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Cabinet of Queensland

Cabinet of Queensland

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The Cabinet of Queensland is the chief policy-making group of people within the Government of Queensland in Australia.

Composition

The Cabinet has the same membership as the Executive Council: the Premier and ministers (including the Deputy Premier and Attorney-General). Assistant ministers, formerly called parliamentary secretaries,[n 1] are not members.

Current members

See also: Miles ministry

The Miles Ministry is a ministry of the Government of Queensland led by Steven Miles. Miles was elected the leader, of the Queensland Labor Party and subsequently premier following the resignation of Annastacia Palaszczuk on 15 December 2023.[3][4]

Cabinet outlook

Initial composition

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Role

Unlike the Executive Council, which is a mechanism for advising the Governor, the Cabinet meets without the Governor and is responsible for formulating and coordinating policy. In effect, the Executive Council is a vehicle for implementing decisions made in Cabinet.[7] Individual ministers are collectively responsible for the decisions made by Cabinet, so ministers are expected to resign if unwilling to publicly support a collective decision of Cabinet.[8]

Meetings

Meetings of the Cabinet are usually held on 10:00 a.m. on Mondays in the Executive Building's Cabinet Room. The Premier (or Deputy Premier in her or his absence)[8] chairs its meetings[9] and establishes its agenda.[10] All members are expected to be present at all meetings unless excused by the Premier.[9]

See also

Notes

  1. [n 1]
    In establishing his ministry, Campbell Newman renamed them assistant ministers as he believed the term more easily understood.[1] The Constitution of Queensland Act 2001 and other statutes still use the name parliamentary secretaries.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "Newman appoints familiar faces". Brisbane Times. 27 March 2012.
  2. [2]
    Constitution of Queensland Act 2001, section 24.
  3. [3]
    "Steven Miles to replace Annastacia Palaszczuk as Queensland premier, Cameron Dick to become deputy". ABC News. 11 December 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  4. [4]
    "New Queensland premier Steven Miles outlines his priorities for 2024". ABC News. 14 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  5. [5]
    McCormack, Madura (19 May 2023). "Revealed: Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk's other quiet reshuffle". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  6. [6]
    Messenger, Andrew (15 December 2023). "Steven Miles unveils five new cabinet ministers as he's sworn in as Queensland premier". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  7. [7]
    "6.3 Approval Process". Executive Council Handbook. Department of Premier and Cabinet. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
  8. [8]
    "1.2 The Cabinet and collective responsibility". Cabinet Handbook. Department of Premier and Cabinet. 3 April 2012.
  9. [9]
    "1.3 Ministers". Cabinet Handbook. Department of Premier and Cabinet. 3 April 2012.
  10. [10]
    "4.3 Determination of the business list for Cabinet meetings". Cabinet Handbook. Department of Premier and Cabinet. 3 April 2012.
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