Government of New South Wales

Government of New South Wales
	Logo 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

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. It is currently held by a coalition of the Liberal Party and the National Party. 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.^[1]

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.^[2] 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 as listed on the Parliament of New South Wales website,^[3] while their opposition counterparts are listed to correspond with the government ministers.^[4] All Opposition counterparts are members of the Parliament of New South Wales. The list is up to date as of January 2018.

Minister	Office	Portrait		Opposition counterpart	Office
Gladys Berejiklian	Premier	Gladys Berejiklian	Liberal	Luke Foley	Leader of the Opposition	Labor
John Barilaro	Deputy Premier		National	Michael Daley	Deputy Leader of the Opposition	Labor
	Minister for Regional New South Wales			David Harris	Shadow Minister for Regional Development Shadow Minister for the Central Coast	Labor
	Minister for Skills			Prue Car	Shadow Minister for Skills	Labor
	Minister for Small Business			Jenny Aitchison	Shadow Minister for Small Business	Labor
Dominic Perrottet	Treasurer		Liberal	Ryan Park	Shadow Treasurer Shadow Minister for the Illawarra	Labor
Dominic Perrottet	Minister for Industrial Relations		Liberal	Adam Searle	Shadow Minister for Industrial Relations Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council	Labor
Niall Blair	Minister for Primary Industries		National	Mick Veitch	Shadow Minister for Primary Industries Shadow Minister for Western NSW	Labor
	Minister for Regional Water			Chris Minns	Shadow Minister for Water	Labor
	Minister for Trade and Industry			Penny Sharpe	Shadow Minister for Trade, Tourism and Major Events	Labor
	Minister for Trade and Industry			Adam Searle	Shadow Minister for Industry, Resources and Energy	Labor
Don Harwin	Minister for Resources Minister for Energy and Utilities		Liberal	Adam Searle	Shadow Minister for Industry, Resources and Energy	Labor
	Minister for the Arts			Walt Secord	Shadow Minister for the Arts Shadow Minister for the North Coast Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council	Labor
	Vice-President of the Executive Council					Labor
Anthony Roberts	Minister for Planning		Liberal	Michael Daley	Shadow Minister for Planning and Infrastructure	Labor
	Minister for Housing			Tania Mihailuk	Shadow Minister for Social Housing	Labor
	Special Minister of State					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 Health		Liberal	Walt Secord	Shadow Minister for Health	Labor
Brad Hazzard	Minister for Medical Research		Liberal	Tania Mihailuk	Shadow Minister for Medical Research	Labor
Rob Stokes	Minister for Education		Liberal	Jihad Dib	Shadow Minister for Education	Labor
Mark Speakman	Attorney General		Liberal	Paul Lynch	Shadow Attorney General	Labor
Troy Grant	Minister for Police Minister for Emergency Services		National	Guy Zangari	Shadow Minister for Justice and Police Shadow Minister for Emergency Services	Labor
Victor Dominello	Minister for Finance, Services and Property		Liberal	Clayton Barr	Shadow Minister for Finance, Services and Property	Labor
Pru Goward	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
Pru Goward	Minister for the Prevention of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault		Liberal	Jenny Aitchison	Shadow Minister for the Prevention of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault	Labor
Paul Toole	Minister for Lands and Forestry		National	Mick Veitch	Shadow Minister for Lands	Labor
Paul Toole	Minister for Racing		National	Michael Daley	Shadow Minister for Gaming and Racing	Labor
David Elliott	Minister for Corrections		Liberal	Guy Zangari	Shadow Minister for Corrections	Labor
	Minister for Veterans Affairs			Lynda Voltz	Shadow Minister for Veterans Affairs	Labor
	Minister for Counter Terrorism					Labor
Gabrielle Upton	Minister for the Environment Minister for Heritage		Liberal	Penny Sharpe	Shadow Minister for Environment and Heritage	Labor
Gabrielle Upton	Minister for Local Government		Liberal	Peter Primrose	Shadow Minister for Local Government	Labor
Stuart Ayres	Minister for Western Sydney		Liberal	Luke Foley	Shadow Minister for Western Sydney	Labor
	Minister for Sport			Lynda Voltz	Shadow Minister for Sport	Labor
	Minister for WestConnex					Labor
Melinda Pavey	Minister for Roads, Maritime and Freight		National	Jodi McKay	Shadow Minister for Roads, Maritime and Freight	Labor
Mike Kean	Minister for Innovation and Better Regulation		Liberal	Yasmin Catley	Shadow Minister for Innovation and Better Regulation	Labor
Adam Marshall	Minister for Trade, Tourism and Major Events		National	Penny Sharpe	Shadow Minister for Trade, Tourism and Major Events	Labor
Adam Marshall	Assistant Minister for Skills		National			Labor
Tanya Davies	Minister for Mental Health		Liberal	Tania Mihailuk	Shadow Minister for Mental Health	Labor
Tanya Davies	Minister for Women Minister for Ageing		Liberal	Sophie Cotsis	Shadow Minister for Women Shadow Minister for Ageing	Labor
Sarah Mitchell	Minister for Early Childhood Education		National	Kate Washington	Shadow Minister for Early Childhood Education Shadow Minister for the Hunter	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
Ray Williams	Minister for Disability Services Minister for Multiculturalism		Liberal	Sophie Cotsis	Shadow Minister for Disability Services Shadow Minister for Multiculturalism	Labor

References

^ "The Executive Council". www.parliament.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
^ Pledge of Loyalty Act 2006 (NSW)
^ "Ministers". Members. Parliament of New South Wales. January 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
^ "Shadow Ministry". Members. Parliament of New South Wales. January 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2018.

External links

[1] "The Executive Council". www.parliament.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 31 January 2018.

[2] Pledge of Loyalty Act 2006 (NSW)

[3] "Ministers". Members. Parliament of New South Wales. January 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2018.

[4] "Shadow Ministry". Members. Parliament of New South Wales. January 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2018.

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