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Government in Queensland is delivered by a number of agencies, grouped under areas of portfolio responsibility. Each portfolio is led by a government minister who is a member of the Parliament of Queensland, appointed by the Governor as the representative of the Crown.
The agencies are principally grouped as eight departments, each led by a secretary or director-general 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.
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. In 2006, Premier Peter Beattie privatised a number of government owned electricity retailers. 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. On 18 May 2010, Queensland Forestry Plantations was the first commercial business to be sold.
All agencies are identifiable by their corporate logo, which features in agency advertising, publications and correspondence, pictured right.
A list of articles on Queensland government agencies sorted alphabetically is available at Government agencies of Queensland. The Queensland Government maintains a list of agencies and their contact details at its website.
Department of the Premier and Cabinet
Department of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries
Department of Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services
Department of Education and Training
Department of Energy and Water Supply
Department of Environment and Science
Queensland Health
Department of Housing and Public Works
- Department of Housing and Public Works
Department of Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning
- Department of Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning
Department of Justice and Attorney-General
- Department of Justice and Attorney-General
- Anti-Discrimination Commission Queensland
- Crime and Corruption Commission
- Electoral Commission of Queensland
- Legal Aid Queensland
- Legal Services Commissioner
- Office of Liquor and Gaming Regulation
- Queensland Law Reform Commissioner
- Queensland Ombudsman's Office
- 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
Department of National Parks, Sport and Racing
- Department of National Parks, Sport and Racing
Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy
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
Department of Transport and Main Roads
- Department of 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
Queensland Treasury
- Queensland Treasury
- 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 Treasury Corporation
- South Bank Corporation
- Stanwell Corporation
Department of Tourism, Major Events, Small Business and the Commonwealth Games
- Department of Tourism, Major Events, Small Business and the Commonwealth Games
See also
References
- "Government owned corporations: Queensland Government". The State of Queensland. Retrieved 13 January 2010.
- Beattie, Peter (2 April 2011). "Bligh, Newman vie for a changed Queensland". The Australian. News Limited. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
- Calligeros, Marissa (2 June 2009). "Queensland asset sales to reap $15 billion". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 20 June 2010.
- "Queensland assets sale". The State of Queensland. Archived from the original on 14 April 2010. Retrieved 20 June 2010.