Ministers of State (Ministers and Departments of the 47th Parliament) Amendment Instrument 2025
I, Gerard Martin PSM, Official Secretary to the Governor‑General, make the following instrument.
Dated 03/02/2025
[SIGNED]
Gerard Martin PSM
Official Secretary to the Governor‑General
1 Name
2 Commencement
3 Authority
4 Schedules
Schedule 1—Amendments
This instrument is the Ministers of State (Ministers and Departments of the 47th Parliament) Amendment Instrument 2025.
(1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.
Commencement information | ||
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
Provisions | Commencement | Date/Details |
1. The whole of this instrument | The day after this instrument is registered. | 6 February 2025 |
Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.
(2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.
This instrument is made under the following:
(a) sections 6 and 6A of the Ministers of State Act 1952;
(b) section 5 of the Ministers of State Regulations 2024.
Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.
1 At the end of Division 1 of Part 2
Add:
For the period starting on 29 July 2024 and ending on 19 January 2025, the person mentioned in column 1 of a row of the following table:
(a) holds the office or offices mentioned in column 2 of the row; and
(b) administers the Department or Departments mentioned in column 3 of the row.
Note: Parliamentary Secretaries are also known as Assistant Ministers.
Ministers and Departments | ||
Column 1 Name | Column 2 Office(s) | Column 3 Department(s) |
Anthony Norman Albanese | Prime Minister | Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet |
Richard Donald Marles | Minister for Defence Deputy Prime Minister | Department of Defence |
Penelope Ying‑Yen Wong | Minister for Foreign Affairs | Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade |
James Edward Chalmers | Treasurer | Department of the Treasury |
Katherine Ruth Gallagher | Minister for Finance Minister for the Public Service Minister for Women | Department of Finance Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet |
Donald Edward Farrell | Minister for Trade and Tourism Special Minister of State | Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Department of Finance |
Anthony Stephen Burke | Minister for Home Affairs Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs Minister for Cyber Security Minister for the Arts | Department of Home Affairs Department of Defence Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts |
Mark Christopher Butler | Minister for Health and Aged Care | Department of Health and Aged Care |
Christopher Eyles Guy Bowen | Minister for Climate Change and Energy | Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water |
Tanya Joan Plibersek | Minister for the Environment and Water | Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water |
Catherine Fiona King | Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government | Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts |
Amanda Louise Rishworth | Minister for Social Services | Department of Social Services |
William Richard Shorten | Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme Minister for Government Services | Department of Social Services |
Mark Alfred Dreyfus | Attorney‑General Cabinet Secretary | Attorney‑General’s Department Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet |
Jason Dean Clare | Minister for Education | Department of Education |
Julie Maree Collins | Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Minister for Small Business | Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Department of the Treasury |
Michelle Anne Rowland | Minister for Communications | Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts |
Madeleine Mary Harvie King | Minister for Resources Minister for Northern Australia | Department of Industry, Science and Resources Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts |
Edham Nurredin Husic | Minister for Industry and Science | Department of Industry, Science and Resources |
Murray Patrick Watt | Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations | Department of Employment and Workplace Relations |
Clare Ellen O’Neil | Minister for Housing Minister for Homelessness | Department of Social Services Department of the Treasury |
Malarndirri Barbara Anne McCarthy | Minister for Indigenous Australians | Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet |
Patrick Martin Conroy | Minister for Defence Industry and Capability Delivery Minister for International Development and the Pacific | Department of Defence Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade |
Matthew James Keogh | Minister for Veterans’ Affairs Minister for Defence Personnel | Department of Veterans’ Affairs Department of Defence |
Stephen Patrick Jones | Assistant Treasurer Minister for Financial Services | Department of the Treasury |
Andrew James Giles | Minister for Skills and Training | Department of Employment and Workplace Relations |
Anne Azza Aly | Minister for Early Childhood Education Minister for Youth | Department of Education |
Anika Shay Wells | Minister for Aged Care Minister for Sport | Department of Health and Aged Care |
Kristy Louise McBain | Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Territories | Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts |
Jennifer Ryll McAllister | Minister for Cities Minister for Emergency Management | Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts Department of Home Affairs |
Maria Justine Elliot | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Social Services | Department of Social Services |
Matthew James Thistlethwaite | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs | Department of Home Affairs |
Andrew Keith Leigh | Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations | Department of the Treasury Department of Employment and Workplace Relations |
Patrick Possum Gorman | Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for the Public Service Parliamentary Secretary to the Attorney‑General | Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet Attorney‑General’s Department |
Gerardine Mary Kearney | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Aged Care | Department of Health and Aged Care |
Emma Margaret McBride | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Aged Care | Department of Health and Aged Care |
Timothy Ayres | Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Trade and Tourism | Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade |
Anthony David Chisholm | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry | Department of Education Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry |
Timothy Graham Watts | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Foreign Affairs | Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade |
Kate Lynne Thwaites | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Social Services Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Aged Care Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Women | Department of Social Services Department of Health and Aged Care Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet |
Joshua Hamilton Wilson | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Climate Change and Energy | Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water |
Julian Christopher Hill | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs | Department of Home Affairs |
2 Section 2‑6 (as inserted by the Ministers of State (Ministers and Departments of the 47th Parliament) Instrument 2024 as made)
Repeal the section, substitute:
On and after 20 January 2025, the person mentioned in column 1 of a row of the following table:
(a) holds the office or offices mentioned in column 2 of the row; and
(b) administers the Department or Departments mentioned in column 3 of the row.
