Acting minister arrangements: 1 July to 30 September 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. Attorney-General’s
  3. Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
  4. Defence
  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

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Watt16 September24 SeptemberO'Connor
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Attorney-General’s

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Dreyfus16 July21 JulyRowland
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Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Plibersek5 July14 JulyBowen
Bowen19 July30 JulyPlibersek
Bowen20 August23 AugustPlibersek
Plibersek7 September9 SeptemberBowen
Bowen25 September29 SeptemberPlibersek
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Defence

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Keogh30 June9 JulyO'Neil
Conroy3 July5 JulyGiles
Marles3 July9 JulyO'Connor
Conroy18 July20 JulyKeogh
Conroy24 July26 JulyGiles
Keogh24 July29 JulyGiles
Marles22 August25 AugustO'Connor
Conroy28 August30 AugustKeogh
Marles29 August29 AugustO'Connor
Marles20 September21 SeptemberO'Connor
Conroy22 September24 SeptemberGiles
Conroy26 September29 SeptemberKeogh
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Employment and Workplace Relations

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
O'Connor19 July22 JulyBurke
Burke21 September29 SeptemberButler
O’Connor27 September1 OctoberWatt
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Finance

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Farrell29 June29 JulyRishworth
Gallagher10 July14 JulyChalmers (A/g Minister for Finance and A/g Minister for the Public Service)
C King (A/g Minister for Women)
Gallagher30 August1 SeptemberChalmers (A/g Minister for Finance and A/g Minister for the Public Service)
C King (A/g Minister for Women)
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Foreign Affairs and Trade

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Farrell29 June29 JulyRishworth
Conroy3 July5 JulyGiles
Wong7 July7 JulyO'Neil
Wong11 July15 JulyChalmers
Conroy18 July20 JulyKeogh
Conroy24 July26 JulyGiles
Wong21 August24 AugustGallagher
Conroy28 August30 AugustKeogh
Wong5 September8 SeptemberChalmers
Wong13 September15 SeptemberChalmers
Wong18 September25 SeptemberChalmers
Conroy22 September24 SeptemberGiles
Conroy26 September29 SeptemberKeogh
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Health and Aged Care

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Butler3 July14 JulyWells
Butler17 August23 AugustWells
Wells16 September26 SeptemberButler
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Home Affairs

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Watt16 September24 SeptemberO'Connor


 

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Industry, Science and Resources

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Husic6 July14 JulyBowen
Husic23 July28 JulyClare
M King23 September30 SeptemberRishworth
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Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
McBain3 July15 JulyC King
C King15 July22 JulyM King
McBain16 July21 JulyM King
Rowland23 August29 AugustDreyfus
C King16 September1 OctoberMcBain
Burke21 September29 SeptemberButler
M King23 September30 SeptemberRishworth
Rowland25 September6 OctoberDreyfus
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Prime Minister and Cabinet

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Albanese9 July13 JulyMarles
Gallagher10 July14 JulyChalmers (A/g Minister for Finance and A/g Minister for the Public Service)
C King (A/g Minister for Women)
Dreyfus16 July21 JulyRowland
Albanese26 July27 JulyMarles
Gallagher30 August1 SeptemberChalmers (A/g Minister for Finance and A/g Minister for the Public Service)
C King (A/g Minister for Women)
Albanese5 September11 SeptemberMarles
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Social Services

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Shorten12 July20 JulyRishworth
Collins17 September29 SeptemberRishworth (17 to 24 Sep)
Watt (25 to 29 Sep)
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Treasury

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Chalmers1 July9 JulyGallagher
Chalmers16 July19 JulyCollins (16 Jul)
Gallagher (17 to 19 Jul)
Jones23 July30 JulyChalmers
Jones8 August10 AugustChalmers
Collins17 September29 SeptemberRishworth (17 to 24 Sep)
Watt (25 to 29 Sep)
Jones19 September28 SeptemberChalmers
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Veterans’ Affairs (Defence portfolio)

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Keogh30 June9 JulyO'Neil
Keogh24 July29 JulyGiles
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