Acting minister arrangements: 29 July to 30 September 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
Collins24 August6 September

Leigh (Minister for Small Business)  

Chisholm (Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry)

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Attorney-General’s

Nil.

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Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Bowen30 September7 OctoberPlibersek 
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Defence

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Burke29 July31 JulyMarles
Marles4 August10 AugustConroy
Conroy25 August30 AugustRowland
Marles28 August31 AugustFarrell
Keogh13 September14 SeptemberConroy
Conroy18 September20 SeptemberBowen
Marles18 September19 SeptemberFarrell
Marles24 September28 SeptemberConroy
Keogh28 September3 OctoberConroy
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Education

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Aly30 September4 OctoberClare
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Employment and Workplace Relations

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Watt20 September29 SeptemberBurke
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Finance

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Farrell4 July2 AugustM King
Farrell18 August24 AugustRishworth
Farrell20 September23 SeptemberRishworth
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Foreign Affairs and Trade

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Farrell4 July2 AugustM King
Wong26 July31 July

Chalmers (26 to 30 July) 

Watt (31 July)

Wong4 August9 AugustGallagher
Farrell18 August24 AugustRishworth
Conroy25 August30 AugustRowland
Wong6 September8 SeptemberGallagher
Conroy18 September20 SeptemberBowen
Farrell20 September23 SeptemberRishworth
Wong22 September30 SeptemberDreyfus
Wong30 September5 OctoberChalmers
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Health and Aged Care

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Wells15 July29 JulyC King
Wells25 August1 SeptemberButler
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Home Affairs

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Burke29 July31 JulyMarles
McAllister28 September7 OctoberMcBain
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Industry, Science and Resources

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
M King7 August10 AugustRishworth
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Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Burke29 July31 JulyMarles
M King7 August10 AugustRishworth
McAllister28 September7 OctoberMcBain
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Prime Minister and Cabinet 

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Albanese27 August29 August

Marles (27 to 28 August)

Wong (28 to 29 August) 

Albanese19 September23 September

Wong (19 September) 

Marles (19 to 23 September) 

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Social Services

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Shorten23 August23 AugustO’Neil 
O’Neil29 August30 AugustShorten
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Treasury

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Chalmers31 July2 AugustGallagher
Collins24 August6 September

Leigh (Minister for Small Business) 

Chisholm (Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry) 

O’Neil29 August30 AugustShorten
Chalmers25 September28 SeptemberGallagher
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Veterans’ Affairs (Defence portfolio)

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Keogh13 September14 SeptemberConroy
Keogh28 September3 OctoberConroy

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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