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.
The Administrative Arrangements (Interim Ministerial Changes) Order 2023 is repealed.
Note—
The Administrative Arrangements (Interim Ministerial Changes) Order 2023 commenced on 28 March 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 Lands and Property
(a)  the Minister for Lands and Property
(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 Planning and Public Spaces
(b)  the Minister for Planning and Public Spaces
(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—
 
(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 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—
 
(a)  if used in or in relation to legislation administered by the Minister for Youth Justice
(a)  the Minister for Youth Justice
(b)  if used in or in relation to legislation administered by the Minister for Youth
(b)  the Minister for Youth
(c)  if used in or in relation to legislation administered by the Minister for Housing
(b)  a Minister administering the legislation
(d)  in other cases
(d)  the 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 Minister for Lands and Property
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 Premier
(a)  the Premier
(b)  if used in or in relation to legislation administered by the Minister for Work Health and Safety, whether solely or jointly
(b)  a Minister administering the legislation
(c)  if used in or in relation to legislation administered by the Minister for Finance, whether solely or jointly
(c)  a Minister administering the legislation
(d)  in other cases
(d)  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)    (Repealed)
(b)    (Repealed)
(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
s 6: Am 2023 (236), Sch 4[1]–[7].
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.
pt 3: Ins 2023 (236), Sch 4[8].
8   Construction of certain references to Ministers
(1)  A reference in a document, made or entered into during the relevant period, to a relevant Minister is, if used in or in relation to an Act allocated to the Minister during the relevant period, to be read as a reference to a Minister to whom the administration of the Act is allocated by the Administrative Arrangements (Administrative Changes—Miscellaneous) Order (No 3) 2023.
(2)  In this section—
relevant Minister means a Minister omitted from an entry in section 6, Table, column 2 by the Administrative Arrangements (Administrative Changes—Miscellaneous) Order (No 3) 2023, Schedule 4.
relevant period means the period commencing on 5 April 2023 and ending on the commencement of this section.
s 8: Ins 2023 (236), Sch 4[8].
pt 4: Ins 2023 (316), Sch 1[1].
9   Definition
In this part—
transferred part—see section 11.
s 9: Ins 2023 (316), Sch 1[1].
10   Renaming of Department of Premier and Cabinet
The name of the Department of Premier and Cabinet is changed to the Premier’s Department.
s 10: Ins 2023 (316), Sch 1[1].
11   Transfer of parts of Department of Premier and Cabinet to the Cabinet Office
(1)  The following parts of the Department of Premier and Cabinet (a transferred part) are transferred to the Cabinet Office—
(a)  Office of General Counsel,
(b)  Policy Group, other than the following parts—
(i)  WestInvest,
(ii)  Emergency Management branch,
(iii)  Women NSW,
(iv)  Flood Inquiry Project Management Office,
(c)  the Shaping Futures branch of the Community Engagement Group.
(2)  In this section—
Department of Premier and Cabinet means the Department of that name immediately before the commencement of this order.
s 11: Ins 2023 (316), Sch 1[1].
12   Construction of references to Department of Premier and Cabinet and Secretary of Department of Premier and Cabinet
(1)  A reference in a document to the Department of Premier and Cabinet is to be read as—
(a)  if used in relation to a transferred part—the Cabinet Office, or
(b)  otherwise—the Premier’s Department.
(2)  A reference in a document to the Secretary of the Department of Premier and Cabinet is to be read as—
(a)  if used in relation to a transferred part—the Secretary of the Cabinet Office, or
(b)  otherwise—the Secretary of the Premier’s Department.
(3)  An existing reference in a document if used in, or in relation to, a provision of an Act or instrument specified in the table to this section is to be read as a reference to the corresponding new reference set out in the table.
(4)  Subsection (3) prevails to the extent of an inconsistency with subsections (1) and (2).
