16 February

In the morning, at Government House, His Excellency the Honourable Paul de Jersey AC received Queensland Electoral Commissioner, Mr Walter van der Merwe, and Assistant Electoral Commissioner, Mr Dermot Tiernan, for the return of the Writ following the general election held on 31 January 2015.

Following, at Government House: the Governor and Mrs de Jersey welcomed the Premier of Queensland, the Honourable Annastacia Palaszczuk MP, who presented to the Governor and Mrs de Jersey the proposed members of her Ministry; the Governor officiated at a formal ceremony for the swearing-in of 14 Ministers of the State and members of the Executive Council of Queensland; the Governor presided at a special meeting of the Executive Council and then officiated at a formal ceremony for the appointment of the Assistant Minister; and then, the Governor, with Mrs de Jersey, hosted a reception in honour of the Palaszczuk Ministry.