructure: Anna Bligh
- Minister for Transport and Main Roads: Paul Lucas
- Minister for Public Works and Housing: Rob Schwarten
- Minister for Police and Corrective Services: Judy Spence
- Minister for Education, Training and the Arts: Rod Welford
- Minister for Health: Stephen Robertson
- Minister for State Development, Employment and Industrial Relations; John Mickel
- Minister for Communities, Disability Services, Seniors and Youth: Warren Pitt
- Minister for Child Safety: Desley Boyle
- Attorney-General and Minister for Justice and Minister Assisting the Premier in Western Queensland: Kerry Shine
- Minister for Tourism, Fair Trading and Wine Industry Development and Women: Margaret Keech
- Minister for Primary Industries and Fisheries: Tim Mulherin
- Minister for Emergency Services: Pat Purcell
- Minister for Local Government, Planning and Sport: Andrew Fraser
- Minister for Mines and Energy: Geoff Wilson
- Minister for Natural Resources and Water and Minister Assisting the Premier in North Queensland: Craig Wallace
- Minister for Environment and Multiculturalism: Lindy Nelson-Carr
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