Note: Parliamentary Secretaries are also known as Assistant Ministers.
Ministers and Departments | ||
Column 1 Name | Column 2 Office(s) | Column 3 Department(s) |
Anthony Norman Albanese | Prime Minister | Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet |
Richard Donald Marles | Minister for Defence Deputy Prime Minister | Department of Defence |
Penelope Ying‑Yen Wong | Minister for Foreign Affairs | Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade |
James Edward Chalmers | Treasurer | Department of the Treasury |
Katherine Ruth Gallagher | Minister for Finance Minister for the Public Service Minister for Women Minister for Government Services | Department of Finance Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet Department of Social Services |
Donald Edward Farrell | Minister for Trade and Tourism Special Minister of State | Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Department of Finance |
Anthony Stephen Burke | Minister for Home Affairs Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs Minister for Cyber Security Minister for the Arts | Department of Home Affairs Department of Defence Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts |
Mark Christopher Butler | Minister for Health and Aged Care | Department of Health and Aged Care |
Christopher Eyles Guy Bowen | Minister for Climate Change and Energy | Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water |
Tanya Joan Plibersek | Minister for the Environment and Water | Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water |
Catherine Fiona King | Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government | Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts |
Amanda Louise Rishworth | Minister for Social Services Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme | Department of Social Services |
Mark Alfred Dreyfus | Attorney‑General Cabinet Secretary | Attorney‑General’s Department Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet |
Jason Dean Clare | Minister for Education | Department of Education |
Julie Maree Collins | Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Minister for Small Business | Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Department of the Treasury |
Michelle Anne Rowland | Minister for Communications | Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts |
Madeleine Mary Harvie King | Minister for Resources Minister for Northern Australia | Department of Industry, Science and Resources Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts |
Edham Nurredin Husic | Minister for Industry and Science | Department of Industry, Science and Resources |
Murray Patrick Watt | Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations | Department of Employment and Workplace Relations |
Clare Ellen O’Neil | Minister for Housing Minister for Homelessness | Department of Social Services Department of the Treasury |
Malarndirri Barbara Anne McCarthy | Minister for Indigenous Australians | Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet |
Patrick Martin Conroy | Minister for Defence Industry and Capability Delivery Minister for International Development and the Pacific | Department of Defence Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade |
Matthew James Keogh | Minister for Veterans’ Affairs Minister for Defence Personnel | Department of Veterans’ Affairs Department of Defence |
Stephen Patrick Jones | Assistant Treasurer Minister for Financial Services | Department of the Treasury |
Andrew James Giles | Minister for Skills and Training | Department of Employment and Workplace Relations |
Anne Azza Aly | Minister for Early Childhood Education Minister for Youth | Department of Education Department of Social Services |
Anika Shay Wells | Minister for Aged Care Minister for Sport | Department of Health and Aged Care |
Kristy Louise McBain | Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Territories | Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts |
Jennifer Ryll McAllister | Minister for Cities Minister for Emergency Management | Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts Department of Home Affairs |
Maria Justine Elliot | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Social Services | Department of Social Services |
Matthew James Thistlethwaite | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs | Department of Home Affairs |
Andrew Keith Leigh | Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations | Department of the Treasury Department of Employment and Workplace Relations |
Patrick Possum Gorman | Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for the Public Service Parliamentary Secretary to the Attorney‑General | Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet Attorney‑General’s Department |
Gerardine Mary Kearney | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Aged Care | Department of Health and Aged Care |
Emma Margaret McBride | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Aged Care | Department of Health and Aged Care |
Timothy Ayres | Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Trade and Tourism | Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade |
Anthony David Chisholm | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry | Department of Education Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry |
Timothy Graham Watts | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Foreign Affairs | Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade |
Kate Lynne Thwaites | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Social Services Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Aged Care Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Women | Department of Social Services Department of Health and Aged Care Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet |
Joshua Hamilton Wilson | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Climate Change and Energy | Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water |
Julian Christopher Hill | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs | Department of Home Affairs |
Add:
(1) On 20 January 2025, the Governor‑General, under sections 64 and 65 of the Constitution, revoked the appointment of the person mentioned in column 1 of a row of the following table:
(a) to hold the office or offices mentioned in column 2 of the row; and
(b) to administer the Department or Departments mentioned in column 3 of the row.
