Department of the Premier and Cabinet

Queensland Budget 2023-24 · Palaszczuk Government

Minister
Annastacia Palaszczuk MP
Department head
Director-General Rachel Hunter

As at budget day (2023-06-13)

$206.5M
Total expenses
$15.9M
Capital program
$75M
3 tracked measures
863
FTE staff

Key service areas

Policy Advice and Coordination, and Cabinet SupportGovernance Support and Advisory ServicesEngagement and Events SupportBrisbane 2032 Coordination OfficeLegislative Drafting and e-PublishingOffice of the Queensland Integrity Commissioner

Budget initiatives

Brisbane 2032 Coordination Office$36.8MNewAnnounced

Funding to establish the Brisbane 2032 Coordination Office to oversee Games preparations including infrastructure, transport, environment, legacy, First Nations and security.

The Brisbane 2032 Coordination Office plans the venues, transport, legacy and security arrangements for the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

2023-24: $36.8M2024-25: $19.1M2025-26: $19.9M2026-27: $24.4M

General Government operating, $100.3M over 4 years and $13.6M per annum ongoing from 2027-28

Screen Queensland Production Attraction$38.5MNewAnnounced

Funding for the Production Attraction Strategy to grow a pipeline of large-scale film and high-end television productions in Queensland, plus Post, Digital and Visual Effects and Digital Games incentives.

Incentives attract major film and television productions to Queensland, creating local screen, post-production and games jobs.

2023-24: $38.5M

General Government operating, $38.5M in 2023-24 combining Production Attraction Strategy ($28M), Post/Digital/Visual Effects ($8M), Digital Games ($2M) and First Nations Screen Program ($500,000) lines.

Public Sector Integrity Reforms (Coaldrake Response)$50.8M totalNewAnnounced

A package of reforms to improve integrity, accountability and transparency in government decisions, enhancing the Public Sector Commission, the Integrity Commissioner and the Ombudsman, in response to the Coaldrake Review and the Yearbury Review.

Reforms implement the Coaldrake Review recommendations to make government more transparent and accountable, including proactive release of Cabinet documents and a stronger Public Sector Commission.

General Government operating, $50.8M over 5 years from 2022-23 ($13.5M held centrally) and $11.5M ongoing, across multiple agencies (Premier and Cabinet, Public Sector Commission, Justice, Ombudsman). Budget-year split combined across agencies.

Forward estimates

Year-by-year allocations for 2 measures with published forward profiles.

Measure2023-242024-252025-262026-27Total
Brisbane 2032 Coordination Office$36.8M$19.1M$19.9M$24.4M$100.3M
Screen Queensland Production Attraction$38.5M$38.5M
Total$75.3M$19.1M$19.9M$24.4M$138.8M

Performance metrics

Service standards from the Service Delivery Statement. Targets and actuals as published.

MetricPrior targetActualTarget
2024-252024-252025-26
Overall client satisfaction with engagement in the policy development process85%69%85%
Overall client satisfaction with advice and support relating to intergovernmental relations85%91%85%
Total cost per hour of policy advice and development output$149$146$149
Overall client satisfaction with governance support and advisory services85%92%85%
Overall client satisfaction with advice and support relating to engagement and events85%84%85%
Overall client satisfaction with legislative drafting services provided by the Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel90%93%90%
Average cost per hour of legislative drafting and publishing output$157$155$157

Source: Service Delivery Statement. Prior target and actual are for 2024-25; target is for 2025-26.

Source document

Service Delivery Statement — Department of the Premier and Cabinet (PDF)

Last updated: 2026-06-21. Factual information from published budget documents.