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== See also ==
* [[List of Queensland government agencies]]


==External links==
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Revision as of 07:16, 3 January 2010

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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.

Emergency services are provided by the Queensland Government Department of Emergency Services, which sponsors among other agencies the Queensland Fire and Rescue Service, the Queensland Police Service, Biosecurity Queensland (within the Department of Primary Industries and Fishereis), and Queensland Health, especially through an extensive network of public hospitals.

Government Ministerial Portfolios

Courts and Tribunals

See also

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