Queensland Government

Queensland Government
State government
Overview
Established	10 December 1859; 164 years ago (1859-12-10) as a colonial government 1 January 1901; 123 years ago (1901-01-01) as an Australian state
State	Queensland
Country	Australia
Leader	Premier (David Crisafulli)
Appointed by	Governor (Jeannette Young)
Main organ	Cabinet
Ministries	22 government departments[1]
Responsible to	Legislative Assembly of Queensland
Annual budget	$87.6 billion (2023–24)[2]
Headquarters	1 William Street, Brisbane
Website	qld.gov.au

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.^[3] The first government of Queensland 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 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 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.