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The below tables are a summary that only refers to changes affecting departments of government as government entities and does not attempt to explain the legislative changes within the Administration Arrangements Order (No. 2) 2024. This is current as at 1 November 2024.

The Public Service Departmental Arrangements Notice (No. 9 and No. 10) 2024 (PDF, 191.2 KB) is made under the Public Sector Act 2022.

Declared Departments of Government1 November 2024 – Alphabetical
 Changes
1 Department of Customer Services, Open Data and Small and Family Business Newly created department

Added:

  • Queensland Customer and Digital Group
  • small business
  • Corporate Services Division *
2 Department of Education Added:
  • Arts Queensland
3 Department of Energy and Climate Removed:
  • Energy and Climate
  • Queensland Government Procurement Abolished
  • Corporate Services Division *

Abolished

4 Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation

Renamed from Department of Environment, Science and Innovation

Added:

  • Tourism
5 Department of Families, Seniors, Disability Services and Child Safety

Renamed from Department of Child Safety, Seniors and Disability Services

Removed

  • Multicultural Affairs *

Added:

  • women's safety and violence prevention
  • community services
6 Department of Housing and Public Works

Renamed from Department of Housing, Local Government, Planning and Public Works

Added:

  • Youth
  • Queensland Government Procurement
  • Office of the Night Life Economy Commissioner

Removed:

  • Local Government
  • Planning
7 Department of Justice Renamed from Department of Justice and Attorney-General

Added:

  • Queensland State Archives

Removed:

  • women's safety and violence prevention
  • Victim Assist Queensland
8 Department of Local Government, Water and Volunteers

Renamed from Department of Regional Development, Manufacturing and Water

Added:

  • Local Government
  • volunteering
  • community recovery

Removed:

  • Regional Development
  • Manufacturing
9 Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Manufacturing and Regional and Rural Development

Renamed from Department of Resources

Added:

  • Regional Development
  • Manufacturing
  • train manufacturing
10 Department of the Premier and Cabinet Added:
  • Office for Veterans

Removed:

  • Office of First Nations Engagement and Innovation
11 Department of Primary Industries Renamed from Department of Agriculture and Fisheries
12 Queensland Corrective Services No change
13 Queensland Fire Department No change
14 Queensland Health Removed:
  • women
15 Queensland Police Service No change
16 Queensland Treasury Added:
  • Energy and Climate
17 Department of Sport, Racing and Olympic and Paralympic Games

Renamed from Department of Tourism and Sport

Added:

  • Office of Racing
  • Office for Olympic and Paralympic Games

Removed:

  • Tourism
18 Department of State Development, Infrastructure and Planning

Renamed from Department of State Development and Infrastructure

Added:

  • Planning

Removed:

  • Office of Racing
  • Office for Olympic and Paralympic Games
19 Department of Trade, Employment and Training

Renamed from Department of Employment, Small Business and Training

Removed:

  • Office of the Night Life Economy Commissioner
  • small business
20 Department of Transport and Main Roads Removed:
  • Queensland Customer and Digital Group
  • train manufacturing
21 Department of Women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships and Multiculturalism

Renamed from Department of Treaty, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships, Communities and the Arts

Added:

  • women
  • Office of First Nations Engagement and Innovation
  • Multicultural Affairs *

Removed:

  • Office for Veterans
  • Queensland State Archives
  • Arts Queensland
  • Youth
  • volunteering
  • community services
  • community recovery
22 Department of Youth Justice and Victim Support Renamed from Department of Youth Justice

Added:

  • Victim Assist Queensland

*Approved in Public Service Departmental Arrangements Notice (No.10) 2024 with retrospective effect from 1 November 2024

Declared Departments of Government 21 November 2024 – Alphabetical
 Changes
1 Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation Removed:
  • fish habitat area policy
2 Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Manufacturing and Regional and Rural Development Removed:
  • train manufacturing
3 Department of Primary Industries Added –
  • fish habitat area policy
4 Queensland Treasury Removed:
  • Major Projects Development
5 Department of Sport, Racing and Olympic and Paralympic Games Removed:
  • Olympic and Paralympic Games infrastructure
6 Department of State Development, Infrastructure and Planning Added –
  • Major Projects Development
  • Olympic and Paralympic Games infrastructure
7 Department of Transport and Main Roads Added –
  • train manufacturing

Note on corporate and executive services

With the movement of nominated “significant” functions from one department to another, there will also be associated corporate and executive services resources moving to the new department. These resources (e.g. staff, budget and assets) would be negotiated and agreed to between the respective CEOs and the Public Sector Governance Council.

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Last updated:
28 February 2025