The Cabinet of Tasmania is the senior decision-making and executive body within the Tasmanian Government.
[2] Decisions made by the Cabinet do not have legal effect on their own,[1] and must be approved by the governor in a meeting of the executive council, of which all cabinet ministers are members and the governor presides,[2] however, due to the convention of responsible government, the governor generally rubber stamp's all decisions of Cabinet with little debate.
Cabinet minutes (meetings) are confidential, and therefore ministers are forbidden to
Ministers are also not permitted to speak of policy outside of their portfolio area, unless the premier has granted prior approval.
Under Section 22 of the Tasmanian Constitution, it is unconstitutional for a person to serve in the Cabinet whilst not a member of Parliament.