Ministers will be lumped with a greater workload following the redistribution of portfolios after an MP stepped aside over a taxpayer court fees saga.
Madeleine Ogilvie quit her ministerial roles in Tasmania's Liberal government on Saturday over allegations she misled state parliament.
Ms Ogilvie told a parliamentary hearing in 2025 she had not been involved in any Supreme Court action in the past 18 months.
But she recently revealed she was a party to Supreme Court proceedings she had initiated.
The government hasn't provided any details about the matter but have disclosed taxpayers spent around $120,000 on Ms Ogilvie's legal fees between 2023 and 2025.
Ms Ogilvie, who remains in parliament on the back bench, had held multiple portfolios.
Premier Jeremy Rockliff on Friday announced they would be redistributed to current ministers.
Having one fewer minister, along with staffing and overhead changes, would result in savings of more than $1 million, he said.
Tasmania's Liberals, who govern in minority, have been under pressure after their May 2026/27 budget outlined public sector cuts in a bid to get a grip on rising debt.
Deputy Premier and Attorney-General Guy Barnett, who also holds the justice and small business portfolios, takes on the environment and climate change ministry.
Nick Duigan adds heritage, Jane Howlett becomes minister for arts and minister for community and multicultural affairs, while Felix Ellis takes on innovation, science and the digital economy.
Marcus Vermey becomes parliamentary secretary of small business and community and multicultural affairs.
It means the Liberals, who have 14 seats in the 35-seat lower house, have ministerial responsibilities shared across 10 MPs.
"It seems Jeremy Rockliff has such little faith in his back bench he's picked an empty chair over all of them instead," Greens leader Rosalie Woodruff said.
"While there may be a small financial saving, it also means these ministers are spread wafer thin.
"That's not good for decision making. It's in everyone's interests to see ministers who are able to work effectively in all their portfolios."
