Our legislation

The responsibilities of ministers and their portfolios are set out in Administrative Arrangements Orders. For each Minister, they detail the principal responsibilities, the Acts they administer, and the departments, agencies and office holders responsible for them.

The Administrative Arrangements Order is published online and in the Queensland Government Gazette.

Read the latest Administrative Arrangement Order and Amendment Order

Public Sector Ethics Act 1994

All departmental employees are required to comply with the public sector ethics principle (the principles) set out in the Public Sector Ethics Act 1994. This is achieved through department-wide implementation of the Code of Conduct for the Queensland Public Service.

Impact Analysis Statement

Under the Queensland Government Better regulation policy (the policy) agencies are required to publish impact analysis statements (the statements) for regulatory proposals following final approval by the relevant decision-making body. The policy outlines the Queensland Government requirements for the development and review of regulations and a statement is an assessment of a regulatory proposal under the policy.

Approved impact analysis statements

• Sunset Review of TAFEQ Queensland Regulation 2013 Impact Analysis Statement (PDF, 1MB)
• Sunset Review of the Further Education and Training Regulation 2014 Impact Analysis Statement (PDF, 2MB)