Acting minister arrangements: 1 January to 31 March 2023

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

MinisterDatesActing minister
Watt16 to 23 January 2023C King
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Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

MinisterDatesActing minister
Plibersek2 to 20 January 2023Bowen (2 to 16 January)  
Clare (17 to 20 January)
Bowen24 January to 3 FebruaryPlibersek
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Defence

MinisterDatesActing minister
O'Neil24 December 2022 to 13 January 2023Dreyfus
Marles30 December 2022 to 15 January 2023Conroy (30 December 2022 to 10 January 2023)  
Keogh (11 to 15 January 2023)
Keogh1 to 8 January 2023Conroy
Conroy11 to 25 January 2023Keogh
Marles29 January to 5 February 2023O'Connor
Conroy17 to 24 February 2023Keogh
Marles21 to 25 February 2023O'Connor
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Education

MinisterDatesActing minister
Clare17 December 2022 to 8 January 2023Rishworth (17 December 2022 to 4 January 2023)  
Bowen (5 to 8 January 2023)
Clare28 February to 4 March 2023Husic
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Employment and Workplace Relations

MinisterDatesActing minister
O'Connor20 December 2022 to 12 January 2023Burke
Burke13 to 23 January 2023O'Connor
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Finance

MinisterDatesActing minister
Gallagher2 to 15 January 2023Chalmers (A/g Minister for Finance and A/g Minister for the Public Service)  
Aly (A/g Minister for Women)
Farrell8 to 12 March 2023Rishworth
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Foreign Affairs and Trade

MinisterDatesActing minister
Wong27 December 2022 to 16 January 2023Dreyfus
Conroy11 to 25 January 2023Keogh
Wong29 January to 4 February 2023Chalmers
Conroy17 to 24 February 2023Keogh
Wong21 to 24 February 2023Gallagher
Wong27 February to 4 March 2023Chalmers
Farrell8 to 12 March 2023Rishworth
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Health and Aged Care

MinisterDatesActing minister
Wells28 December 2022 to 2 January 2023Butler
Butler5 to 13 January 2023Wells
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Home Affairs

MinisterDatesActing minister
O'Neil24 December 2022 to 13 January 2023Dreyfus
Giles27 December 2022 to 15 January 2023Watt  (27 December 2022 to 11 January 2023)  
Dreyfus (12 to 13 January 2023)  
O'Neil (14 to 15 January 2023)
Watt16 to 23 January 2023C King
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Industry, Science and Resources

MinisterDatesActing minister
Husic28 December 2022 to 11 January 2023Bowen
M King18 January to 1 February 2023C King
Husic25 January to 2 February 2023Clare
M King8 to 12 March 2023C King
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Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts

MinisterDatesActing minister
Rowland2 January 2023 to 15 January 2023Dreyfus
C King28 December 2022 to 8 January 2023M King
Burke13 to 23 January 2023O'Connor
McBain16 to 22 January 2023C King
M King18 January to 1 February 2023C King
M King8 to 12 March 2023C King
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 Prime Minister and Cabinet

MinisterDatesActing minister
Burney2 to 15 January 2023Dreyfus
Gallagher2 to 15 January 2023Chalmers (A/g Minister for Finance and A/g Minister for the Public Service)  
Aly (A/g Minister for Women)
Albanese12 to 13 January 2023Chalmers
Albanese8 to 15 March 2023Marles
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Social Services

MinisterDatesActing minister
Shorten1 to 4 January 2023Collins
Rishworth5 to 19 January 2023Farrell (5 to 15 January 2023)  
Burney (16 to 19 January 2023)
Collins9 to 20 January 2023C King
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Treasury

MinisterDatesActing minister
Chalmers16 December 2022 to 1 January 2023Gallagher
Jones24 December 2022 to 15 January 2023Gallagher (24 December 2022 to 1 January 2023)  
Chalmers (2 to 15 January 2023)
Collins9 to 20 January 2023C King
Chalmers23 to 26 February 2023Gallagher
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Veterans' Affairs (Defence portfolio)

MinisterDatesActing minister
Keogh1 to 8 January 2023Conroy
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