▁The ▁Premier ▁is , ▁for ▁the ▁most ▁part , ▁the ▁most ▁powerful ▁executive ▁role ▁within ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁Government . ▁Similarly , ▁the ▁Minister s ▁each ▁over see ▁a ▁specific ▁task ▁related ▁to ▁a ▁chief ▁responsibility ▁of ▁the ▁government . ▁The ▁Premier ▁and ▁the ▁Ministry ▁separately ▁form ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁Government ' s ▁executive ▁branch . ▁ ▁The ▁minister s ▁form ▁the ▁cabinet , ▁a ▁group ▁who ▁meets ▁to ▁discuss ▁and ▁decide ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁the ▁government . ▁Their ▁specific ▁roles ▁and ▁respons ib ilities ▁are ▁determined ▁by ▁their ▁party ▁c auc uses . ▁There ▁are ▁currently ▁twenty - two ▁minister s ▁within ▁the ▁cabinet . ▁Some ▁respons ib ilities ▁are ▁deleg ated ▁to ▁four teen ▁parliament ary ▁secret aries , ▁who ▁act ▁as ▁junior ▁minister s ▁and ▁usually ▁do ▁not ▁sit ▁in ▁cabinet ▁meet ings . ▁The ▁minister s ▁are ▁also ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁" the ▁front ▁ben ch " ▁as ▁they ▁sit ▁on ▁the ▁ben ches ▁at ▁the ▁front ▁of ▁each ▁legisl ative ▁chamber . ▁ ▁The ▁Premier ▁and ▁the ▁minister s ▁must ▁be ▁sitting ▁members ▁of ▁parliament . ▁There ▁is ▁no ▁legal ▁requirement ▁that ▁any ▁of ▁the ▁executive ▁government ▁come ▁from ▁any ▁particular ▁house . ▁However , ▁since ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁must ▁provide ▁confidence ▁and ▁supply ▁to ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁the ▁day , ▁the ▁Premier ▁is , ▁by ▁convention , ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly . ▁ ▁Part ies ▁Political ▁parties ▁form ▁a ▁central ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁parliament ary ▁system . ▁The ▁government ▁is ▁opposed ▁by ▁an