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			There are 21 '''] departments''', each responsible for delivering a portfolio of government legislation and policy.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=22 December 2023 \|title=Our structure \|url=https://www.qld.gov.au/about/how-government-works/government-structure \|access-date=10 March 2024 \|website=Queensland Government}}</ref> Each portfolio area is led by a ] who is a senior member of the governing ] in the ]. The minister is formally appointed by the ] on behalf of the ], but is appointed on the recommendation of the ]. Each government department is led by a ] or ], who reports to the responsible minister. The minister has responsibility for instituting government policy and setting the department's priorities, whereas the director-general or commissioner leads the department operationally and is employed under the state's ''Public Sector Act 2022''.
	'''Government in Queensland''' is delivered by a number of '''agencies''', grouped under areas of portfolio responsibility. Each portfolio is led by a ] who is a member of the ], appointed by the ] as the representative of the ].

			In addition to departments, there are also several government-owned corporations such as the Queensland Treasury Corporation and Energy Queensland.
	The agencies are principally grouped as eight departments, each led by a ] or ] and comprising a number of portfolios covering specific policy areas across the department and allocated statutory authorities, trading enterprises, boards, councils and other public bodies.

			== List of government departments ==
	Agencies have varying levels of operational autonomy, and deliver one or more of frontline public services, administrative functions and law enforcement. Some are structured as for-profit corporations. Where there are multiple portfolios within a department, directors-general may be accountable to a number of ministers. In addition to the list below, a range of other agencies support the functions of the departments. The government is responsible for a number of corporations, of which the responsible minister typically holds a 100% ownership stake in.<ref name="gocs">{{cite web \|url=http://www.qld.gov.au/government/other-government-bodies/corporations.html \|title=Government owned corporations: Queensland Government \|accessdate=13 January 2010 \|publisher=The State of Queensland }}</ref> In 2006, ] ] privatised a number of government owned electricity retailers.<ref name="bnvfcq">{{Cite news \|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/bligh-newman-vie-for-a-changed-queensland/story-fn59niix-1226031832382 \|title=Bligh, Newman vie for a changed Queensland \|author=Beattie, Peter \|author-link=Peter Beattie \|accessdate=17 February 2012 \|date=2 April 2011 \|newspaper=The Australian \|publisher=News Limited }}</ref> On 2 June 2009 the government announced the 'Renewing Queensland Plan' that would sell state-owned railway, port and forestry assets to raise $15 billion, and avoid a further $12 billion required in future capital investment.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/queensland-asset-sales-to-reap-15-billion-20090602-bthd.html \|title=Queensland asset sales to reap $15 billion \|publisher=Brisbane Times \|author=Calligeros, Marissa \|date=2 June 2009 \|accessdate=20 June 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.qld.gov.au/assetssale/ \|title=Queensland assets sale \|publisher=The State of Queensland \|accessdate=20 June 2010 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100414092427/http://www.qld.gov.au/assetssale/ \|archivedate=14 April 2010 }}</ref> On 18 May 2010, Queensland Forestry Plantations was the first commercial business to be sold.
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			In November 2024, the newly elected ] introduced machinery of government changes to dissolve the former Department of Energy and Climate and restructure the remaining departments.<ref name="2024 MOG changes">{{Cite web \|date=21 November 2024 \|title=Changes to departments of government \|url=https://psc.qld.gov.au/news-resources/changes-to-departments-of-government.aspx \|url-status=live \|access-date=18 January 2025 \|website=]}}</ref> The state government departments are now:

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	All agencies are identifiable by their corporate logo, which features in agency advertising, publications and correspondence, pictured right.
			* Department of Customer Services, Open Data and Small and Family Business

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	A list of articles on Queensland government agencies sorted alphabetically is available at ]. The Queensland Government maintains a list of agencies and their contact details .
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	==Department of ~~the~~ ~~Premier~~ and ~~Cabinet==~~		* Department of Families, Seniors, Disability Services and Child Safety
			* ]
			* ]
			* Department of Local Government, Water and Volunteers
			* ]
	* ]		* ]
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			* ]

