The Cabinet of Tasmania is the senior decision-making and executive body within the Tasmanian Government. The Cabinet is a body within the Executive Council of Tasmania, which exists to advise the governor of Tasmania on the matters of government. Decisions made by Cabinet do not have legal effect on their own, and must be approved by the governor in a meeting of the Executive Council, of which all cabinet ministers are members and the governor presides. However, under the conventions of responsible government, the governor generally rubber stamps all decisions of the Cabinet with little debate.https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/legal-affairs/gg-more-than-a-rubber-stamp-in-the-wings/news-story/5543a224d8ee914d42934a571efc3ef6 The premier of Tasmania appoints members of the Cabinet from the membership of both houses of the Parliament of Tasmania, who are sworn in by the governor. The premier presides over the Cabinet, with the entirety of a premier's ministry having the ability to contribute in debate, and decisions taken collectively. Members of Cabinet are bound by the convention of collective responsibility, forbidding cabinet ministers from speaking negatively about decisions made by Cabinet in quorum, even if a minister disagrees with the policy.
Cabinet minutes (meetings) are confidential, and therefore ministers are forbidden from
speaking of deliberations to be brought to a future cabinet meeting, or speaking of the agenda of a cabinet meeting during said deliberations. Ministers are also not permitted to speak of policy outside of their portfolio area, unless the premier has granted prior approval.
The Cabinet may be composed of ministers, assistant ministers, and parliamentary secretaries. Higher-ups in the public service are also occasionally requested to attend. Under Section 22 of the Tasmanian Constitution, it is unconstitutional for a person to serve in the Cabinet whilst not a member of parliament.
The current cabinet of Tasmania is the Third Rockliff ministry
Current cabinet
Prior Cabinets
Bartlett ministry (2008–11) Giddings ministry (2011–14) Hodgman ministry (2014–20) First Gutwein ministry (2020–21) Second Gutwein ministry (2021-22) First Rockliff ministry (2022-24) Second Rockliff ministry (2024-25)
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