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Government of New South Wales
	File:New South Wales Government logo.png Emblem of the New South Wales Government and its agencies
	Coat of arms of the State of New South Wales, used for formal and ceremonial purposes.
Formation	1856 as responsible government;; 1901 as an Australian state;
Australian state	New South Wales
Website	http://www.nsw.gov.au/
Legislative branch
Legislature	Parliament of New South Wales;; NSW Legislative Council; NSW Legislative Assembly;
Meeting place	Parliament House
Executive branch
Main organ	New South Wales Ministry
Leader	Premier
Appointer	Governor
Meeting place	Parliament House
Judicial branch
Court	Supreme Court
Seat	Sydney

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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. 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.^{[citation needed]}

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.^{[citation needed]}

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		Opposition counterpart	Office	Portrait
Gladys Berejiklian	Premier	Liberal	Luke Foley	Leader of the Opposition Shadow Minister for Western Sydney		Labor
Troy Grant	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	File:Guy Zangari MP, Member for Fairfield.jpg	Labor
	Minister for the Arts		Walter Secord	Shadow Minister for the Arts		Labor
Dominic Perrottet	Treasurer	Liberal	Ryan Park	Shadow Treasurer		Labor
	Minister for Industrial Relations	Liberal	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
Duncan Gay	Vice-President of the Executive Council	National				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
Andrew Constance	Minister for Transport and Infrastructure	Liberal	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
Stuart Ayres	Minister for Sport	Liberal	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	Deputy Premier of NSW 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
Niall Blair		National	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
David Elliott	Minister for Veterans Affairs	Liberal	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

References

^ Pledge of Loyalty Act 2006 (NSW)
^ "Full Ministry in both Houses (by Seniority)". Members. Parliament of New South Wales. October 2014. Archived from the original on 20 January 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Shadow Ministry in both Houses (by Seniority)". Members. Parliament of New South Wales. January 2015. Archived from the original on 3 January 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

External links

[1] Pledge of Loyalty Act 2006 (NSW)

[2] "Full Ministry in both Houses (by Seniority)". Members. Parliament of New South Wales. October 2014. Archived from the original on 20 January 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[3] "Shadow Ministry in both Houses (by Seniority)". Members. Parliament of New South Wales. January 2015. Archived from the original on 3 January 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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 ==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,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/members.nsf/V3ListCurrentMinisters|title=Full Ministry in both Houses (by Seniority)|work=Members|publisher=[[Parliament of New South Wales]]|date=October 2014|accessdate=9 January 2015}}</ref> while their opposition counterparts are listed to correspond with the government ministers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/members.nsf/V3ListCurrentShadow|title=Shadow Ministry in both Houses (by Seniority)|work=Members|publisher=[[Parliament of New South Wales]]|date=January 2015|accessdate=9 January 2015}}</ref> All Opposition counterparts are members of the Parliament of New South Wales.
+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,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/members.nsf/V3ListCurrentMinisters|title=Full Ministry in both Houses (by Seniority)|work=Members|publisher=[[Parliament of New South Wales]]|date=October 2014|accessdate=9 January 2015|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150120000825/http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/members.nsf/V3ListCurrentMinisters|archivedate=20 January 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref> while their opposition counterparts are listed to correspond with the government ministers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/members.nsf/V3ListCurrentShadow|title=Shadow Ministry in both Houses (by Seniority)|work=Members|publisher=[[Parliament of New South Wales]]|date=January 2015|accessdate=9 January 2015|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150103074103/http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/members.nsf/V3ListCurrentShadow|archivedate=3 January 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref> All Opposition counterparts are members of the Parliament of New South Wales.
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 == External links ==
 * [http://www.nsw.gov.au/ Government of New South Wales website]
-* [http://publications.nsw.gov.au/ New South Wales Government Annual Reports and Other Publications]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081207165656/http://publications.nsw.gov.au/ New South Wales Government Annual Reports and Other Publications]
 * [http://www.nsw.gov.au/thankyou.asp?linkid=47&searchterm=constitution&popular=constitution The Constitution of New South Wales]

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Executive and judicial powers

Ministries

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References

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