			* ]
	==Department of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships==
			* ] (Department of Health)
	* ]
			* ]

			* ]
	==Department of Agriculture and Fisheries==
	* ]		* Department of Sport, Racing and Olympic and Paralympic Games
			* ]

	==Department of ~~Communities~~, ~~Child Safety~~ and ~~Disability Services==~~		* Department of Trade, Employment and Training
	* ]

	==Department of Education==
	* ]

	==Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy==
	* ]
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	** ]
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	** Powerlink Queensland
	** ]
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	==Department of Environment and Science==
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	**]
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	==Queensland Health==
	* ]
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	==Department of Housing and Public Works==
	* Department of Housing and ]
	**]
	**]

	==Department of Local Government, Racing and Multicultural Affairs ==
	* Department of Local Government, Racing and Multicultural Affairs

	==Department of Justice and Attorney-General==
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	**]
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	**Legal Services Commissioner
	**]
	**Queensland Human Rights Commission
	**Queensland Law Reform Commissioner
	**Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions
	**Office of the Information Commissioner
	**Office of the Public Guardian
	**Office of the Queensland Ombudsman
	**Parole Boards
	**The Public Advocate
	**The Public Trustee
	**Prostitution Licensing Authority
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	==Department of National Parks, Sport and Racing==
	* Department of National Parks, Sport and Racing
	**]
	**]

	==Department of Employment, Small Business and Training==
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	==Queensland Police Service and Queensland Fire and Emergency Services==
	* Queensland Police Service and Queensland Fire and Emergency Services
	** ]
	** ]

	==Department of Science, Information Technology and Innovation==
	* Department of Science, Information Technology and Innovation

	==Department of State Development, Manufacturing, Infrastructure and Planning==
	* ]
	** ]

	==Department of Transport and Main Roads==
	* ]		* ]
			* Department of Women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships and Multiculturalism
	** ]
			* Department of Youth Justice and Victim Support
	** Mackay Port Authority
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	** ]
	** ]
	** ]
	** Ports Corporation of Queensland
	** ]
	** ]

			== List of government agencies ==
	==Queensland Treasury==
			{{Update section\|date=January 2025\|reason=machinery of government changes after the swearing in of the Crisafulli government in November 2024}}
	* Queensland Treasury
			Most government portfolios are delivered through a combination of a department and supporting agencies, authorities, or commissions with varying levels of independence.
	**Motor Accident Insurance Commission and Nominal Defendant
	**Office of Government Owned Corporations
	**]
	**Office of State Revenue
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	**]
	**Queensland Treasury Corporation
	**South Bank Corporation
	**]

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			* Legal Services Commissioner
			* Legal Aid Queensland
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			* Queensland Human Rights Commission
			* Queensland Law Reform Commissioner
			* Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions
			* Office of the Information Commissioner
			* Office of the Public Guardian
			* Office of the Queensland Ombudsman
			* Parole Boards
			* The Public Advocate
			* The Public Trustee
			* Prostitution Licensing Authority}}
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			\| State Development and Infrastructure \|\| {{Flatlist\|
			* Brisbane 2032 Coordination Office
			* Economic Development Queensland
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			\| Tourism and Sport \|\| {{Flatlist\|
			* Tourism and Events Queensland
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			\| Transport and Main Roads \|\| {{Flatlist\|
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			\| Education \|\| {{Flatlist\|
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			* Queensland College of Teachers
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			* Inspector-General Emergency Management
			* Queensland Fire Brigade
			* Rural Fire Service
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			* Clinical Excellence Queensland
			* eHealth Queensland
			* Forensic Science Queensland
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			* Office of the Health Ombudsman
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			* QG Air
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			\| Treasury \|\| {{Flatlist\|
			* Queensland Treasury Corporation
			* Queensland Government Insurance Fund
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	==See also==		==See also==
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State government departments of Queensland

There are 21 Queensland Government departments, each responsible for delivering a portfolio of government legislation and policy. Each portfolio area is led by a minister who is a senior member of the governing party in the state Legislative Assembly. The minister is formally appointed by the governor of Queensland on behalf of the monarch, but is appointed on the recommendation of the premier. Each government department is led by a director-general or commissioner, who reports to the responsible minister. The minister has responsibility for instituting government policy and setting the department's priorities, whereas the director-general or commissioner leads the department operationally and is employed under the state's Public Sector Act 2022.

