13-633: The Department of Communities, Housing and Digital Economy ( CHDE ), formerly Housing and Public Works , is a ministerial department within the Queensland Government , tasked with providing housing, sport, digital technology, and urban design and architecture services Both Smart Service Queensland (SSQ) and Queensland Shared Services (QSS) sit within CHDE, providing whole-of-government services including HR, payroll, procurement, infrastructure, and state-wide contact centre solutions. The various streams within
26-469: 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. As of December 2019 there were 23 lead agencies, called government departments , that consist of: A range of other agencies support the functions of these departments. Monarchy of Australia Too Many Requests If you report this error to
39-803: Is exercised by him or her on the advice of the Premier of Queensland 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 Queensland and a system of subordinate courts, but the High Court of Australia and other federal courts have overriding jurisdiction on matters which fall under
52-453: Is the administering department for several Queensland statutes. These include the: Queensland Government 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. The first government of Queensland
65-742: The Parliament of Queensland , which consists of the King , represented by the Governor of Queensland , and the one house, the Legislative Assembly of Queensland . De jure executive power rests formally with the Executive Council , which consists of the Governor and senior minister, but is exercised de facto by the state cabinet. The Governor, as representative of the Crown, is the formal repository of power, which
78-455: The actions of the governor of Queensland (the representative of the monarch , Charles III ), although the governor in practice performs only ceremonial duties, with de facto executive power lying with the Cabinet . The Cabinet is the government's chief policy-making organ which consists of the premier and all ministers . Each minister is responsible for exercising policy and legislation through
91-602: The ambit of the Australian Constitution. On 27 October 2024, Crisafulli announced that he and Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie would be sworn in as an interim two-person cabinet, however which portfolios will be assigned to each of them is unknown. Crisafulli and Bleijie were formally sworn in by Governor Jeanette Young on 28 October. On 1 November 2024, the full ministry was formally sworn in, as follows: The Queensland Government delivers services, determines policy and regulations, including legal interpretation, by
104-694: The area such as newsagents or post offices. QFleet is the whole-of-government fleet management service, provides vehicle procurement, sales, leasing, maintenance, safety, and policy services to Queensland Government departments and limited other entities. Several other agencies hold their own fleet management services, particularly those with large fleets, such as the Queensland Ambulance Service, Fire and Emergency Service, Police, and some larger Hospital and Health Services. Fleet vehicles can be identified by their number plate; all QFleet registration numbers start with "QG" for Queensland Government. CHDE
117-462: The department are responsible to the Queensland Parliament through the minister for communities and housing, the minister for arts, and the minister for digital economy. Since 12 November 2020, Leeanne Enoch is the minister for all three portfolios. Day-to-day operations are led by the department director-general, currently Clare O'Connor, who reports to the ministers. Each division within
130-1368: The department has a senior responsible officer for that stream, normally a deputy director-general. The Customer and Digital Group's senior responsible officer is the Queensland Government's Chief Customer and Digital Officer. The Office of the Director-General is managed operationally by an executive director, but is led by the director-general. The department, through the Customer and Digital Group, also provides some services to other state government departments, some local governments, and some state-owned corporations or authorities. Queensland Shared Services (QSS) provides internal support and services for most Queensland Government departments and agencies. QSS supports departments by operating public and internally facing services such as government human resources, payroll, finance, procurement, telecommunications, accommodation, and mail services. Education Queensland does not use QSS in any capacity, whilst some Hospital and Health Services within Queensland Health only use QSS for some limited HR processes such as job evaluations. Smart Service Queensland (SSQ) provides contact centre services to
143-671: The public, meaning people can access state government services through one contact rather than dealing with agencies individually. SSQ delivers the 13 QGOV call centre and the Queensland Government master website (qld.gov.au). They also manage the Queensland Government Service Centres in Brisbane, Maroochydore and Cairns, and the Queensland Government Agent Program which allow people in regional and rural areas to access services from existing businesses in
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#1732869301772156-602: The respective state government department . The headquarters for each government department are located in the capital city of Brisbane , with most government departments based at 1 William Street , a purpose-built skyscraper in Brisbane CBD . Queensland 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
169-493: Was formed in 1859 when Queensland separated from New South Wales under the state constitution . Since federation in 1901, Queensland has been a state of Australia , with the Constitution of Australia regulating its relationship with the federal government . Queensland's system of government is influenced by the Westminster system and Australia's federal system of government . Executive acts are given legal force through
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