Changes to departments of government
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The Premier is responsible for determining departmental functions and responsibilities.
Under Chapter 6, part 2 of the Public Sector Act 2022, departments of government are declared by the Governor in Council by gazette notice. The Governor in Council may also, by gazette notice, establish, amalgamate, add, divide, name, rename or abolish a department or other government entity.
A Departmental Arrangements Notice (DAN) is prepared to declare departments of government, or to establish, amalgamate, add, divide, name, rename or abolish a department or other government entity. DANs are prepared on the Premier’s instructions following a state general election.
In addition, amendments to departmental arrangements are made from time to time with the approval of the Premier. When not initiated by the Premier, changes to departmental arrangements may arise at the written request of a Minister or Ministers, or as a result of a Cabinet or Cabinet Budget Review Committee (CBRC) decision.
A DAN is prepared by the Public Sector Commission and certified by Crown Law. Once declared by the Governor in Council, the DAN is published in the Queensland Government Gazette.
Further information on this process is provided in the Executive Council Handbook.
Latest Departmental Arrangements Notice
Previous Departmental Arrangements Notices
- Departmental Arrangements Notice (No.1) 2026 (PDF, 51.1 KB)
- Departmental Arrangements Notice (No.4) 2025 (PDF, 49.6 KB)
- Departmental Arrangements Notice (No.3) 2025 (PDF, 49.6 KB)
- Departmental Arrangements Notice (No.2) 2025 (PDF, 45.5 KB)
- Departmental Arrangements Notice (No.1) 2025 (PDF, 48.5 KB)
- Departmental Arrangements Notice (No.10) 2024 (PDF, 1.8 MB)
- Departmental Arrangements Notice (No.9) 2024 (PDF, 2.8 MB)
Declared Departments of Government
| Department | Chief Executive title |
|---|---|
Department of Customer Services, Open Data and Small and Family Business | Director-General, Department of Customer Services, Open Data and Small and Family Business |
Department of Education | Director-General, Department of Education |
Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation | Director-General, Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation |
Department of Families, Seniors, Disability Services and Child Safety | Director-General, Department of Families, Seniors, Disability Services and Child Safety |
Department of Housing and Public Works | Director-General, Department of Housing and Public Works |
Department of Justice | Director-General, Department of Justice |
Department of Local Government, Water and Volunteers | Director-General, Department of Local Government, Water and Volunteers |
Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Manufacturing and Regional and Rural Development | Director-General, Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Manufacturing and Regional and Rural Development |
Department of the Premier and Cabinet | Director-General, Department of the Premier and Cabinet |
Department of Primary Industries | Director-General, Department of Primary Industries |
Queensland Corrective Services | Commissioner, Queensland Corrective Services |
Queensland Fire Department | Commissioner, Queensland Fire and Rescue and Rural Fire Service Queensland (Declared) |
Queensland Health | Director-General, Queensland Health |
Queensland Police Service | Commissioner of the Police Service (Declared) |
Queensland Treasury | Under Treasurer, Queensland Treasury |
Department of Sport, Racing and Olympic and Paralympic Games | Director-General, Department of Sport, Racing and Olympic and Paralympic Games |
Department of State Development, Infrastructure and Planning | Director-General, Department of State Development, Infrastructure and Planning |
Department of Trade, Employment and Training | Director-General, Department of Trade, Employment and Training |
Department of Transport and Main Roads | Director-General, Department of Transport and Main Roads |
Department of Women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships and Multiculturalism | Director-General, Department of Women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships and Multiculturalism |
Department of Youth Justice and Victim Support | Director-General, Department of Youth Justice and Victim Support |
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.
More information
- Find out more about Machinery of Government changes.
- Last updated:
- 28 February 2025