Cabinet of Australia

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The Cabinet of Australia is the central decision-making body of the federal government, composed of senior ministers who set national policy and oversee the administration of government departments.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cabinet
executive body
advises Governor-General of Australia
appointingAuthority Governor-General of Australia
appointmentsOnAdviceOf Prime Minister
surface form: Prime Minister of Australia
basedOn Westminster system
composedOf senior ministers
constitutionalStatus not mentioned explicitly in the Australian Constitution
country Australia
decisionStyle collective responsibility
distinctFrom Federal Executive Council of Australia
governmentType federal government
hasJurisdiction Commonwealth of Australia
headedBy Prime Minister
surface form: Prime Minister of Australia
historicalOrigin evolved from colonial executive councils and British cabinet traditions
includes Attorney General
surface form: Attorney-General of Australia

Deputy Prime Minister of Australia
Minister for External Affairs of Australia
surface form: Minister for Foreign Affairs of Australia

Prime Minister
surface form: Prime Minister of Australia

Treasurer of Australia
other senior federal ministers
language English
legalBasis constitutional conventions
meetingFrequency regular, usually weekly when Parliament is sitting
meetsAt Parliament House, Canberra
meetsInCamera true
oversees Australian Public Service
Commonwealth government departments
partOf Executive Government of the Commonwealth
surface form: Executive Government of Australia

Australian government
surface form: Government of Australia
policyScope defence policy
domestic policy
economic policy
foreign policy
national security policy
primaryFunction coordination of government administration
decision-making on major national issues
formulation of government policy
principle cabinet solidarity
relationshipToExecutiveCouncil Cabinet decisions are formally ratified by the Federal Executive Council
reportsThrough Prime Minister
surface form: Prime Minister of Australia
responsibleTo Parliament of Australia
role central decision-making body of the federal government of Australia
oversees administration of government departments
sets national policy
subordinateBody Cabinet committees
surface form: Cabinet committees of Australia
worksWith Expenditure Review Committee
National Security Committee of Cabinet

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Australian government executiveBranch Cabinet of Australia
Cabinet of New South Wales relatedTo Cabinet of Australia
Margaret Guilfoyle hasRoleIn Cabinet of Australia
this entity surface form: Australian Cabinet
Australian Public Service supports Cabinet of Australia
Commonwealth government executiveBody Cabinet of Australia
Cabinet of South Australia equivalentBody Cabinet of Australia
Commonwealth agencies accountableTo Cabinet of Australia
this entity surface form: Australian Government ministers
Minister for Defence Industry partOf Cabinet of Australia
Deputy Prime Minister of Australia memberOf Cabinet of Australia
Minister for Finance of Australia partOf Cabinet of Australia
Special Minister of State of Australia partOf Cabinet of Australia
Treasurer of Australia partOf Cabinet of Australia
Cabinet of Victoria basedOn Cabinet of Australia
Politics of Australia executiveBranch Cabinet of Australia
Department of Defence coordinatesWith Cabinet of Australia
subject surface form: Department of Defence (Australia)
this entity surface form: Prime Minister and Cabinet (Australia)
Assistant Minister for Defence partOf Cabinet of Australia
this entity surface form: Ministry of Australia
Administrator of Papua and New Guinea subordinateTo Cabinet of Australia
this entity surface form: Australian Cabinet