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Furner, Honourable Mark, Minister for Local Government and Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships

Agency overview
Formed	10 February 2017 (2017-02-10)
Dissolved	12 December 2017 (2017-12-12)
Superseding agency	Furner, Honourable Mark, Minister for Agricultural Industry Development and Fisheries
Type	Ministerial Office
Jurisdiction	Queensland
Key documents	Establishing: Constitution of Queensland 2001 Queensland Government Extraordinary Gazette, 10 February 2017, vol. 374, no. 25, p. 128 Abolishing: Queensland Government Extraordinary Gazette, 12 December 2017, vol. 376, no. 97, p. 631
Agency ID	11790
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Source

Furner, Honourable Mark, Minister for Local Government and Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships was a ministerial office ministership commencing on 10/2/2017 and finishing on 12/12/2017.

The Honourable Mark Furner served as Minister for Local Government and Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships in the first Palaszczuk Ministry from from 10 February 2017 to 12 December 2017. Following the general election of 25 November 2017 in which the government was returned, the first Palaszczuk Ministry ended on 12 December 2017 when the second Palaszczuk Ministry was sworn in.

History

Previous parliamentary service

The Minister's previous parliamentary service included:

• Chair, Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee from 27 March 2015 to 14 February 2017
• Temporary Speaker/Deputy Speaker from 26 March 2015 to 14 February 2017

Establishment

The Honourable Mark Furner, representing the Australian Labor Party in the seat of Ferny Grove from 31 January 2015, was appointed Minister for Local Government and Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships from 10 February 2017 under the first Palaszczuk Ministry. He was also appointed on 10 February 2017 to be a member of the Executive Council of Queensland.

Abolition

Following the general election of 25 November 2017 in which the government was returned, the first Palaszczuk Ministry ended on 12 December 2017 when the second Palaszczuk Ministry was sworn in.

Ministerial responsibilities

The Minister had responsibilities for:

• Local Government
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Heritage
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Policy, Rights and Culture

Administered Acts

The ministerial office executed its functions and responsibilites via various Acts and regulations. Acts administered by the ministerial office included:

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities (Justice, Land and Other Matters) Act 1984 (Part 9, Div 2 and Part 10)
• City of Brisbane Act 2010
• Local Government Act 2009
• Local Government Electoral Act 2011
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities (Justice, Land and Other Matters) Act 1984 (except to the extent administered by the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice and Minister for Training and Skills –Part 4, sections 18-25); (sections 4, 8, 64-67, 70 and 71, jointly administered with the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice and Minister for Training and Skills)
• Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2003
• Aboriginal Land Act 1991 (to the extent that it is relevant to the transfer of land as Aboriginal land prior to the dedication of national parks (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal land) under the Nature Conservation Act 1992 and associated transfers of land as Aboriginal land)
• Family Responsibilities Commission Act 2008
• Land Act 1994 (to the extent that it is relevant to dealing with land associated with the dedication of national parks (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal land) under the Nature Conservation Act 1992, associated transfers of land as Aboriginal land and actions agreed in Indigenous Land Use Agreements for those lands)
• Torres Strait Islander Cultural Heritage Act 2003

Sources

• Queensland Government Gazette Extraordinary, 10 February 2017, vol. 374, no. 25, p. 128
• Acts administered listed in Administrative Arrangements Order (no. 1) 2017, Queensland Government Gazette Extraordinary,10 February 2017, vol. 374, no. 25, pp. 128 – 158
• Queensland Parliament Current Members, Hon Mark Furner, , viewed 2 January 2018

Attribution

This Wikipedia article was originally based on Agency Details: Furner, Honourable Mark, Minister for Local Government and Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships published by the State of Queensland under CC-BY 3.0 AU licence (accessed on 11 April 2020) Category:Articles incorporating text from the Queensland State Archives

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