Government of New South Wales

The Government of New South Wales, also referred to as the New South Wales Government or NSW Government, is the Australian state democratic administrative authority of New South Wales, in Australia. 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 ceded legislative and judicial supremacy to the Commonwealth, but retained powers in all matters not in conflict with the Commonwealth.

Section 109 of the Australian Constitution provides that, where a State law is inconsistent with a federal law, the federal law prevails (to the extent of the inconsistency). The New South Wales Constitution says: "The Legislature shall, subject to the provisions of the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act, have power to make laws for the peace, welfare, and good government of New South Wales in all cases whatsoever." Initially the Australian states retained significant independence. Over time, however, that independence has been greatly eroded by both the proliferation of Commonwealth Law, and the increasing financial domination of the Commonwealth.

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.

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.^[1] 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,^[2] while their opposition counterparts are listed to correspond with the government ministers.^[3] All Opposition counterparts are members of the Parliament of New South Wales.

Minister	Office	Portrait	Party		Opposition counterpart	Office	Portrait	Party
Mike Baird	Premier Minister for Western Sydney			Liberal	Luke Foley	Leader of the Opposition Shadow Minister for Western Sydney			Labor
Troy Grant	Deputy Premier of New South Wales Minister for Racing			National	Michael Daley	Deputy Leader of the Opposition Shadow Minister for Gaming and Racing			Labor
	Minister for Justice and Police		Guy Zangari		Shadow Minister for Justice and Police			Labor
	Minister for the Arts		Walter Secord		Shadow Minister for the Arts			Labor
Gladys Berejiklian	Treasurer			Liberal	Ryan Park	Shadow Treasurer			Labor
	Minister for Industrial Relations		Adam Searle		Shadow Minister for Industrial Relations			Labor
Adrian Piccoli	Minister for Education			National	Jihad Dib	Shadow Minister for Education			Labor
Duncan Gay	Minister for Roads, Maritime and Freight			National	Jodi McKay	Shadow Minister for Roads, Maritime and Freight			Labor
	Vice-President of the Executive Council							Labor
Anthony Roberts	Minister for Industry, Resources and Energy			Liberal	Adam Searle	Shadow Minister for Industry, Resources and Energy			Labor
Jillian Skinner	Minister for Health			Liberal	Walt Secord	Shadow Minister for Health			Labor
Andrew Constance	Minister for Transport and Infrastructure			Liberal	Jodi McKay	Shadow Minister for Transport			Labor
			Michael Daley		Shadow Minister for Planning and Infrastructure			Labor
Brad Hazzard	Minister for Family and Community Services Minister for Social Housing			Liberal	Tania Mihailuk	Shadow Minister for Family and Community Services Shadow Minister for Social Housing			Labor
Rob Stokes	Minister for Planning			Liberal	Michael Daley	Shadow Minister for Planning and Infrastructure			Labor
Dominic Perrottet	Minister for Finance, Services and Property			Liberal	Clayton Barr	Shadow Minister for Finance, Services and Property			Labor
Gabrielle Upton	Attorney General			Liberal	Paul Lynch	Shadow Attorney General			Labor
Pru Goward	Minister for Mental Health Minister for Medical Research Assistant Minister for Health			Liberal	Tania Mihailuk	Shadow Minister for Mental Health Shadow Minister for Medical Research			Labor
	Minister for Women		Sophie Cotsis		Shadow Minister for Women			Labor
	Minister for the Prevention of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault		Jenny Aitchison		Shadow Minister for the Prevention of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault			Labor
John Ajaka	Minister for Ageing Minister for Disability Services Minister for Multiculturalism			Liberal	Sophie Cotsis	Shadow Minister for Ageing Shadow Minister for Disability Services Shadow Minister for Multiculturalism			Labor
Stuart Ayres	Minister for Trade, Tourism and Major Events			Liberal	Penny Sharpe	Shadow Minister for Trade, Tourism and Major Events			Labor
	Minister for Sport		Lynda Voltz		Shadow Minister for Sport			Labor
Victor Dominello	Minister for Innovation and Better Regulation			Liberal	Yasmin Catley	Shadow Minister for Innovation and Better Regulation			Labor
John Barilaro	Minister for Regional Development			National	David Harris	Shadow Minister for Regional Development			Labor
	Minister for Skills		Prue Car		Shadow Minister for Skills			Labor
	Minister for Small Business		Jenny Aitchison		Shadow Minister for Small Business			Labor
Paul Toole	Minister for Local Government			National	Peter Primrose	Shadow Minister for Local Government			Labor
Niall Blair	Minister for Primary Industries Minister for Lands and Water			National	Mick Veitch	Shadow Minister for Primary Industries Shadow Minister for Lands			Labor
			Chris Minns		Shadow Minister for Water			Labor
Mark Speakman	Minister for the Environment Minister for Heritage Assistant Minister for Planning			Liberal	Penny Sharpe	Shadow Minister for Environment and Heritage			Labor
David Elliott	Minister for Corrections Minister for Emergency Services			Liberal	Sophie Cotsis	Shadow Minister for Corrections Shadow Minister for Emergency Services			Labor
	Minister for Veterans Affairs		Lynda Voltz		Shadow Minister for Veterans Affairs			Labor
Leslie Williams	Minister for Early Childhood Education			National	Kate Washington	Shadow Minister for Early Childhood Education			Labor
	Minister for Aboriginal Affairs		David Harris		Shadow Minister for Aboriginal Affairs			Labor
	Assistant Minister for Education		Prue Car		Shadow Assistant Minister for Education			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

External links

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

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