Changes to our structure
The Premier of Queensland has sole responsibility for determining ministerial portfolios.
The responsibilities of ministers and their portfolios are set out in Administrative Arrangements Orders.
Administrative Arrangements Orders are re-issued or amended when a change in the structure of government, known as ‘machinery of government’, takes place.
The latest Administrative Arrangements Order was issued as a result of the change of government at the 2012 Queensland General Election.
Read the latest Administrative Arrangements Order:
View previous Administrative Arrangements Orders and Amendment Orders:



