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colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><div style="font-size: 100%; font-weight: bold; text-transform: uppercase; line-height: 110%; color: black;"><a href="/wiki/State_government" title="State government"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239334494">'"`UNIQ--templatestyles-00000003-QINU`"'</style><span class="tmp-color" style="color:black">State government</span></a> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Tasmanian_Government_logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/82/Tasmanian_Government_logo.svg/150px-Tasmanian_Government_logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="140" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/82/Tasmanian_Government_logo.svg/225px-Tasmanian_Government_logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/82/Tasmanian_Government_logo.svg/300px-Tasmanian_Government_logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="327" data-file-height="306" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef">Overview</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Established</th><td class="infobox-data"><div><ul><li>2 December 1856<span class="noprint">; 168 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1856-12-02</span>)</span> as <a href="/wiki/Responsible_government" title="Responsible government">responsible colonial government</a></li><li>1 January 1901<span class="noprint">; 124 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1901-01-01</span>)</span> as an <a href="/wiki/States_and_territories_of_Australia" title="States and territories of Australia">Australian state</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">State</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Flag_of_Tasmania.svg/23px-Flag_of_Tasmania.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Flag_of_Tasmania.svg/35px-Flag_of_Tasmania.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Flag_of_Tasmania.svg/46px-Flag_of_Tasmania.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Tasmania" title="Tasmania">Tasmania</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" 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of Australia">King</a> (<a href="/wiki/Charles_III" title="Charles III">Charles III</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Main organ</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li>Executive Council of Tasmania (<i><a href="/wiki/De_jure" title="De jure">de jure</a></i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rockliff_Ministry" class="mw-redirect" title="Rockliff Ministry">Cabinet of Tasmania</a> (<i><a href="/wiki/De_facto" title="De facto">de facto</a></i>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Ministries</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Tasmanian_government_agencies" title="List of Tasmanian government agencies"> 8 Government Departments</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Responsible to</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Tasmania" title="Parliament of Tasmania">Parliament of Tasmania</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Annual budget</th><td class="infobox-data">$8.7 billion (2023-2024)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data">Executive Building<br />15 Murray Street, <a href="/wiki/Hobart" title="Hobart">Hobart</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://tas.gov.au">tas<wbr />.gov<wbr />.au</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Tasmanian Government</b> is the <a href="/wiki/Executive_branch" class="mw-redirect" title="Executive branch">executive branch</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Australian_state" class="mw-redirect" title="Australian state">Australian state</a> of <a href="/wiki/Tasmania" title="Tasmania">Tasmania</a>. The leader of the party or coalition with the <a href="/wiki/Confidence_and_supply" title="Confidence and supply">confidence</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Tasmanian_House_of_Assembly" title="Tasmanian House of Assembly">House of Assembly</a>, the lower house of the <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Tasmania" title="Parliament of Tasmania">Parliament of Tasmania</a>, is invited by the <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Tasmania" title="Governor of Tasmania">governor of Tasmania</a> to form the executive. The governor appoints the <a href="/wiki/Premier_of_Tasmania" title="Premier of Tasmania">premier of Tasmania</a>. </p><p>Since 8 April 2022, the premier of Tasmania has been <a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Rockliff" title="Jeremy Rockliff">Jeremy Rockliff</a>, leader of the <a href="/wiki/Liberal_Party_of_Australia_(Tasmanian_Division)" class="mw-redirect" title="Liberal Party of Australia (Tasmanian Division)">Liberal Party</a>. The current ministry of Tasmania is the <a href="/wiki/Second_Rockliff_ministry" title="Second Rockliff ministry">Second Rockliff ministry</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Constitutional_framework">Constitutional framework</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tasmanian_Government&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Constitutional framework"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Tasmania is governed according to the principles of the <a href="/wiki/Westminster_system" title="Westminster system">Westminster system</a>, a form of parliamentary <a href="/wiki/Responsible_government" title="Responsible government">responsible government</a> based on the model of the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a>. Legislative power rests with the <a href="/wiki/Bicameralism" title="Bicameralism">bicameral</a> <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Tasmania" title="Parliament of Tasmania">Parliament of Tasmania</a>, which consists of the <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Tasmania" title="Governor of Tasmania">governor of Tasmania</a>, and the two chambers: the <a href="/wiki/Tasmanian_Legislative_Council" title="Tasmanian Legislative Council">Legislative Council</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Tasmanian_House_of_Assembly" title="Tasmanian House of Assembly">House of Assembly</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Executive power rests formally with the <a href="/wiki/Executive_Council_(Commonwealth_countries)" class="mw-redirect" title="Executive