Acting minister arrangements: 1 April to 30 June 2024

Instruments of Authorisation that enable a Minister from another portfolio to act for a Minister who is unavailable for a period of two weeks or more are published on the Federal Register of Legislation

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  1. Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
  2. Attorney-General’s
  3. Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
  4. Defence
  5. Education
  6. Employment and Workplace Relations
  7. Finance
  8. Foreign Affairs and Trade
  9. Health and Aged Care
  10. Home Affairs
  11. Industry, Science and Resources
  12. Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
  13. Prime Minister and Cabinet
  14. Social Services
  15. Treasury
  16. Veterans’ Affairs (Defence portfolio)
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Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Watt29-Mar12-AprC King
Watt18-Jun20-JunC King
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Attorney-General’s

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Dreyfus17-Jun20-JunRowland
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Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Bowen13-Apr18-AprPlibersek
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Defence

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
O’Neil3-Apr4-AprChalmers
Conroy7-Apr13-AprKeogh (7 to 10 April)
Jones (11 to 13 April)
Marles10-Apr15-AprO’Connor
Keogh11-Apr14-AprO’Connor
Keogh20-Apr30-AprConroy (20 to 29 April) 
Thistlethwaite (30 April)
Marles22-Apr29-AprBowen (22 to 26 April)
O’Connor (26 to 29 April)
Conroy30-Apr1-MayGiles
Marles1-May5-MayO’Connor
O’Neil6-May8-MayDreyfus
Marles20-May21-MayO’Connor
Marles30-May3-JunO’Connor
O’Neil18-Jun20-JunChalmers
Conroy18-Jun20-JunKeogh
Marles19-Jun20-JunO’Connor
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Education

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Aly12-Apr21-AprClare
Clare22-Apr25-AprRishworth
Aly9-Jun13-JunClare
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Employment and Workplace Relations

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Burke1-Apr19-AprO’Connor (1 to 6 April)
Clare (7 to 12 April)
O’Connor (13 to 19 April)
O’Connor20-Apr24-AprBurke
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Finance

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Farrell5-Jun7-JunRishworth
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Foreign Affairs and Trade

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Conroy7-Apr13-AprKeogh (7 to 10 April)
Jones (11 to 13 April)
Wong13-Apr21-AprGallagher
Conroy30-Apr1-MayGiles
Wong8-May9-MayDreyfus
Wong20-May24-MayWatt
Wong5-Jun6-JunDreyfus
Farrell5-Jun7-JunRishworth
Wong18-Jun20-JunChalmers
Conroy18-Jun20-JunKeogh
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Health and Aged Care

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Butler25-May31-MayWells
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Home Affairs

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Watt29-Mar12-AprC King
O’Neil3-Apr4-AprChalmers
O’Neil6-May8-MayDreyfus
O’Neil18-Jun20-JunChalmers
Watt18-Jun20-JunC King
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Industry, Science and Resources

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Husic30-May6-JunBowen
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Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Burke1-Apr19-AprO’Connor (1 to 6 April)
Clare (7 to 12 April)
O’Connor (13 to 19 April)
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Prime Minister and Cabinet

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Albanese22-Apr25-AprWong
Dreyfus17-Jun20-JunRowland
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Social Services

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Shorten2-Apr7-AprRishworth
Rishworth7-Jun15-JunClare
Shorten8-Jun18-JunCollins
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Treasury

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Jones22-Mar2-AprChalmers
Chalmers17-Apr21-AprGallagher
Jones10-Jun13-JunLeigh
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Veterans’ Affairs (Defence portfolio)

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Keogh11-Apr14-AprO’Connor
Keogh20-Apr30-AprConroy (20 to 29 April) 
Thistlethwaite (30 April)

Note: In practice, acting arrangements begin from a specific time on a day. This may result in more than one minister being listed as acting on a particular day.

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