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Government of Western Australia

Australian state government

Field	Value
government_name	Government of Western Australia
government_form	State Government
image	Government of Western Australia logo.svg
alt	Logo of the Western Australian Government and its agencies
image2	Western Australian Coat of Arms.svg
image_size2	170px
alt2	Coat of arms of the State of Western Australia
caption	The corporate logo (top) and state coat of arms (bottom)
date	{{Idp
* {{start date and age	1890	10	21	df	yes}} as a colonial government
* {{start date and age	1901	01	01	df	yes}} as an Australian state}}
document	Constitution of Western Australia
division	Western Australia
country	Australia
url
branch1	Crown
branch1_label1	Head of state
branch1_data1	Charles III
branch1_label2	Vice-regal representative
branch1_data2	Governor Chris Dawson
branch1_label3	Seat
branch1_data3	Government House
legislature	Parliament of Western Australia, comprising:
meeting_place	Parliament House
leader_type	Head of government
leader_title	Premier Roger Cook
main_body	Western Australian Ministry
appointed	Governor on behalf of the King
headquarters	Dumas House
main_organ	Executive Council
departments	Approximately 130 agencies and authorities
court	Supreme Court
seat	David Malcolm Justice Centre
image_size	150px

as a colonial government
as an Australian state}}

The Government of Western Australia, also known as the WA Government, is the executive branch of government for the Australian state of Western Australia. It comprises the State Cabinet, Executive Council and the public sector. The WA Government includes approximately 130 agencies and authorities delivering frontline and support services, employs approximately 240,000 people and had an expected operating expenditure of in the 202425 financial year.

The state's founding constitution was enacted in 1890, with the state being a democratic constitutional monarchy. Since federation in 1901, Western Australia has been a constituent state of the Commonwealth of Australia, and the Commonwealth Constitution regulates its relationship with the Australian Government. The legislative branch takes the form of the bicameral Parliament of Western Australia, comprising the Legislative Assembly (lower house), Legislative Council (upper house), and the monarch of Australia represented through the Governor. The judicial branch comprises the Supreme Court of Western Australia and the lower courts.

History

Executive and judicial powers

Western Australia is governed according to the principles of the Westminster system, a form of parliamentary government based on the model of the United Kingdom. Legislative power rests with the Parliament of Western Australia, which consists of King Charles III, represented by the Governor of Western Australia, and the two Houses, the Western Australian Legislative Council (the upper house) and the Western Australian Legislative Assembly (the lower house). Executive power rests formally with the Executive Council, which consists of all ministers and is presided over by the governor.

The Governor, as representative of the Crown, is the formal repository of power, which is exercised by him or her on the advice of the Premier of Western Australia and the Cabinet. The Premier and Ministers are appointed by the Governor, and hold office by virtue of their ability to command the support of a majority of members of the Legislative Assembly. Judicial power is exercised by the Supreme Court of Western Australia and a system of subordinate courts, but the High Court of Australia and other federal courts have overriding jurisdiction on matters which fall under the ambit of the Australian Constitution.

Ministries

Main article: Cook ministry (Western Australia)

, the following individuals serve as government ministers, at the pleasure of the King, represented by the Governor of Western Australia. All ministers and are members of the Parliament of Western Australia.

Current composition

Office	Minister	Image
	Roger Cook MLA	[[File:3_Feb_15_FREO_FSH_gnangarra-123.jpg	198x198px]]
	Rita Saffioti MLA
	Stephen Dawson MLC	[[File:Stephen_Dawson.jpg	191x191px]]
	Jackie Jarvis MLC
	Paul Papalia MLA
	Tony Buti MLA	[[File:Tony_Buti.jpg	204x204px]]
	Simone McGurk MLA	[[File:3_Feb_15_FREO_FSH_gnangarra-120.jpg	150x150px]]
	Amber-Jade Sanderson MLA
	John Carey MLA	[[File:John_Carey_MLA_speaking_at_Transition_Town_Vincent_September_2017_cropped.jpg	150x150px]]
	Don Punch MLA
	Reece Whitby MLA
	Sabine Winton MLA	[[File:Sabine Winton MLA at Lake Joondalup.jpg	alt=Sabine Winton MLA	frameless	157x157px]]
	David Michael MLA
	Hannah Beazley MLA
Minister for Child Protection
Jessica Stojkovski MLA
	Matthew Swinbourn MLC	[[File:Portrait of Matthew Swinbourn at Serpentine National Park.jpg	frameless	190x190px]]
	Meredith Hammat MLA	[[File:210325 Meredith Hammat white BG.jpg	frameless	192x192px]]
	Daniel Pastorelli MLA

References

(2023-12-28). "Find Us". Supreme Court of Western Australia.
(10 December 2021). "About WA Government".
(18 September 2024). "State of the Western Australian Government Sector Workforce Report 2023{{ndash}}24".
(9 May 2024). "2024{{ndash}}25 Budget - Economic and Fiscal Outlook. Budget Paper 3.".
(4 February 2021). "FINAL – Executive Council Guidelines – Feb 2022". Government of Western Australia.
"Premier announces new WA Labor Government Ministry portfolios {{!}} Western Australian Government".

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