In addition to departments, there are also several government-owned corporations such as the Queensland Treasury Corporation and Energy Queensland.

List of government departments

In November 2024, the newly elected Crisafulli ministry introduced machinery of government changes to dissolve the former Department of Energy and Climate and restructure the remaining departments. The state government departments are now:

Department of Customer Services, Open Data and Small and Family Business
Department of Education
Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
Department of Families, Seniors, Disability Services and Child Safety
Department of Housing and Public Works
Department of Justice
Department of Local Government, Water and Volunteers
Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Manufacturing and Regional and Rural Development
Department of the Premier and Cabinet
Department of Primary Industries
Queensland Corrective Services
Queensland Fire Department
Queensland Health (Department of Health)
Queensland Police Service
Queensland Treasury
Department of Sport, Racing and Olympic and Paralympic Games
Department of State Development, Infrastructure and Planning
Department of Trade, Employment and Training
Department of Transport and Main Roads
Department of Women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships and Multiculturalism
Department of Youth Justice and Victim Support

List of government agencies

This section needs to be updated. The reason given is: machinery of government changes after the swearing in of the Crisafulli government in November 2024. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (January 2025)

Most government portfolios are delivered through a combination of a department and supporting agencies, authorities, or commissions with varying levels of independence.

Portfolio/department	Supporting agencies
Child Safety, Seniors and Disability Services	Child and Family Services
Housing, Local Government, Planning and Public Works	Queensland State Archives Queensland Housing Commission Residential Tenancies Authority Smart Service Queensland
Justice and Attorney-General	Queensland Corrective Services Crime and Corruption Commission Electoral Commission of Queensland Legal Services Commissioner Legal Aid Queensland Office of Liquor and Gaming Regulation Queensland Human Rights Commission Queensland Law Reform Commissioner Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions Office of the Information Commissioner Office of the Public Guardian Office of the Queensland Ombudsman Parole Boards The Public Advocate The Public Trustee Prostitution Licensing Authority
State Development and Infrastructure	Brisbane 2032 Coordination Office Economic Development Queensland
Tourism and Sport	Tourism and Events Queensland
Transport and Main Roads	Translink
Education	Education Queensland Queensland College of Teachers
Fire and Emergency Services	Inspector-General Emergency Management Queensland Fire Brigade Rural Fire Service
Health	Clinical Excellence Queensland eHealth Queensland Forensic Science Queensland Queensland Ambulance Service Queensland Public Health and Scientific Services Health and Wellbeing Queensland Hospital and Health Services Office of the Health Ombudsman
Police	Queensland State Emergency Service QG Air
Treasury	Queensland Treasury Corporation Queensland Government Insurance Fund

References

"Our structure". Queensland Government. 22 December 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
"Changes to departments of government". Public Sector Commission (Queensland). 21 November 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

