Administrative Arrangements (58th Parliament) Order 2023

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of order

This order is the Administrative Arrangements (58th Parliament) Order 2023.

2 Commencement

This order commences on 5 April 2023.

3 Definitions

In this order—

document means an Act or statutory or other instrument, or any contract or agreement.

reference to a Minister, Public Service agency or Public Service employee includes a reference that by or under any Act is to be read, construed or treated as a reference to that Minister, agency or employee.

Note—

The Constitution Act 1902, Part 7 and the Interpretation Act 1987 also contain definitions and other provisions that affect the interpretation and application of this order.

Part 2 Provisions consequent on making of Administrative Arrangements (Minns Ministry—Administration of Acts) Order 2023

4 Repeal of Administrative Arrangements (Interim Ministerial Changes) Order 2023

The Administrative Arrangements (Interim Ministerial Changes) Order 2023 is repealed.

Note—

The Administrative Arrangements (Interim Ministerial Changes) Order 2023 commenced on 28 March 2023.

It is replaced by this order and the Administrative Arrangements (Minns Ministry—Administration of Acts) Order 2023.

Before its repeal it provided that, that in any document, a reference to any Minister of a specified description, other than the Premier or the Deputy Premier, was to be construed as a reference to any of the following Ministers—

(a)  Premier,

(b)  Deputy Premier,

(c)  Minister for Education and Early Learning,

(d)  Minister for the Environment,

(e)  Minister for Heritage,

(f)  Special Minister of State,

(g)  Minister for Roads,

(h)  Minister for the Arts,

(i)  Minister for Night-time Economy and Music,

(j)  Treasurer,

(k)  Minister for the Gig Economy,

(l)  Minister for Health and Regional Health,

(m)  Minister for Mental Health,

(n)  Minister for the Illawarra and South Coast,

(o)  Minister for Transport,

(p)  Attorney General.

5 Construction of references to interim Ministers

(1)  A reference in a document, made or entered into during the interim period, to an interim Minister is, if used in or in relation to an Act referred to in the Administrative Arrangements (Minns Ministry—Administration of Acts) Order 2023, to be read as a reference to the Minister to whom the administration of the Act is allocated by that order.

(2)  In this section—

interim Minister means a Minister referred to in the Administrative Arrangements (Interim Ministerial Changes) Order 2023, section 4(a)–(p).

interim period means the period commencing on 28 March 2023 and ending on the commencement of this section.

6 Construction of references to Ministers

(1)  A reference in a document to a Minister specified in the following Table, column 1, or to a Minister in the circumstances specified in column 1, is to read as a reference to the corresponding Minister in the Table, column 2.

(2)  To avoid doubt, references to the Ministers specified in column 1 are references required by the Administrative Arrangements (Interim Ministerial Changes) Order 2023 to be read as a reference to any Minister referred to in that order.

