Tasmanian Premier David Bartlett and two ministers were sworn in on Tuesday afternoon, but he has told Governor Peter Underwood he won't release his full cabinet until next week.
Mr Bartlett was last week commissioned by Mr Underwood to test his numbers in the state's lower house, after the March 20 election delivered 10 seats to both the Liberals and Labor, with the Greens picking up the remaining five.
Greens keen on ministries
The ABC reported that Greens Leader Nick McKim announced his party would be keen on accepting ministries in a governing coalition.
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"We'd certainly be prepared to accept ministries and that's because we think it would be in the best interests of stable government and good governance for us to be involved as ministers," he said.
Both the Greens and Labor were in lengthy party meetings on Monday, with Labor agreeing to be open to the idea of Greens ministers.
But it is still not clear whether Greens MPs will be included in the cabinet, as a formal power sharing arrangement has not been reached.
The Liberals have slammed Bartlett, accusing him of going back on promises to not do deals with the Greens.
Mr Bartlett on Tuesday confirmed he would be sworn in as premier, Michael Aird would be treasurer, while Lara Giddings would be deputy premier, attorney-general and minister for justice.
Labor looks outside of party
"The PLP (Parliamentary Labor Party) is of the view that we should consider - for the first time in Tasmania - Ministers outside the PLP," Mr Bartlett said.
"I will be holding discussions to this end over the next week and I expect to be able to finalise the full Cabinet before the formal swearing in next week."
A statement on the governor's website said it was a constitutional requirement that a premier, treasurer and attorney-general be sworn in no later than seven days after the declaration of the polls - which happened last Wednesday.
"The premier has advised the governor that he will not be able to put forward a complete list of names for ministerial appointments until Wednesday 21 April," the statement said.
"To ensure that the state is not without a caretaker government between the 14th and 21st April, this afternoon, the governor will swear into office Mr Bartlett as the premier, Ms Giddings as deputy premier, attorney-general and minister for justice and Mr Aird as treasurer."