v t e Departments and agencies of the Queensland Government
Government of Queensland
Premier and Cabinet	Queensland Public Service Commission (Queensland Integrity Commissioner) Office of the Governor Queensland Parliamentary Counsel Trade and Investment Queensland Queensland Family and Child Commission Queensland Audit Office Queensland Art Gallery Queensland Museum Queensland Performing Arts Trust Queensland Theatre Company Screen Queensland Domestic and Family Violence Implementation Council Queensland Independent Remuneration Tribunal Queensland Veterans’ Advisory Council Aboriginal Centre for the Performing Arts
Treasury	CS Energy Motor Accident Insurance Commission and Nominal Defendant Office of Government Owned Corporations Office of Industrial Relations Office of State Revenue Queensland Competition Authority Queensland Investment Corporation Queensland Electricity Transmission Corporation Queensland Productivity Commission Queensland Treasury Corporation Stanwell Corporation
Justice	Office of the Solicitor-General Anti-Discrimination Commission Queensland Council of the Queensland Law Society Queensland Land Court Queensland Corrective Services Crime and Corruption Commission Electoral Commission of Queensland Legal Aid Queensland Victim Assist Queensland Queensland Legal Services Commission Office of Liquor and Gaming Regulation Queensland Law Reform Commission Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal Queensland Ombudsman's Office Queensland Sentencing Advisory Council Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions Office of the Information Commissioner Office of the Public Guardian Parole Boards The Public Advocate The Public Trustee Prostitution Licensing Authority Registrar General of Births, Deaths and Marriages
Education	Queensland College of Teachers Brisbane Girls' Grammar School Brisbane Grammar School Ipswich Girls' Grammar School Ipswich Grammar School Rockhampton Girls' Grammar School Rockhampton Grammar School Toowoomba Grammar School Townsville Grammar School Central Queensland University Griffith University James Cook University Non-State Schools Accreditation Board Parents and Citizens' Associations Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority Queensland Tertiary Education Foundation Queensland University of Technology University of Queensland University of Southern Queensland University of the Sunshine Coast
Health	Hospital and Health Services Forensic and Scientific Services Psychologists Board of Queensland Queensland Ambulance Service Children's Hospital Foundation Queensland Queensland Institute of Medical Research HIV Foundation Queensland Mental Health Court Mental Health Review Tribunal Office of the Health Ombudsman Queensland Board of the Medical Board of Australia Queensland Mental Health and Drug Advisory Council Queensland Mental Health Commission Office of the Chief Health Officer
State Development, Infrastructure and Planning	Gladstone Foundation Gasfields Commission South Bank Corporation Queensland Reconstruction Authority Commonwealth Games Infrastructure Authority Building Queensland Queensland Urban Design and Places Panel Cross River Rail Delivery Authority
Transport and Main Roads	Cairns Port Authority Mackay Port Authority Maritime Safety Queensland Port of Brisbane Port of Townsville Ports Corporation of Queensland QConnect Queensland Rail Gold Coast Waterways Authority
Families, Seniors, Disability Services and Child Safety	Office for Youth Office for Women and Domestic Violence Reform Queensland Disability Advisory Council Queensland Carers Advisory Council
Trade, Employment and Training	Jobs Queensland TAFE Queensland
Housing and Public Works	Queensland Housing Commission Residential Tenancies Authority Brisbane Housing Company Board of Professional Engineers of Queensland Board of Architects of Queensland Stadiums Queensland Lang Park Mount Gravatt Showgrounds
Primary Industries	Queensland Agricultural Training College Safe Food Production Queensland Biosecurity Queensland Ministerial Advisory Council Veterinary Surgeons Board of Queensland
Natural Resources and Mines, Manufacturing, and Regional and Rural Development	Surveyors Board of Queensland Commissioner for Mine Safety and Health Energy and Water Ombudsman Queensland CS Energy Energex Ergon LinkWater Powerlink Queensland Queensland Urban Utilities Queensland Water Commission SEQ Water Grid Manager Seqwater SunWater Tarong Energy WaterSecure
Police, Fire and Emergency Services	Queensland Police Service Queensland Fire and Emergency Services Public Safety Business Agency
Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation	Environmental Protection Agency (Queensland) Queensland Heritage Council Newstead House Wet Tropics Management Authority Office of Liquor and Gaming Regulation Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service State Library of Queensland Queensland Library Foundation Office of the Queensland Chief Scientist Queensland State Archives
Local Government, Water and Volunteers	Racing Queensland Local Government Grants Commission Local Government Remuneration and Discipline Tribunal Multicultural Queensland Advisory Council
Sport, Racing and Olympic and Paralympic Games	Tourism and Events Queensland Queensland Small Business Advisory Council Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation
Women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships and Multiculturalism	Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Foundation Queensland Reparations Review Panel Stolen Wages Reparations Taskforce Family Responsibilities Commission Palm Island Community Company Community Enterprise Queensland (Islander Board of Industry and Service)

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List of government departments

List of government agencies

See also

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