Council (Commonwealth countries)">Executive Council</a>, which consists of the governor and senior ministers, and informally called the <a href="/wiki/Cabinet_(government)" title="Cabinet (government)">Cabinet</a>. In practice, executive power is exercised by the <a href="/wiki/Premier_of_Tasmania" title="Premier of Tasmania">premier of Tasmania</a> upon the advice of the Cabinet, who are appointed by the governor, but who hold office by virtue of their ability to command the support of a majority of members of the House of Assembly. </p><p>Judicial power is exercised by the <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Tasmania" title="Supreme Court of Tasmania">Supreme Court of Tasmania</a> and a system of subordinate courts. As with all states, upon <a href="/wiki/Federation_of_Australia" title="Federation of Australia">federation</a>, Tasmania accepted the authority of the federal <a href="/wiki/High_Court_of_Australia" title="High Court of Australia">High Court of Australia</a> to overrule the state judiciary. </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cabinet_of_Tasmania">Cabinet of Tasmania</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tasmanian_Government&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Cabinet of Tasmania"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Cabinet_of_Tasmania" title="Cabinet of Tasmania">Cabinet of Tasmania</a></div><div class="excerpt-block"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1066933788">.mw-parser-output .excerpt-hat .mw-editsection-like{font-style:normal}</style><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable dablink excerpt-hat selfref">This section is an excerpt from <a href="/wiki/Second_Rockliff_ministry#Current_composition" title="Second Rockliff ministry">Second Rockliff ministry § Current composition</a>.<span class="mw-editsection-like plainlinks"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Second_Rockliff_ministry&action=edit">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div><div class="excerpt"> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2">Party </th> <th>Minister </th> <th>Portfolio </th> <th>Minister Since </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#080CAB;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tasmanian_Liberal_Party" title="Tasmanian Liberal Party">Liberal</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Rockliff" title="Jeremy Rockliff">Jeremy Rockliff</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Premier_of_Tasmania" title="Premier of Tasmania">Premier</a><br />Minister for Tourism and Hospitality<br />Minister for Trade and Major Investment </td> <td>11 April 2024 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#080CAB;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tasmanian_Liberal_Party" title="Tasmanian Liberal Party">Liberal</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Guy_Barnett_(Australian_politician)" title="Guy Barnett (Australian politician)">Guy Barnett</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Deputy_Premier_of_Tasmania" title="Deputy Premier of Tasmania">Deputy Premier</a> <p><a href="/wiki/Treasurer_of_Tasmania" title="Treasurer of Tasmania">Treasurer</a> <a href="/wiki/Attorney-General_of_Tasmania" title="Attorney-General of Tasmania">Attorney-General</a> Minister for Justice </p> </td> <td>11 April 2024 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#080CAB;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tasmanian_Liberal_Party" title="Tasmanian Liberal Party">Liberal</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kerry_Vincent_(Australian_politician)" title="Kerry Vincent (Australian politician)">Kerry Vincent</a> </td> <td>Minister for Infrastructure <p>Minister for Local Government </p> </td> <td>11 April 2024 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#080CAB;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tasmanian_Liberal_Party" title="Tasmanian Liberal Party">Liberal</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Felix_Ellis" title="Felix Ellis">Felix Ellis</a> </td> <td>Minister for Housing and Planning and Consumer Affairs<br />Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Management<br />Minister for Skills and Training </td> <td>11 April 2024 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#080CAB;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tasmanian_Liberal_Party" title="Tasmanian Liberal Party">Liberal</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Eric_Abetz" title="Eric Abetz">Eric Abetz</a> </td> <td>Minister for Business, Industry and Resources<br />Minister for Transport<br />Leader of the House </td> <td>11 April 2024 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#080CAB;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tasmanian_Liberal_Party" title="Tasmanian Liberal Party">Liberal</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nick_Duigan_(politician)" title="Nick Duigan (politician)">Nick Duigan</a> </td> <td>Minister for Energy and Renewables<br />Minister for Parks <p>Minister for Sport and Events </p> </td> <td>11 April 2024 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#080CAB;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tasmanian_Liberal_Party" title="Tasmanian Liberal Party">Liberal</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jo_Palmer" title="Jo Palmer">Jo Palmer</a> </td> <td>Minister for Education<br />Minister for Disability Services<br />Minister for Women and the Prevention of Family Violence </td> <td>11 April 2024 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#080CAB;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tasmanian_Liberal_Party" title="Tasmanian Liberal Party">Liberal</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Roger_Jaensch" title="Roger Jaensch">Roger Jaensch</a> </td> <td>Minister for Children and Youth<br />Minister for Community Services<br />Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing <p>Minister for Finance </p> </td> <td>11 April 2024 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#080CAB;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tasmanian_Liberal_Party" title="Tasmanian Liberal Party">Liberal</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jane_Howlett" title="Jane Howlett">Jane Howlett</a> </td> <td>Minister for Primary Industries and Water<br />Minister for Racing <p>Minister for Hospitality and Small Business </p> </td> <td>11 April 