Acting minister arrangements: 1 April to 30 June 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
Watt29 March12 AprilC King
Watt18 June20 JuneC King
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Attorney-General’s

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Dreyfus17 June20 JuneRowland
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Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Bowen13 April18 AprilPlibersek
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Defence

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
O’Neil3 April4 AprilChalmers
Conroy7 April13 AprilKeogh (7 to 10 April)
Jones (11 to 13 April)
Marles10 April15 AprilO’Connor
Keogh11 April14 AprilO’Connor
Keogh20 April30 AprilConroy (20 to 29 April)
Thistlethwaite (30 April)
Marles22 April29 AprilBowen (22 to 26 April)
O’Connor (26 to 29 April)
Conroy30 April1 MayGiles
Marles1 May5 MayO’Connor
O’Neil6 May8 MayDreyfus
Marles20 May21 MayO’Connor
Marles30 May3 JuneO’Connor
O’Neil18 June20 JuneChalmers
Conroy18 June20 JuneKeogh
Marles19 June20 JuneO’Connor
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Education

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Aly12 April21 AprilClare
Clare22 April25 AprilRishworth
Aly9 June13 JuneClare
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Employment and Workplace Relations

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Burke1 April19 AprilO’Connor (1 to 6 April)
Clare (7 to 12 April)
O’Connor (13 to 19 April)
O’Connor20 April24 AprilBurke
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Finance

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Farrell5 June7 JuneRishworth
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Foreign Affairs and Trade

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Conroy7 April13 AprilKeogh (7 to 10 April)
Jones (11 to 13 April)
Wong13 April21 AprilGallagher
Conroy30 April1 MayGiles
Wong8 May9 MayDreyfus
Wong20 May24 MayWatt
Wong5 June6 JuneDreyfus
Farrell5 June7 JuneRishworth
Wong18 June20 JuneChalmers
Conroy18 June20 JuneKeogh
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Health and Aged Care

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Butler25 May31 MayWells
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Home Affairs

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Watt29 March12 AprilC King
O’Neil3 April4 AprilChalmers
O’Neil6 May8 MayDreyfus
O’Neil18 June20 JuneChalmers
Watt18 June20 JuneC King
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Industry, Science and Resources

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Husic30 May6 JuneBowen
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Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Burke1 April19 AprilO’Connor (1 to 6 April)
Clare (7 to 12 April)
O’Connor (13 to 19 April)
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Prime Minister and Cabinet

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Albanese22 April25 AprilWong
Dreyfus17 June20 JuneRowland
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Social Services

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Shorten2 April7 AprilRishworth
Rishworth7 June15 JuneClare
Shorten8 June18 JuneCollins
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Treasury

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Jones22 March2 AprilChalmers
Chalmers17 April21 AprilGallagher
Jones10 June13 JuneLeigh
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Veterans’ Affairs (Defence portfolio)

MinisterStart dateEnd dateActing Minister
Keogh11 April14 AprilO’Connor
Keogh20 April30 AprilConroy (20 to 29 April)
Thistlethwaite (30 April)

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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