Acting minister arrangements: 1 October to 31 December 2023

Version 14 May 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)
  17. Note
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Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Watt16 December19 DecemberM King
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Attorney-General's

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Dreyfus1 November5 NovemberGallagher
Dreyfus6 November12 NovemberRowland
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Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Bowen6 December14 DecemberPlibersek
Plibersek25 December21 JanuaryWatt (25 December to 9 January)
Bowen (10 to 21 January)
Bowen28 December9 JanuaryWatt
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Defence

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Marles17 October21 OctoberO'Connor
Conroy25 October29 OctoberGiles
Marles30 October5 NovemberO'Connor
O'Neil3 November7 NovemberGiles
Keogh7 November14 NovemberO'Neil
Conroy7 November11 NovemberGiles
Conroy13 November17 NovemberGiles
Marles16 November18 NovemberO'Connor
Marles30 November2 DecemberO'Connor
Marles4 December6 DecemberO'Connor
Conroy9 December17 DecemberO'Connor
Conroy25 December14 JanuaryGiles
O'Neil25 December22 JanuaryGiles
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Education

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Clare5 November10 NovemberO'Connor
Clare26 November27 NovemberO'Connor
Clare25 December12 JanuaryRowland
Aly26 December8 JanuaryRowland
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Employment and Workplace Relations

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
O'Connor27 September1 OctoberWatt
O'Connor23 December31 DecemberBurke
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Finance

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Farrell27 October31 OctoberRishworth
Farrell3 November6 NovemberRishworth
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Foreign Affairs and Trade

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Conroy25 October29 OctoberGiles
Farrell27 October31 OctoberRishworth
Farrell3 November6 NovemberRishworth
Wong5 November8 NovemberChalmers
Conroy7 November11 NovemberGiles
Conroy13 November17 NovemberGiles
Wong19 November22 NovemberWatt
Conroy9 December17 DecemberO'Connor
Wong17 December7 JanuaryDreyfus
Conroy25 December14 JanuaryGiles
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Health and Aged Care

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Wells3 October6 OctoberButler
Wells18 December29 DecemberButler
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Home Affairs

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Giles7 October14 OctoberO'Neil
O'Neil3 December7 DecemberGiles
Watt16 December19 DecemberM King
O'Neil25 December22 JanuaryGiles
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Industry, Science and Resources

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
M King22 October28 OctoberWatt
Husic30 October5 NovemberBowen
Husic22 November25 NovemberBowen
Husic25 December9 JanuaryBurke (25 December to 5 January)
Gallagher (6 to 7 January)
Farrell (8 to 9 January)
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Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Rowland25 September6 OctoberDreyfus
M King22 October28 OctoberWatt
McBain15 December21 JanuaryM King (15 December to 7 January)
C King (8 to 21 January)
C King27 December7 JanuaryGallagher
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Prime Minister and Cabinet

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Albanese22 October28 OctoberMarles
Dreyfus1 November5 NovemberGallagher
Albanese4 November10 NovemberChalmers (4 to 5 November)
Marles (5 to 10 November)
Dreyfus6 November12 NovemberRowland
Albanese15 November19 NovemberMarles (15 to 17 November)
Wong (17 to 18 November)
Marles (18 to 19 November)
Burney5 December7 JanuaryClare (5 to 24 December)
Dreyfus (25 December to 7 January)
Albanese10 December14 DecemberMarles
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Social Services

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Rishworth18 December14 JanuaryCollins (18 to 23 December)
M King (24 December to 7 January)
Collins (8 to 14 January)
Shorten6 November12 NovemberRishworth
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Treasury

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Chalmers11 November15 NovemberGallagher
Chalmers16 December7 JanuaryGallagher
Jones25 December12 JanuaryCollins
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Veterans' Affairs (Defence portfolio)

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Keogh7 November14 NovemberO'Neil
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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.

This version updates entries for acting arrangements for the Prime Minister to include the Treasurer acting on 4 and 5 November, Minister Wong acting on 17 and 18 November, and the Deputy Prime Minister acting from 10-14 December which were originally omitted in error. It also removes a previously reported acting arrangements for Minister Giles from 11-17 December which was proposed for a period of international travel, however the travel did not proceed.

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