Table
Old references	New references
Attorney General—
(a)  if used in or in relation to legislation administered by the Special Minister of State, whether solely or jointly	(a)  a Minister administering the legislation
(b)  if used in or in relation to legislation administered by the Minister for Sport	(b)  the Minister for Sport
(c)  in other cases	(c)  the Attorney General
Minister for Women	Minister for Women
Minister for Employee Relations	Minister for Industrial Relations
Minister for Aboriginal Affairs	Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Treaty
Minister for Regional New South Wales—
(a)  if used in or in relation to legislation administered by the Minister for the Environment	(a)  a Minister administering the legislation
(b)  if used in or in relation to legislation administered by the Minister for Natural Resources	(b)  the Minister for Natural Resources
(c)  if used in or in relation to legislation administered by the Minister for Emergency Services	(c)  the Minister for Emergency Services
(d)  if used in or in relation to legislation administered by the Minister for Planning and Public Spaces	(d)  the Minister for Planning and Public Spaces
(e)  in other cases	(e)  the Minister for Regional New South Wales
Minister for Agriculture—
(a)  if used in or in relation to legislation administered by the Minister for the Environment	(a)  a Minister administering the legislation
(b)  in other cases	(b)  the Minister for Agriculture
Minister for Western New South Wales	Minister for Western New South Wales
Minister for Regional Youth	Minister for Youth
Minister for Enterprise, Investment and Trade—
(a)  if used in or in relation to legislation administered by the Minister for the Arts	(a)  the Minister for the Arts
(b)  if used in or in relation to legislation administered by the Minister for Western Sydney	(b)  the Minister for Western Sydney
(c)  in other cases	(c)  the Minister for Jobs and Tourism
Minister for Sport	Minister for Sport
Minister for Science, Innovation and Technology	Minister for Innovation, Science and Technology
Minister for Western Sydney	Minister for Western Sydney
Minister for Hospitality and Racing—
(a)  if used in or in relation to legislation administered by the Minister for Music and the Night-time Economy	(a)  the Minister for Music and the Night-time Economy
(b)  in other cases	(b)  the Minister for Gaming and Racing
Minister for the Arts	Minister for the Arts
Minister for Tourism	Minister for Jobs and Tourism
Treasurer	Treasurer
Minister for Energy	Minister for Energy
Minister for Finance	Minister for Finance
Minister for Health	Minister for Health
Minister for Regional Health	Minister for Regional Health
Minister for Mental Health	Minister for Mental Health
Minister for Education and Early Learning	Minister for Education and Early Learning
Minister for Skills and Training	Minister for Skills, TAFE and Tertiary Education
Minister for Police	Minister for Police and Counter-terrorism
Minister for Veterans	Minister for Veterans
Minister for Women’s Safety and the Prevention of Domestic and Sexual Violence	Minister for the Prevention of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
Minister for Corrections	Minister for Corrections
Minister for Families and Communities	Minister for Families and Communities
Minister for Disability Services	Minister for Disability Inclusion
Minister for Emergency Services and Resilience	Minister for Emergency Services
Minister for Flood Recovery	Minister for Emergency Services
Minister for Multiculturalism	Minister for Multiculturalism
Minister for Seniors	Minister for Seniors
Minister for Infrastructure—
(a)  if used in or in relation to legislation administered by the Minister for Transport	(a)  the Minister for Transport
(b)  if used in or in relation to legislation administered by the Treasurer, whether solely or jointly	(b)  a Minister administering the legislation
(c)  in other cases	(c)  the Treasurer
Minister for Cities	Minister for Planning and Public Spaces
Minister for Active Transport	Minister for Transport
Minister for Transport	Minister for Transport
Minister for Metropolitan Roads	Minister for Roads
Minister for Regional Transport and Roads	Minister for Regional Transport and Roads
Minister for Customer Service and Digital Government—
(a)  if used in or in relation to legislation administered by the Minister for Work Health and Safety, whether solely or jointly	(a)  a Minister administering the legislation
(b)  in other cases	(b)  the Minister for Customer Service and Digital Government
Minister for Small Business	Minister for Small Business
Minister for Fair Trading—
(a)  if used in or in relation to legislation administered by the Minister for Work Health and Safety	(a)  the Minister for Work Health and Safety
(b)  if used in or in relation to legislation administered by the Minister for Building	(b)  a Minister administering the legislation
(c)  in other cases	(c)  the Minister for Better Regulation and Fair Trading
Minister for Planning—
(a)  if used in or in relation to legislation administered by the Premier	(a)  the Premier
(b)  if used in or in relation to legislation administered by the Minister for the Environment	(b)  a Minister administering the legislation
(c)  Minister for Planning and Public Spaces	(c)  a Minister administering the legislation
(d)  in other cases	(d)  the Minister for Planning and Public Spaces
Minister for Homes—
(a)  if used in or in relation to legislation administered by the Minister for Lands and Property	(a)  the Minister for Lands and Property
(b)  in other cases	(b)  the Minister for Housing
Minister for Lands and Water—
(a)  if used in or in relation to legislation administered by the Minister for Water	(a)  the Minister for Water
(b)  in other cases	(b)  the Minister for Lands and Property
Minister for Environment and Heritage—
(a)  if used in or in relation to legislation administered by the Minister for Heritage	(a)  the Minister for Heritage
(b)  in other cases	(b)  the Minister for the Environment
Minister for Local Government—
(a)  if used in or in relation to legislation administered by the Minister for the Environment	(a)  a Minister administering the legislation
(b)  in other cases	(b)  the Minister for Local Government

7 Construction of reference in Appropriation Act 2022

A reference in the Appropriation Act 2022 to the Minister for Infrastructure, required by the Administrative Arrangements (Interim Ministerial Changes) Order 2023 to be read as a reference to any Minister referred to in that order, section 4(a)–(p), is to be read as a reference to the Minister for Transport.