Government of New South Wales

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The form of the Government of New South Wales is prescribed in its Constitution, which dates from 1856, although it has been amended many times since then. Since 1901, New South Wales has been a state of the Commonwealth of Australia, and the Australian Constitution 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.

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 Queen, 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 Queen, 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. New South Wales celebrated the Sesquicentenary of Responsible Government in 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,^[1] while their opposition counterparts are listed to correspond with the government ministers.^[2] All Opposition counterparts are members of the Parliament of New South Wales.

Minister	Office		Opposition counterpart	Office
Mike Baird	Premier Minister for Infrastructure Minister for Western Sydney	Liberal	Luke Foley	Leader of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition Shadow Minister for Infrastructure Shadow Minister for Western Sydney	Labor
Troy Grant	Deputy Premier of New South Wales	National	Linda Burney	Deputy Leader of the Opposition Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly	Labor
	Minister for Trade and Investment Minister for Regional Infrastructure and Services		Mick Veitch	Shadow Minister for Trade and Investment Shadow Minister for Regional Infrastructure and Services	Labor
	Minister for Tourism and Major Events Minister for Hospitality, Gaming and Racing		Steve Whan	Shadow Minister for Tourism, Major Events, Hospitality and Racing	Labor
	Minister for the Arts		Sonia Hornery	Shadow Minister for the Arts	Labor
Gladys Berejiklian	Minister for Transport	Liberal	Penny Sharpe	Shadow Minister for Transport	Labor
Gladys Berejiklian	Minister for the Hunter	Liberal	Sonia Hornery	Shadow Minister for the Hunter	Labor
Adrian Piccoli	Minister for Education	National	Ryan Park	Shadow Minister for Education and Training	Labor
Duncan Gay	Minister for Roads and Freight	National	Michael Daley	Shadow Minister for Roads and Freight	Labor
Duncan Gay	Minister for the North Coast	National	Walt Secord	Shadow Minister for the North Coast	Labor
Anthony Roberts	Minister for Resources and Energy	Liberal	Steve Whan	Shadow Minister for Resources and Primary Industries	Labor
	Minister for Resources and Energy		Adam Searle	Shadow Minister for Energy and Climate Change	Labor
	Special Minister of State		Peter Primrose	Shadow Special Minister of State	Labor
Jillian Skinner	Minister for Health Minister for Medical Research	Liberal	Walt Secord	Shadow Minister for Health Shadow Minister for Liquor Regulation	Labor
Jillian Skinner	Minister for Health Minister for Medical Research	Liberal	Sonia Hornery	Shadow Minister for Science and Medical Research	Labor
Andrew Constance	Treasurer	Liberal	Michael Daley	Shadow Treasurer	Labor
Andrew Constance	Minister for Industrial Relations	Liberal	Adam Searle	Shadow Minister for Industrial Relations	Labor
Pru Goward	Minister for Planning	Liberal	Jodi McKay	Opposition Planning Spokeswoman^[3]^[4]^[5]	Labor
Pru Goward	Minister for Women	Liberal	Sophie Cotsis	Shadow Minister for the Status of Women	Labor
Brad Hazzard	Attorney General Minister for Justice	Liberal	Paul Lynch	Shadow Attorney General Shadow Minister for Justice	Labor
Gabrielle Upton	Minister for Family and Community Services	Liberal	Linda Burney	Shadow Minister for Family and Community Services	Labor
Katrina Hodgkinson	Minister for Primary Industries	National	Steve Whan	Shadow Minister for Resources and Primary Industries	Labor
Kevin Humphries	Minister for Natural Resources, Lands and Water	National	Tony Kelly	Shadow Minister for Resources and Primary Industries	Labor
			Peter Primrose	Shadow Minister for Water	Labor
			Steve Whan	Shadow Minister for Rural Water	Labor
	Minister for Western New South Wales		Mick Veitch	Shadow Minister for Regional and Rural Affairs Shadow Minister for Western New South Wales	Labor
John Ajaka	Minister for Ageing Minister for Disability Services	Liberal	Linda Burney	Shadow Minister for Ageing and Disability Services	Labor
John Ajaka	Minister for the Illawarra	Liberal	Ryan Park	Shadow Minister for the Illawarra	Labor
Stuart Ayres	Minister for Police and Emergency Services	Liberal	Steve Whan	Shadow Minister for Police	Labor
	Minister for Police and Emergency Services		Ron Hoenig	Shadow Minister for Emergency Services	Labor
	Minister for Sport and Recreation		Guy Zangari	Shadow Minister for Sport and Recreation	Labor
	Minister Assisting the Premier on Western Sydney		Peter Primrose	Shadow Minister Assisting the Leader on Western Sydney	Labor
Victor Dominello	Minister for Citizenship and Communities	Liberal	Guy Zangari	Shadow Minister for Citizenship and Communities	Labor
	Minister for Aboriginal Affairs		Linda Burney	Shadow Minister for Aboriginal Affairs	Labor
	Minister for Veterans Affairs Assistant Minister for Education		Linda Burney	Shadow Minister for Early Childhood Education	Labor
Rob Stokes	Minister for the Environment	Liberal	Luke Foley	Shadow Minister for the Environment	Labor
	Minister for Heritage Assistant Minister for Planning		Ron Hoenig	Shadow Minister for Heritage	Labor
	Minister for the Central Coast		Linda Burney	Shadow Minister for the Central Coast	Labor
Dominic Perrottet	Minister for Finance and Services	Liberal	Peter Primrose	Shadow Minister for Finance and Services	Labor
Dominic Perrottet	Minister for Finance and Services	Liberal	Sophie Cotsis	Shadow Minister for Housing	Labor
Paul Toole	Minister for Local Government	National	Sophie Cotsis	Shadow Minister for Local Government	Labor
Matthew Mason-Cox	Minister for Fair Trading	Liberal	Tania Mihailuk	Shadow Minister for Fair Trading	Labor
Jai Rowell	Minister for Mental Health	Liberal	Sophie Cotsis	Shadow Minister for Mental Health	Labor
Jai Rowell	Assistant Minister for Health	Liberal	Tania Mihailuk	Shadow Minister for Healthy Lifestyles Shadow Minister for Volunteering and Youth	Labor
John Barilaro	Minister for Small Business Minister for Regional Tourism	National	Adam Searle	Shadow Minister for Small Business	Labor

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