2024 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#080CAB;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tasmanian_Liberal_Party" title="Tasmanian Liberal Party">Liberal</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Madeleine_Ogilvie" title="Madeleine Ogilvie">Madeleine Ogilvie</a> </td> <td>Minister for Innovation, Science, and the Digital Economy<br />Minister for Corrections and Rehabilitation<br />Minister for Arts and Heritage<br />Minister for the Environment </td> <td>11 April 2024 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#080CAB;"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#080CAB;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tasmanian_Liberal_Party" title="Tasmanian Liberal Party">Liberal</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jacquie_Petrusma" title="Jacquie Petrusma">Jacquie Petrusma</a> </td> <td>Minister for Health <p>Minister for Aboriginal Affairs </p><p>Minister for Veterans’ Affairs </p> </td> <td>11 April 2024 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#080CAB;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tasmanian_Liberal_Party" title="Tasmanian Liberal 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class="sidebar-title-with-pretitle" style="background:#800000; border: 1px double #8C959A;">Politics of Tasmania</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-image"><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Coat_of_arms_of_Tasmania.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Coat_of_arms_of_Tasmania.svg/110px-Coat_of_arms_of_Tasmania.svg.png" decoding="async" width="110" height="76" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Coat_of_arms_of_Tasmania.svg/165px-Coat_of_arms_of_Tasmania.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Coat_of_arms_of_Tasmania.svg/220px-Coat_of_arms_of_Tasmania.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="3657" data-file-height="2529" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></td></tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading" style="color:#222; text-align:center;"> <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Tasmania" title="Constitution of Tasmania">Constitution</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:center; background:#FFCD00; color:#222;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Monarchy" title="Monarchy"><span style="color:var(--color-base, #101112)">Monarchy</span></a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:center;"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_Australia" title="Monarchy of Australia">Monarch</a></b></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Charles_III" title="Charles III">Charles III</a></li></ul> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Tasmania" title="Governor of Tasmania">Governor</a></b></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Barbara_Baker" title="Barbara Baker">Barbara Baker</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:center; 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Each portfolio is led by a Secretary, who reports to one or more <a href="/wiki/Minister_(government)" title="Minister (government)">government ministers</a>, a member of Parliament. Since reorganisation in 2022<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the departmental structure is the following </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Education_(Tasmania)" class="mw-redirect" title="Department of Education (Tasmania)">Department of Education, Children and Young People</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Health_(Tasmania)" title="Department of Health (Tasmania)">Department of Health</a></li> <li>Department of Justice</li> <li>Department of Police, Fire and Emergency Management</li> <li>Department of Premier and Cabinet</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Natural_Resources_and_Environment_(Tasmania)" class="mw-redirect" title="Department of Natural Resources and Environment (Tasmania)">Department of Natural Resources and Environment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_State_Growth_(Tasmania)" class="mw-redirect" title="Department of State Growth (Tasmania)">Department of State Growth</a></li> <li>Department of Treasury and Finance</li></ul> <p>A range of other agencies support the functions of these departments. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="State-owned_enterprises">State-owned enterprises</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tasmanian_Government&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: State-owned enterprises"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Government of Tasmania also owns and operates a number of <a href="/wiki/State-owned_enterprise" title="State-owned enterprise">state-owned companies</a>:<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aurora_Energy_(Tasmania)" title="Aurora Energy (Tasmania)">Aurora Energy</a>: electricity and gas retailer.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Forestry_Tasmania" class="mw-redirect" title="Forestry Tasmania">Sustainable Timber Tasmania</a>: the manager of public forests and plantations for logging, sawmilling and woodchipping.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hydro_Tasmania" title="Hydro Tasmania">Hydro Tasmania</a>: a large generator of electricity, management of hydroelectric schemes. Also owns a mainland Australian energy retailer, Momentum Energy.</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.tasmanianirrigation.com.au/">Tasmanian Irrigation</a>: tasked with the planning, construction and maintenance of the Tasmanian Irrigation Schemes culminating pipes, dams and pumping stations.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metro_Tasmania" title="Metro Tasmania">Metro Tasmania</a>: a public transportation company, running busses in the metropolitan areas of the state. Metro is under <i>de-facto</i> administration of the Department of State Growth.</li> <li>Motor Accidents Insurance Board (MAIB): public insurance resulting from car accidents.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Port_Arthur,_Tasmania" title="Port Arthur, Tasmania">Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority</a>: operates the tourism venture at Port Arthur, maintains the ruins of the gaol and historic site.</li> <li>Public Trustee: an independent trustee organisation.</li> <li>Tascorp: management of the other public companies' finances and government investment.