lˈaɪk ɪts fˈɛdɚɹəl kˈaʊntɚpˌɑːɹt ɪɾ ɪŋklˈuːdᵻd ɐn ɪklˈɛktɪk vɚɹˈaɪəɾi ʌv ɹᵻspˌɑːnsəbˈɪlᵻɾiz ðæt wɜː nˌɑːt ɐsˈaɪnd tʊ ˈʌðɚ mˈɪnɪstɚz, mˈoʊst əv wˌɪtʃ wʊd ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəli ɪvˈɑːlv ˌɪntʊ poːɹtfˈoʊlɪˌoʊz ʌv ðɛɹ ˈoʊn.
Like its federal counterpart it included an eclectic variety of responsibilities that were not assigned to other ministers, most of which would eventually evolve into portfolios of their own.