Revocation of appointment |
| ||
Column 1 Name | Column 2 Office(s) | Column 3 Department(s) | |
Katherine Ruth Gallagher | Minister for Finance Minister for the Public Service Minister for Women | Department of Finance Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet | |
Amanda Louise Rishworth | Minister for Social Services | Department of Social Services | |
William Richard Shorten | Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme Minister for Government Services | Department of Social Services | |
Anne Azza Aly | Minister for Early Childhood Education Minister for Youth | Department of Education | |
(2) On 20 January 2025, the Governor‑General also:
(a) directed, under section 65 of the Constitution, that the person mentioned in column 1 of a row of the following table holds the office or offices mentioned in column 2 of the row; and
(b) appointed, under section 64 of the Constitution, that person to administer the Department or Departments mentioned in column 3 of the row.
Note: Parliamentary Secretaries are also known as Assistant Ministers.
Directions and appointments | ||
Column 1 Name | Column 2 Office(s) | Column 3 Department(s) |
Katherine Ruth Gallagher | Minister for Finance Minister for the Public Service Minister for Women Minister for Government Services | Department of Finance Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet Department of Social Services |
Amanda Louise Rishworth | Minister for Social Services Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme | Department of Social Services |
Anne Azza Aly | Minister for Early Childhood Education Minister for Youth | Department of Education Department of Social Services |
Add:
This section sets out copies of the instruments made by the Governor‑General on 20 January 2025.
Note: The original instruments can be viewed on the website of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (https://www.pmc.gov.au).
REVOCATION OF APPOINTMENTS OF MINISTERS OF STATE
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I, SAM MOSTYN AC, Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, pursuant to sections 64 and 65 of the Constitution, hereby revoke the appointments of:
Given under my hand on 20 January 2025
[SIGNED]
Governor‑General
By Her Excellency's Command
[SIGNED]
Anthony Albanese
Prime Minister
APPOINTMENT OF MINISTER OF STATE
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I, SAM MOSTYN AC, Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, pursuant to sections 64 and 65 of the Constitution, hereby direct and appoint KATHERINE RUTH GALLAGHER, a member of the Federal Executive Council, to hold the offices of MINISTER FOR FINANCE and MINISTER FOR THE PUBLIC SERVICE and MINISTER FOR WOMEN and MINISTER FOR GOVERNMENT SERVICES and to administer THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE and THE DEPARTMENT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET and THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES.
Signed and sealed with the
Great Seal of Australia on
20 January 2025
[SIGNED]
Governor‑General
By Her Excellency's Command
[SIGNED]
Anthony Albanese
Prime Minister
APPOINTMENT OF MINISTER OF STATE
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I, SAM MOSTYN AC, Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, pursuant to sections 64 and 65 of the Constitution, hereby direct and appoint AMANDA LOUISE RISHWORTH, a member of the Federal Executive Council, to hold the offices of MINISTER FOR SOCIAL SERVICES and MINISTER FOR THE NATIONAL DISABILITY INSURANCE SCHEME and to administer THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES.
Signed and sealed with the
Great Seal of Australia on
20 January 2025
[SIGNED]
Governor‑General
By Her Excellency's Command
[SIGNED]
Anthony Albanese
Prime Minister
APPOINTMENT OF MINISTER OF STATE
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I, SAM MOSTYN AC, Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, pursuant to sections 64 and 65 of the Constitution, hereby direct and appoint ANNE AZZA ALY, a member of the Federal Executive Council, to hold the offices of MINISTER FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION and MINISTER FOR YOUTH and to administer THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION and THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES.
Signed and sealed with the
Great Seal of Australia on
20 January 2025
[SIGNED]
Governor‑General
By Her Excellency's Command
[SIGNED]
Anthony Albanese
Prime Minister