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/TasNetworks" title="TasNetworks">TasNetworks</a>: electricity transmission and distribution.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/TasPorts" title="TasPorts">TasPorts</a>: port management and stevedoring.</li> <li>Tasracing: the operator of Tasmania's horse and dog racing venues, management of betting</li> <li><a href="/wiki/TasRail" title="TasRail">TasRail</a>: rail freight transportation, railway management.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spirit_of_Tasmania" title="Spirit of Tasmania">TT-Line Company</a>: operates the Bass Strait ferries.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_levels_of_government">Other levels of government</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tasmanian_Government&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Other levels of government"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Federal_representation_of_Tasmania">Federal representation of Tasmania</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tasmanian_Government&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Federal representation of Tasmania"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Results_of_the_2022_Australian_federal_election_in_Tasmania" title="Results of the 2022 Australian federal election in Tasmania">Results of the 2022 Australian federal election in Tasmania</a></div> <p>As a state of Australia, Tasmania is represented in the federal <a href="/wiki/Australian_House_of_Representatives" title="Australian House of Representatives">House of Representatives</a> and <a href="/wiki/Australian_Senate" title="Australian Senate">Senate</a>. Tasmania has five representative in the federal House of Representatives for the electoral divisions of <a href="/wiki/Division_of_Bass" title="Division of Bass">Bass</a>, <a href="/wiki/Division_of_Braddon" title="Division of Braddon">Braddon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Division_of_Denison" title="Division of Denison">Denison</a>, <a href="/wiki/Division_of_Franklin" title="Division of Franklin">Franklin</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Division_of_Lyons" title="Division of Lyons">Lyons</a>. Tasmania also has twelve Senators in line with other states. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Australian_House_of_Representatives" title="Australian House of Representatives">Australian <b>House of Representatives</b></a> </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2">Party </th> <th>Faction </th> <th>Representative </th> <th>Background </th> <th>Representative since </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#080CAB;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Liberal_Party_of_Australia" title="Liberal Party of Australia">Liberal</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Moderates_(Liberal_Party_of_Australia)" title="Moderates (Liberal Party of Australia)">Moderate</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bridget_Archer" title="Bridget Archer">Bridget Archer</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/George_Town_Council" title="George Town Council">George Town Council</a> </td> <td>18 May 2019 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#080CAB;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Liberal_Party_of_Australia" title="Liberal Party of Australia">Liberal</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Right_(Liberal_Party_of_Australia)" title="National Right (Liberal Party of Australia)">National Right</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gavin_Pearce" title="Gavin Pearce">Gavin Pearce</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Australian_Army" title="Australian Army">Army</a> soldier </td> <td>18 May 2019 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#F00011;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Australian_Labor_Party" title="Australian Labor Party">Labor</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Labor_Left" title="Labor Left">Socialist Left</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brian_Mitchell_(politician)" title="Brian Mitchell (politician)">Brian Mitchell</a> </td> <td>Labor staffer </td> <td>2 July 2016 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#F00011;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Australian_Labor_Party" title="Australian Labor Party">Labor</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Labor_Left" title="Labor Left">Socialist Left</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Julie_Collins" title="Julie Collins">Julie Collins</a> </td> <td>Labor staffer </td> <td>24 November 2007 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#888888;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> </td> <td><i>N/A</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Wilkie" title="Andrew Wilkie">Andrew Wilkie</a> </td> <td>Army soldier </td> <td>21 August 2010 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Australian_Senate" title="Australian Senate"><b>Australian Senate</b></a> </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2">Party </th> <th>Faction </th> <th>Senator </th> <th>Background </th> <th>Senator since </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#080CAB;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Liberal_Party_of_Australia" title="Liberal Party of Australia">Liberal</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Right_(Liberal_Party_of_Australia)" title="National Right (Liberal Party of Australia)">National Right</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wendy_Askew" title="Wendy Askew">Wendy Askew</a> </td> <td>Political adviser </td> <td>6 March 2019 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#080CAB;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Liberal_Party_of_Australia" title="Liberal Party of Australia">Liberal</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Right_(Liberal_Party_of_Australia)" title="National Right (Liberal Party of Australia)">National Right</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Claire_Chandler" title="Claire Chandler">Claire Chandler</a> </td> <td>Liberal organiser </td> <td>1 July 2019 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#080CAB;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Liberal_Party_of_Australia" title="Liberal Party of