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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- Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
- Attorney-General's
- Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
- Defence
- Education
- Employment and Workplace Relations
- Finance
- Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Health and Aged Care
- Home Affairs
- Industry, Science and Resources
- Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
- Prime Minister and Cabinet
- Social Services
- Treasury
- Veterans' Affairs (Defence portfolio)
- Note
Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
| Minister | Start date | End date | Acting Minister |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watt | 16-Dec | 19-Dec | M King |
Attorney-General's
| Minister | Start date | End date | Acting Minister |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dreyfus | 1-Nov | 5-Nov | Gallagher |
| Dreyfus | 6-Nov | 12-Nov | Rowland |
Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
| Minister | Start date | End date | Acting Minister |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen | 6-Dec | 14-Dec | Plibersek |
| Plibersek | 25-Dec | 21-Jan | Watt (25 Dec to 9 Jan) Bowen (10 to 21 Jan) |
| Bowen | 28-Dec | 9-Jan | Watt |
Defence
| Minister | Start date | End date | Acting Minister |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marles | 17-Oct | 21-Oct | O'Connor |
| Conroy | 25-Oct | 29-Oct | Giles |
| Marles | 30-Oct | 5-Nov | O'Connor |
| O'Neil | 3-Nov | 7-Nov | Giles |
| Keogh | 7-Nov | 14-Nov | O'Neil |
| Conroy | 7-Nov | 11-Nov | Giles |
| Conroy | 13-Nov | 17-Nov | Giles |
| Marles | 16-Nov | 18-Nov | O'Connor |
| Marles | 30-Nov | 2-Dec | O'Connor |
| Marles | 4-Dec | 6-Dec | O'Connor |
| Conroy | 9-Dec | 17-Dec | O'Connor |
| Conroy | 25-Dec | 14-Jan | Giles |
| O'Neil | 25-Dec | 22-Jan | Giles |
Education
| Minister | Start date | End date | Acting Minister |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clare | 5-Nov | 10-Nov | O'Connor |
| Clare | 26-Nov | 27-Nov | O'Connor |
| Clare | 25-Dec | 12-Jan | Rowland |
| Aly | 26-Dec | 8-Jan | Rowland |
Employment and Workplace Relations
| Minister | Start date | End date | Acting Minister |
|---|---|---|---|
| O'Connor | 27-Sep | 1-Oct | Watt |
| O'Connor | 23-Dec | 31-Dec | Burke |
Finance
| Minister | Start date | End date | Acting Minister |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farrell | 27-Oct | 31-Oct | Rishworth |
| Farrell | 3-Nov | 6-Nov | Rishworth |
Foreign Affairs and Trade
| Minister | Start date | End date | Acting Minister |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conroy | 25-Oct | 29-Oct | Giles |
| Farrell | 27-Oct | 31-Oct | Rishworth |
| Farrell | 3-Nov | 6-Nov | Rishworth |
| Wong | 5-Nov | 8-Nov | Chalmers |
| Conroy | 7-Nov | 11-Nov | Giles |
| Conroy | 13-Nov | 17-Nov | Giles |
| Wong | 19-Nov | 22-Nov | Watt |
| Conroy | 9-Dec | 17-Dec | O'Connor |
| Wong | 17-Dec | 7-Jan | Dreyfus |
| Conroy | 25-Dec | 14-Jan | Giles |
Health and Aged Care
| Minister | Start date | End date | Acting Minister |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wells | 3-Oct | 6-Oct | Butler |
| Wells | 18-Dec | 29-Dec | Butler |
Home Affairs
| Minister | Start date | End date | Acting Minister |
|---|---|---|---|
| Giles | 7-Oct | 14-Oct | O'Neil |
| O'Neil | 3-Dec | 7-Dec | Giles |
| Watt | 16-Dec | 19-Dec | M King |
| O'Neil | 25-Dec | 22-Jan | Giles |
Industry, Science and Resources
| Minister | Start date | End date | Acting Minister |
|---|---|---|---|
| M King | 22-Oct | 28-Oct | Watt |
| Husic | 30-Oct | 5-Nov | Bowen |
| Husic | 22-Nov | 25-Nov | Bowen |
| Husic | 25-Dec | 9-Jan | Burke (25 Dec to 5 Jan) Gallagher (6 to 7 Jan) Farrell (8 to 9 Jan) |
Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
| Minister | Start date | End date | Acting Minister |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rowland | 25-Sept | 6-Oct | Dreyfus |
| M King | 22-Oct | 28-Oct | Watt |
| McBain | 15-Dec | 21-Jan | M King (15 Dec to 7 Jan) C King (8 to 21 Jan) |
| C King | 27-Dec | 7-Jan | Gallagher |
Prime Minister and Cabinet
| Minister | Start date | End date | Acting Minister |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albanese | 22-Oct | 28-Oct | Marles |
| Dreyfus | 1-Nov | 5-Nov | Gallagher |
| Albanese | 4-Nov | 10-Nov | Chalmers (4 to 5 Nov) Marles (5 to 10 Nov) |
| Dreyfus | 6-Nov | 12-Nov | Rowland |
| Albanese | 15-Nov | 19-Nov | Marles (15 to 17 Nov) Wong (17 to 18 Nov) Marles (18 to 19 Nov) |
| Burney | 5-Dec | 7-Jan | Clare (5 to 24 Dec) Dreyfus (25 Dec to 7 Jan) |
| Albanese | 10-Dec | 14-Dec | Marles |
Social Services
| Minister | Start date | End date | Acting Minister |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rishworth | 18-Dec | 14-Jan | Collins (18 to 23 Dec) M King (24 Dec to 7 Jan) Collins (8 to 14 Jan) |
| Shorten | 6-Nov | 12-Nov | Rishworth |
Treasury
| Minister | Start date | End date | Acting Minister |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chalmers | 11-Nov | 15-Nov | Gallagher |
| Chalmers | 16-Dec | 7-Jan | Gallagher |
| Jones | 25-Dec | 12-Jan | Collins |
Veterans' Affairs (Defence portfolio)
| Minister | Start date | End date | Acting Minister |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keogh | 7-Nov | 14-Nov | O'Neil |
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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