Government of the Australian Capital Territory

Government of the Australian Capital Territory
Government of the Australian Capital Territory
Territorial Government
Logo of the ACT executive specifically. The ACT does not have an official territory coat of arms, but the coat of arms of Canberra is often used to represent the territory as a whole.
Overview
Established	1 January 1911; as an Australian territory 4 March 1989; with self-government
Country	Australia
Polity	Australian Capital Territory
Leader	Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory (Andrew Barr)
Appointed by	Legislative Assembly of the Australian Capital Territory
Main organ	Cabinet of the Australian Capital Territory
Ministries	9 Government Directorates
Responsible to	Legislative Assembly of the Australian Capital Territory
Annual budget	$8.4 billion (2023–2024)[1]
Headquarters	220 London Circuit, Canberra.
Website	act.gov.au

The Government of the Australian Capital Territory, also referred to as the Australian Capital Territory Government or ACT Government, is the executive branch of the Australian Capital Territory, one of the territories of Australia. The leader of the party or coalition with the confidence of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly forms government. Unlike the Australian States and the Northern Territory, the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly directly elects one of their number to be the Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory as the head of the Government, rather than being appointed by a Governor or Administrator.^[2]

Since December 2014, the Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory has been Andrew Barr, leader of the Labor Party. Following the 2020 ACT election, the Government has been formed by a coalition of ten Labor members and six Greens members. The terms of the coalition are outlined in the Parliamentary and Governing Agreement for the 10th Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory.^[3]

Ministers are appointed by the Chief Minister.^[4] The current ministry of the Australian Capital Territory (Third Barr Ministry) comprises nine of the twenty five Members of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly.^[5][6]