Authorisation of ministers to exercise powers of Prime Minister: 7 July 2022

Prime Minister the Hon Anthony Albanese MP has made a standing authorisation for other ministers to act in his absence.

AUTHORISATION OF MINISTERS TO EXERCISE POWERS OF PRIME MINISTER

I, THE HONOURABLE ANTHONY NORMAN ALBANESE MP, Prime Minister, acting in accordance with sections 19 and 34AAB of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901, and all other powers thereunto enabling, as the case requires, hereby authorise:

  1. the Honourable Richard Donald Marles MP, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Employment; or
  2. if he is unavailable for any reason, Senator the Honourable Penelope Ying-Yen Wong, Minister for Foreign Affairs; or
  3. if she is unavailable for any reason, the Honourable Dr James Edward Chalmers MP, Treasurer; or
  4. if he is unavailable for any reason, Senator the Honourable Katherine Ruth Gallagher, Minister for Finance, Minister for the Public Service and Minister for Women; or
  5. if she is unavailable for any reason, Senator the Honourable Donald Edward Farrell, Special Minister of State and Minister for Trade and Tourism

to exercise on my behalf all my powers and functions, including powers and functions conferred on me by any law of the Commonwealth, in the event of my absence from duty or from Australia or my inability for any other reason to exercise those powers and functions.

Dated: 7 July 2022

[Signature of Anthony Albanese]

Anthony Albanese 
Prime Minister