Government of New South Wales

The Government of New South Wales, known most often 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.

New South Wales Government
Overview
Established	1856 as responsible government 1901 as an Australian state
State	New South Wales, Australia
Leader	Premier Gladys Berejiklian
Appointed by	Governor of New South Wales
Main organ	Executive Council (de jure) New South Wales Ministry (de facto)
Ministries	9 departments
Responsible to	Parliament of New South Wales
Annual budget	A$84.3 billion (2019-20)[1]
Headquarters	Sydney
Website	nsw.gov.au

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.[2]

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.[3] 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,[4][5] while their opposition counterparts are listed to correspond with the government ministers.[6] All Opposition counterparts are members of the Parliament of New South Wales.

Minister	Office	Portrait	Party		Opposition counterpart	Office	Portrait	Party
Gladys Berejiklian	Premier			Liberal	Jodi McKay	Leader of the Opposition			Labor
John Barilaro	Deputy Premier			National	Yasmin Catley	Deputy Leader of the Opposition			Labor
	Minister for Regional New South Wales, Industry and Trade				Mick Veitch, MLC	Shadow Minister for Industry and Trade Shadow Minister for Rural Affairs Shadow Minister for Western New South Wales			Labor
Dominic Perrottet	Treasurer			Liberal	Walt Secord, MLC	Shadow Treasurer			Labor
Paul Toole	Minister for Regional Transport and Roads			National	Mick Veitch, MLC	Shadow Minister for Rural Roads			Labor
					David Harris	Shadow Minister for Regional Transport Shadow Minister for the Central Coast			Labor
Don Harwin, MLC	Special Minister of State			Liberal	Walt Secord, MLC	Shadow Special Minister of State Shadow Minister for the Arts			Labor
	Minister for the Public Service and Employee Relations, Aboriginal Affairs, and the Arts				Adam Searle, MLC	Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council Shadow Minister for Industrial Relations			Labor
					David Harris	Shadow Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Treaty			Labor
	Vice-President of the Executive Council Leader of Government Business in the Legislative Council				Penny Sharpe, MLC	Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council			Labor
Andrew Constance	Minister for Transport and Roads			Liberal	Chris Minns	Shadow Minister for Transport			Labor
					John Graham, MLC	Shadow Minister for Roads			Labor
	Leader of the House				Ryan Park	Manager of Opposition Business Shadow Minister for the Illawarra and South Coast			Labor
Brad Hazzard	Minister for Health and Medical Research			Liberal		Shadow Minister for Health
					Jenny Aitchison	Shadow Minister for Medical Research			Labor
Rob Stokes	Minister for Planning and Public Spaces			Liberal	Adam Searle, MLC	Shadow Minister for Planning and Better Living Shadow Minister for the North Coast			Labor
Mark Speakman SC	Attorney General			Liberal	Paul Lynch	Shadow Attorney General			Labor
	Minister for the Prevention of Domestic Violence				Trish Doyle	Shadow Minister for Women and the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence			Labor
Victor Dominello	Minister for Customer Service			Liberal	Sophie Cotsis	Shadow Minister for Better Public Services			Labor
					Julia Finn	Shadow Minister for Consumer Protection Shadow Minister for Carers			Labor
Sarah Mitchell, MLC	Minister for Education and Early Childhood Learning			National	Prue Car	Shadow Minister for Education			Labor
					Jodie Harrison	Shadow Minister for Early Childhood Learning			Labor
David Elliott	Minister for Police and Emergency Services			Liberal	Lynda Voltz	Shadow Minister for Police and Counter-Terrorism			Labor
					Trish Doyle	Shadow Minister for Emergency Services			Labor
Melinda Pavey	Minister for Water, Property and Housing			National	Ryan Park, MLC	Shadow Minister for Housing and Homelessness			Labor
					Clayton Barr	Shadow Minister for Water			Labor
					Tara Moriarty	Shadow Minister for Crown Lands			Labor
Stuart Ayres	Minister for Jobs, Investment, Tourism and Western Sydney			Liberal	Greg Warren	Shadow Minister for Western Sydney			Labor
					Jenny Aitchison	Shadow Minister for Investment and Tourism			Labor
Matt Kean	Minister for Energy and Environment			Liberal	Adam Searle, MLC	Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Energy			Labor
					Paul Scully	Shadow Minister for Natural Resources			Labor
					Kate Washington	Shadow Minister for Environment and Heritage			Labor
Adam Marshall	Minister for Agriculture and Western New South Wales			National	Jenny Aitchison	Shadow Minister for Primary Industries			Labor
Anthony Roberts	Minister for Counter Terrorism and Corrections			Liberal	Chris Minns	Shadow Minister for Corrections			Labor
					Jihad Dib	Shadow Minister for Juvenile Justice Shadow Minister Assisting on Multiculturalism			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	Clayton Bar	Shadow Minister for Innovation, Science and Tertiary Education Shadow Minister for the Hunter			Labor
					John Graham, MLC	Shadow Minister for Music and the Night Time Economy			Labor
Geoff Lee	Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education			Liberal	Jihad Dib	Shadow Minister for Skills and TAFE Shadow Minister for Youth			Labor
John Sidoti	Minister for Sport, Multiculturalism, Seniors and Veterans			Liberal	Lynda Voltz	Shadow Minister for Sport and Recreation			Labor
					Jodi McKay	Shadow Minister for Multiculturalism			Labor
					Greg Warren	Shadow Minister for Veterans			Labor
					Jo Haylen	Shadow Minister for Seniors and Volunteers Shadow Minister for Active Transport Shadow Minister for the Cost of Living			Labor
Bronwyn Taylor, MLC	Minister for Mental Health, Regional Youth and Women			National	Kate Washington	Shadow Minister for Rural Health			Labor
					Trish Doyle	Shadow Minister for Women and the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence			Labor
					Tara Moriarty, MLC	Shadow Minister for Mental Health			Labor
Gareth Ward	Minister for Families, Communities and Disability Services			Liberal	Penny Sharpe, MLC	Shadow Minister for Family and Community Services Shadow Minister for Disability Inclusion			Labor
Damien Tudehope, MLC	Minister for Finance and Small Business			Liberal	Daniel Mookhey, MLC	Shadow Minister for Finance and Small Business Shadow Minister for the Gig Economy			Labor

See also

• List of New South Wales government agencies
• Local government areas of New South Wales
• New South Wales Ministry
• New South Wales Shadow Ministry
• Public Service Association of NSW

References

1. "2019-20 Budget Paper No. 1" (PDF). NSW Budget 2019-20. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
2. "The Executive Council". www.parliament.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
3. Pledge of Loyalty Act 2006 (NSW)
4. "Government Notices (30)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 2 April 2019. p. 1088-1090. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
5. "Premier announces new Cabinet" (Press release). Premier of New South Wales. 31 March 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
6. "Shadow Ministry". Members. Parliament of New South Wales. January 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2018.

External links

• Government of New South Wales website
• New South Wales Government Annual Reports and Other Publications
• The Constitution of New South Wales