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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.
Queensland is governed according to the principles of the Westminster system, a form of parliamentary government based on the model of the United Kingdom. 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. The Queensland Legislative Council was the upper house of the Queensland Parliament until its abolition in 1922. Consequently, the Queensland Legislative Assembly is the only unicameral state parliament in Australia.
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.
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.
[edit] Government Ministerial Portfolios
- Premier: Anna Bligh
- Deputy Premier, Minister for Infrastructure and Planning: Paul Lucas
- Minister for Public Works, Housing, Information and Communication Technology (Leader of the House): Robert Schwarten
- Minister for Police and Corrective Services and Sport: Judy Spence
- Minister for Treasurer: Andrew Fraser
- Minister for Education, Training and the Arts: Rod Welford
- Minister for Health: Stephen Robertson
- Minister for Transport, Trade, Employment and Industrial Relations: John Mickel
- Minister for Main Roads and Local Government: Warren Pitt
- Minister for Child Safety and Women: Margaret Keech
- Minister for Tourism, Regional Development and Industry: Desley Boyle
- Minister for Primary Industries and Fisheries: Tim Mulherin
- 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 Communities, Environment, Disability Services, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Partnerships, Multicultural Affairs, Seniors and Youth: Lindy Nelson-Carr
- Attorney-General and Minister for Justice and Minister Assisting the Premier in Western Queensland: Kerry Shine
- Minister for Emergency Services: Neil Roberts
- Minister for Sustainability, Climate Change and Innovation: Andrew McNamara[1]
[edit] See also
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[edit] References
- ^ "The Premier's new line-up", Courier-Mail (14 September 2007), p. 5.
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