Government of New South Wales

Government of New South Wales
State Government
Formation	6 June 1856; 165 years ago as a responsible colonial government;; 1 January 1901; 120 years ago as an Australian state;
Founding document	Constitution of New South Wales
State	New South Wales
Country	Australia
Website	nsw.gov.au
Legislative branch
Legislature	Parliament of New South Wales NSW Legislative Council; NSW Legislative Assembly;
Meeting place	Parliament House
Executive branch
Vic-regal representative	Governor
Main body	New South Wales Ministry
Head of government	Premier
Appointer	Governor on behalf of the Queen of Australia in right of the State of New South Wales.
Headquarters	Chief Secretary's building
Main organ	Executive Council of New South Wales
Departments	9 departments
Judicial branch
Court	Supreme Court
Seat	Law Courts Building

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.

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.

Ministries[]

The following individuals serve as government ministers, at the pleasure of the Queen, 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 2 April 2019,^[3]^[4] while their opposition counterparts are listed to correspond with the government ministers.^[5] All Opposition counterparts are members of the Parliament of New South Wales.

Minister	Office		Opposition counterpart	Office
Gladys Berejiklian	Premier	Liberal	Chris Minns	Leader of the Opposition	Labor
John Barilaro	Deputy Premier	National	Prue Car	Deputy Leader of the Opposition	Labor
	Minister for Regional New South Wales, Industry and Trade		Mick Veitch MLC	Shadow Minister for Regional New South Wales	Labor
	Minister for Regional New South Wales, Industry and Trade		Anoulack Chanthivong	Shadow Minister for Industry and Trade	Labor
Dominic Perrottet	Treasurer	Liberal	Daniel Mookhey MLC	Shadow Treasurer Shadow Minister for the Gig Economy	Labor
Paul Toole	Minister for Regional Transport and Roads	National	Jenny Aitchison	Shadow Minister for Regional Transport and Roads	Labor
Don Harwin MLC	Minister for the Public Service and Employee Relations, Aboriginal Affairs, and the Arts	Liberal	Sophie Cotsis	Shadow Minister for Industrial Relations Shadow Minister for Work Health and Safety	Labor
			Walt Secord MLC	Shadow Minister for Arts and Heritage Shadow Minister for the North Coast	Labor
			David Harris	Shadow Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Treaty Shadow Minister for the Central Coast	Labor
	Vice-President of the Executive Council Leader of Government Business in the Legislative Council		Penny Sharpe MLC	Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council	Labor
	Special Minister of State		John Graham MLC	Shadow Special Minister of State Shadow Minister for the Night-Time Economy Shadow Minister for Music	Labor
Andrew Constance	Minister for Transport and Roads	Liberal	John Graham MLC	Shadow Minister for Roads	Labor
	Minister for Transport and Roads		Jo Haylen	Shadow Minister for Transport	Labor
	Leader of the House		Ron Hoenig	Manager of Opposition Business	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
Brad Hazzard	Minister for Health and Medical Research	Liberal	Tara Moriarty MLC	Shadow Minister for Medical Research	Labor
Rob Stokes	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
Mark Speakman SC	Minister for Prevention of Domestic and Sexual Violence	Liberal	Jodie Harrison	Shadow Minister for Prevention of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault	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
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	Labor
David Elliott	Minister for Police and Emergency Services	Liberal	Walt Secord MLC	Shadow Minister for Police	Labor
David Elliott	Minister for Police and Emergency Services	Liberal	Jihad Dib	Shadow Minister for Emergency Services	Labor
Melinda Pavey	Minister for Water, Property and Housing	National	Rose Jackson MLC	Shadow Minister for Water Shadow Minister for Housing and Homelessness	Labor
Melinda Pavey	Minister for Water, Property and Housing	National	Steve Kamper	Shadow Minister for Property	Labor
Stuart Ayres	Minister for Jobs, Investment, Tourism and Western Sydney	Liberal	David Harris	Shadow Minister for Jobs, Investment and Tourism	Labor
Stuart Ayres	Minister for Jobs, Investment, Tourism and Western Sydney	Liberal	Greg Warren	Shadow Minister for Western Sydney	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
Anthony Roberts	Minister for Counter Terrorism and Corrections	Liberal	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
Geoff Lee	Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education	Liberal	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	Jodie Harrison	Shadow Minister for Womens	Labor
			Ryan Park	Shadow Minister for Mental Health	Labor
			Julia Finn	Shadow Minister for Youth	Labor
Alister Henskens	Minister for Families, Communities and Disability Services	Liberal	Kate Washington	Shadow Minister for Family and Community Services Shadow Minister for Disability Inclusion	Labor
Damien Tudehope MLC	Minister for Finance and Small Business	Liberal	Anoulack Chanthivong	Shadow Minister for Finance	Labor
Damien Tudehope MLC	Minister for Finance and Small Business	Liberal	Steve Kamper	Shadow Minister for Small Business	Labor

References[]

^ "The Executive Council". www.parliament.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
^ Pledge of Loyalty Act 2006 (NSW)
^ "Government Notices (30)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 2 April 2019. p. 1088-1090. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
^ "Premier announces new Cabinet" (Press release). Premier of New South Wales. 31 March 2019. Retrieved 3 April 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] "Government Notices (30)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 2 April 2019. p. 1088-1090. Retrieved 3 April 2019.

[4] "Premier announces new Cabinet" (Press release). Premier of New South Wales. 31 March 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2019.

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

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Government of New South Wales

Contents

Executive and judicial powers[]

Ministries[]

See also[]

References[]

External links[]

Legislative branch
State Government

Formation	6 June 1856; 165 years ago (1856-06-06) as a responsible colonial government; 1 January 1901; 120 years ago (1901-01-01) as an Australian state
Founding document	Constitution of New South Wales
State	New South Wales
Country	Australia
Website	nsw.gov.au
Legislature	Parliament of New South Wales NSW Legislative Council NSW Legislative Assembly
Meeting place	Parliament House
Executive branch
Vic-regal representative	Governor
Main body	New South Wales Ministry
Head of government	Premier
Appointer	Governor on behalf of the Queen of Australia in right of the State of New South Wales.
Headquarters	Chief Secretary's building
Main organ	Executive Council of New South Wales
Departments	9 departments
Judicial branch
Court	Supreme Court
Seat	Law Courts Building