Vice-President_of_the_Executive_Council_(New_South_Wales)

Vice-President of the Executive Council (New South Wales)

Vice-President of the Executive Council (New South Wales)

Minister in the Government of New South Wales

For the federal Australian office, see Vice-President of the Executive Council.

The Vice-President of the Executive Council of New South Wales is a position in the Australian state of New South Wales governments, whose holder acts as presiding officer of the Executive Council of New South Wales in the absence of the Governor.[1]

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The Vice-President of the Executive Council is appointed by the Governor on the advice of the Premier.[2] The Vice-President is usually a senior minister and may summon executive councillors and preside at Council meetings when the Governor is not present. However, the Vice-President cannot sign Executive Council documents on behalf of the Governor. The current Vice-President of the Executive Council is Penny Sharpe, since 28 March 2023.[3]

Duties and history

As the duties of the post are not rigorous, it is usually given to a government minister who holds another portfolio. In this sense, it is usually not a 'Minister without portfolio' such as the equivalent position, Lord President of the Council, is in the United Kingdom, although it has sometimes been used thus in the past, particularly in the pre-Federation period. Since 1920 it has typically been given to the Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council or its chief representative.[4]However, following the 2023 New South Wales state election, the position was given to Ron Hoenig, who sits in the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales.

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  Ministers are members of the Legislative Council unless otherwise noted.

Notes

  1. Concurrently Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council.
  2. Saul Samuel was concurrently Representative of the Government in the Legislative Council from 14 May 1872 until 13 September 1873.
  3. Ron Hoenig sits in the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales as the MP for Heffron and is also the Leader of the House.

References

  1. [1]
    "Constitution Act 1902 (NSW) - Section 35D". New South Wales Consolidated Acts. Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  2. [2]
    "Constitution Act 1902 (NSW) - Section 35C(3)". New South Wales Consolidated Acts. Australasian Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  3. [3]
    "Parliament, Ministerial, Courts and Police (142)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 28 March 2023.
  4. [4]
    "Part 6 Ministries since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  5. [5]
    "Parliament, Ministerial, Courts and Police (662)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 21 December 2021.
  6. [6]
    "Parliament, Ministerial, Courts and Police (96)" (PDF). Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 23 February 2023.
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