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There are 21 Queensland Government departments, each responsible for delivering a portfolio of government legislation and policy. [1] Each portfolio area is led by a minister who is a senior member of the governing party in the state Legislative Assembly .
The Queensland Government is the state government of Queensland, Australia, a parliamentary constitutional monarchy.Government is formed by the party or coalition that has gained a majority in the state Legislative Assembly, with the governor officially appointmenting office-holders. [3]
Queensland Government statutory bodies are organisations created by the Government of Queensland under state legislation. Most Queensland government agencies are statutory bodies. Queensland portal
The department was previously called the Department of State Development, Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning, and the Department of State Development, Tourism and Innovation. It was renamed from the former in November 2024 during machinery of government changes after the 2024 Queensland state election. [5]
The Department of Agriculture and Fisheries is a department of the Queensland Government which aims to maximise the economic potential for Queensland's primary industries on a sustainable basis through strategic industrial development. The section known as Biosecurity Queensland is responsible for biosecurity matters within the state.
Following the 2017 Queensland state election and the machinery of government changes by the re-elected Palaszczuk Labor Government, the Youth Justice was moved to the newly established Department of Child Safety, Youth and Women and the Queensland Corrective Services becoming their own portfolio agency.
The Department of the Premier and Cabinet is a department of the Queensland Government. It is responsible for advising and supporting the Premier and Cabinet, and for managing the state's public sector alongside the Public Service Commission. [2] The department's headquarters are at 1 William Street in the Brisbane CBD.
[6] [7] The Order formed or re-confirmed government departments, as follows: The Department of Agriculture replacing the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry; The Attorney-General's Department, assuming the arts functions previously managed by the Department of Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sport