Division 7 Department of Premier and Cabinet

24   Amalgamation of Ministry for Police with DPC

(1)  All branches are removed from the Ministry for Police and added to the Department of Premier and Cabinet.

(2)  The Ministry for Police is abolished as a Division of the Government Service.

(3)  In any document, a reference to the Ministry for Police is to be construed as a reference to the Department of Premier and Cabinet.

(4)  This clause is subject to clause 23.

25   Amalgamation of Department of Local Government with DPC

(1)  All branches are removed from the Department of Local Government and added to the Department of Premier and Cabinet.

(2)  The Department of Local Government is abolished as a Division of the Government Service.

(3)  In any document, a reference to the Department of Local Government is to be construed as a reference to the Department of Premier and Cabinet.

26   Ministerial responsibility for Department of Premier and Cabinet

The Department of Premier and Cabinet is responsible to the following Ministers:

(a)  Premier,

(b)  Minister for the Central Coast,

(c)  Minister for the Hunter,

(d)  Minister for the Illawarra,

(e)  Minister for Infrastructure,

(f)  Minister for Local Government,

(g)  Minister for Police,

(h)  Minister Assisting the Premier on Veterans’ Affairs,

(i)  Minister for Public Sector Reform,

(j)  Minister for Regulatory Reform,

(k)  Special Minister of State,

(l)  Minister for Women.