Table
Provision of Act or instrument
Existing reference
New reference
the Department of Premier and Cabinet
the Department of Communities and Justice
Secretary of the Department of Premier and Cabinet
Secretary of the Premier’s Department
Coroners Act 2009, section 101E(3)(a)
the Department of Premier and Cabinet
the Premier’s Department
Electoral Act 2017, section 111
Secretary of the Department of Premier and Cabinet
Secretary of the Cabinet Office
Electricity Network Assets (Authorised Transactions) Act 2015, section 8(3) and (6), definition of Price Commissioner
Secretary of the Department of Premier and Cabinet
Secretary of the Cabinet Office
Secretary of the Department of Premier and Cabinet
Secretary of the Premier’s Department
Secretary of the Department of Premier and Cabinet
Secretary of the Premier’s Department
Department of Premier and Cabinet
Department of Enterprise, Investment and Trade
Government Sector Employment Act 2013, sections 18, 49, definition of Industrial Relations Secretary and note and 83(1), definition of DPC Secretary
Secretary of the Department of Premier and Cabinet
Secretary of the Premier’s Department
Government Sector Employment (General) Rules 2014, rule 52(5), definition of DPC Secretary
Secretary of the Department of Premier and Cabinet
Secretary of the Premier’s Department
Greater Cities Commission Act 2022, sections 6(1)(d)(i) and 12(4), definition of authorised person or body, paragraph (f)
the Department of Premier and Cabinet
the Cabinet Office
Independent Commission Against Corruption Regulation 2017, Schedule to the NSW Ministerial Code of Conduct
Secretary of the Department of Premier and Cabinet
Secretary of the Cabinet Office
Secretary of the Department of Premier and Cabinet
Secretary of the Cabinet Office
Jobs for NSW Act 2015, section 5(2)(d)
Secretary of the Department of Premier and Cabinet
Secretary of the Premier’s Department
Local Government Act 1993, section 400J(2)(c) and 400T(2)(a)
Secretary of the Department of Premier and Cabinet
Secretary of the Premier’s Department
Secretary of the Department of Premier and Cabinet
Secretary of the Premier’s Department
Members of Parliament Staff Act 2013, section 10 and Schedule 2, clause 8(2)
Secretary of the Department of Premier and Cabinet
Secretary of the Premier’s Department
Members of Parliament Staff Act 2013, Schedule 2, clauses 7(1) and 8(1)
the Department of Premier and Cabinet
the Premier’s Department
Music Festivals Act 2019, section 15(a)(i)
the Department of Premier and Cabinet
the Cabinet Office
the Department of Premier and Cabinet
the Cabinet Office
Payroll Tax Act 2007, section 66F(12), definition of Jobs Plus administrator, paragraph (c)
the Department of Premier and Cabinet
the Premier’s Department
Public Health Regulation 2022, section 92(1)(d)(ii)
Secretary of the Department of Premier and Cabinet
Secretary of the Department of Planning and Environment
Road Transport (General) Regulation 2021, Schedule 4, definition of Class 6 officer, paragraph (b)
the Department of Premier and Cabinet
the Department of Planning and Environment
Secretary of the Department of Premier and Cabinet
Secretary of the Department of Planning and Environment
State Records Act 1998, section 7(4A)
the Department of Premier and Cabinet
the Cabinet Office
State Records Act 1998, section 16(1)
Secretary of the Department of Premier and Cabinet
Secretary of the Cabinet Office
Secretary of the Department of Premier and Cabinet
Secretary of the Premier’s Department
Victims Rights and Support Act 2013, section 112A(3), definition of victims rights agency, paragraph (c)
the Department of Premier and Cabinet
the Cabinet Office
s 12: Ins 2023 (316), Sch 1[1].
13   Transfer of Hawkesbury-Nepean Valley Flood Risk Management Directorate and Northern Rivers Reconstruction Corp Division to NSW Reconstruction Authority Staff Agency
(1)  The Hawkesbury-Nepean Valley Flood Risk Management Directorate in the Infrastructure NSW Staff Agency is transferred to the NSW Reconstruction Authority Staff Agency.
(2)  The Northern Rivers Reconstruction Corp Division of the Department of Regional NSW is transferred to the NSW Reconstruction Authority Staff Agency.
s 13: Ins 2023 (316), Sch 1[1].
14   Construction of references following transfer of Hawkesbury-Nepean Valley Flood Risk Management Directorate and Northern Rivers Reconstruction Corp Division to NSW Reconstruction Authority Staff Agency
(1)  A reference in a document to the Infrastructure NSW Staff Agency, if used in relation to the Hawkesbury-Nepean Valley Flood Risk Management Directorate, is to be read as a reference to the NSW Reconstruction Authority Staff Agency.
(2)  A reference in a document to the Department of Regional NSW, if used in relation to the Northern Rivers Reconstruction Corp Division, is to be read as a reference to the NSW Reconstruction Authority Staff Agency.
s 14: Ins 2023 (316), Sch 1[1].
pt 5: Ins 2023 (345), Sch 1.
15   Transfers to Department of Planning and Environment
The following are transferred to the Department of Planning and Environment—
(a)  all parts of the following Public Service agencies—
(i)  Greater Cities Commission Staff Agency,
(ii)  Western Parkland City Authority Staff Agency,
(b)  the parts of the Department of Transport that enable the following to exercise functions—
(i)  Centennial Park and Moore Park Trust,
(ii)  Greater Sydney Parklands Trust,
(iii)  Luna Park Reserve Trust,
(iv)  Parramatta Park Trust,
(v)  Place Management NSW,
(vi)  Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust,
(vii)  Western Sydney Parklands Trust.
s 15: Ins 2023 (345), Sch 1.
16   Abolition of staff agencies
The following Public Service agencies are abolished—
(a)  Greater Cities Commission Staff Agency,
(b)  Western Parkland City Authority Staff Agency.
s 16: Ins 2023 (345), Sch 1.
17   Construction of references to abolished staff agencies and transferred parts
(1)  A reference in a document to either of the following is to be read as a reference to the Department of Planning and Environment—
(a)  Greater Cities Commission Staff Agency,
(b)  Western Parkland City Authority Staff Agency.
(2)  A reference in a document to the Department of Transport is, if used in relation to a part transferred by section 15(b), to be read as a reference to the Department of Planning and Environment.
(3)  The reference in the Place Management NSW Act 1998, section 29(2)(b) to the Secretary of the Department of Planning and Environment, required by the Administrative Arrangements (Administrative Changes—Miscellaneous) Order (No 2) 2022, clause 9 to be read as a reference to the Secretary of the Department of Transport, is to be read as a reference to the Secretary of the Department of Planning and Environment.
s 17: Ins 2023 (345), Sch 1.