Australia">Liberal</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Right_(Liberal_Party_of_Australia)" title="National Right (Liberal Party of Australia)">National Right</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jonathon_Duniam" title="Jonathon Duniam">Jonathon Duniam</a> </td> <td>Liberal staffer </td> <td>2 July 2016 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#080CAB;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Liberal_Party_of_Australia" title="Liberal Party of Australia">Liberal</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Moderates_(Liberal_Party_of_Australia)" title="Moderates (Liberal Party of Australia)">Moderate</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Colbeck" title="Richard Colbeck">Richard Colbeck</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Devonport_City_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="Devonport City Council">Devonport City Council</a> </td> <td>2002-2016, 9 February 2018 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#F00011;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Australian_Labor_Party" title="Australian Labor Party">Labor</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Labor_Left" title="Labor Left">Socialist Left</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carol_Brown_(politician)" title="Carol Brown (politician)">Carol Brown</a> </td> <td>Labor staffer </td> <td>25 August 2005 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#F00011;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Australian_Labor_Party" title="Australian Labor Party">Labor</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Labor_Left" title="Labor Left">Socialist Left</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Anne_Urquhart" title="Anne Urquhart">Anne Urquhart</a> </td> <td>Labor staffer </td> <td>1 July 2011 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#F00011;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Australian_Labor_Party" title="Australian Labor Party">Labor</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Labor_Right" title="Labor Right">Right</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Helen_Polley" title="Helen Polley">Helen Polley</a> </td> <td>Labor staffer </td> <td>1 July 2005 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#F00011;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Australian_Labor_Party" title="Australian Labor Party">Labor</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Labor_Right" title="Labor Right">Right</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Catryna_Bilyk" title="Catryna Bilyk">Catryna Bilyk</a> </td> <td>Labor staffer </td> <td>1 July 2008 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#10C25B;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Australian_Greens" title="Australian Greens">Greens</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Australian_Greens" title="Australian Greens">Mainstream</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nick_McKim" title="Nick McKim">Nick McKim</a> </td> <td>Tasmanian minister </td> <td>19 August 2015 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#10C25B;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Australian_Greens" title="Australian Greens">Greens</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Australian_Greens" title="Australian Greens">Mainstream</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Peter_Whish-Wilson" title="Peter Whish-Wilson">Peter Whish-Wilson</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Australian_Defence_Force_Academy" title="Australian Defence Force Academy">ADFA</a> </td> <td>20 June 2012 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFCB08;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jacqui_Lambie_Network" title="Jacqui Lambie Network">Lambie</a> </td> <td><i>N/A</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jacqui_Lambie" title="Jacqui Lambie">Jacqui Lambie</a> </td> <td>Army soldier </td> <td>2014-2017, 1 July 2019 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#888888;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> </td> <td><i>N/A</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tammy_Tyrrell" title="Tammy Tyrrell">Tammy Tyrrell</a> </td> <td>Lambie staffer </td> <td>1 July 2022 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Cabinet_of_Australia" title="Cabinet of Australia"><b>Cabinet of Australia</b></a> </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2">Party </th> <th>Faction </th> <th>Minister </th> <th>Portfolio </th> <th>Minister since </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#F00011;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Australian_Labor_Party" title="Australian Labor Party">Labor</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Labor_Left" title="Labor Left">Socialist Left</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Julie_Collins" title="Julie Collins">Julie Collins</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Agriculture,_Fisheries_and_Forestry" title="Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry">Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry</a> </td> <td><i>intermittently since 2011</i> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Local_government_in_Tasmania">Local government in Tasmania</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tasmanian_Government&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Local government in Tasmania"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Local_government_areas_of_Tasmania" title="Local government areas of Tasmania">Local government areas of Tasmania</a></div> <p>29 local government elections are conducted under the Local Government Act using the <a href="/wiki/Hare-Clark" class="mw-redirect" title="Hare-Clark">Hare-Clark</a> voting system of multi-member proportional representation. Elections for mayor, deputy mayor and half the councillor positions are held during September and October in each uneven numbered year. These include six cities (three in greater <a href="/wiki/Hobart" title="Hobart">Hobart</a>, one covering each of <a href="/wiki/Launceston,_Tasmania" title="Launceston, Tasmania">Launceston</a>, <a href="/wiki/Burnie,_Tasmania" class="mw-redirect" title="Burnie, Tasmania">Burnie</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Devonport,_Tasmania" title="Devonport, Tasmania">Devonport</a>) and twenty-three municipalities. 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