Minister_for_Agriculture_and_Fisheries_(New_South_Wales)

Minister for Agriculture (New South Wales)

Minister for Agriculture (New South Wales)

Australian politician

The New South Wales Minister for Agriculture is responsible for the administration and development of agriculture, fisheries, aquaculture, state forests, biosecurity, and crown lands in New South Wales, Australia.

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The current minister, who also serves as the Minister for Western New South Wales, is Tara Moriarty, since 5 April 2023.[1] The minister administers the portfolio through the Regional NSW cluster, including the Department of Regional NSW and a range of other government agencies such as the Department of Primary Industries.[2]

Ultimately the minister is responsible to the Parliament of New South Wales.

List of ministers

Agriculture

The following individuals have served as Minister for Agriculture, or any precedent titles:

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Former ministerial titles

Fisheries

The Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries was created in 1981 in the fourth Wran ministry[7]. The portfolio had responsibility for the administration and management of oyster farms and fisheries in New South Wales, Australia. Prior to 1981 fisheries had been part of the responsibilities of the Minister for Conservation.[8] The portfolio was abolished in 2004 in the fourth Carr ministry with the portfolio renamed Primary Industries.[9]

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Forests

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This section is an excerpt from Minister for Forests (New South Wales) § List of ministers for forests.[edit]

Rural affairs

The Minister for Rural Affairs was a ministry in New South Wales. It was initially established as an addendum to the Agriculture portfolio, adding responsibilities for rural land protection and rural adjustment grants. It was first established in the first Greiner ministry in 1988 and abolished in 1993.[10] It was re-established in the second Carr ministry and abolished in 2011, with the responsibilities absorbed into the Primary Industries portfolio.[11][12]

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See also

References

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    "Parliament, Ministerial, Courts and Police (662)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 21 December 2021.
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    "Administrative Arrangements (Administrative Changes—Public Service Agencies) Order 2019 [NSW] (159)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 2 April 2019. p. 7-8. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
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    "Part 6 Ministries since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
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    "Designation of Secretary for Mines". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 116. 28 February 1890. p. 1783. Retrieved 27 June 2021 – via Trove.
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    Vukovic, Dom; Gerathy, Sarah; McDonald, Philippa (29 January 2017). "NSW Cabinet reshuffle: Premier Gladys Berejiklian announces big changes to front bench". ABC News. Australia. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
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    "Government Notices (30)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 2 April 2019. p. 1088-1090. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
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    "Part 6 Ministries since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
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    "PFO-119 Agriculture and Fisheries [I]". NSW State Records & Archives. Retrieved 28 March 2022.  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
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    "PFO-282 Agriculture and Fisheries [III]". NSW State Records & Archives. Retrieved 28 March 2022.  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
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    "PFO-120 Agriculture and Rural Affairs (1988-1993)". NSW State Records & Archives. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
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    "PFO-186 Rural Affairs (1997-2011)". NSW State Records & Archives. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
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    "The Hon. Ian Morton Armstrong". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
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    "The Hon. Harry Francis Woods". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
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    "Mr (Tony) Anthony Bernard Kelly". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
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    "Mr Phillip John Costa". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
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    "Mr Steven James Robert Whan". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
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