National Parliament

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The National Parliament is the unicameral legislative body of Papua New Guinea, responsible for making laws and overseeing the government.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national legislature
parliament
unicameral legislature
advises Governor-General of Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED
budgetaryFunction approves taxation measures
authorizes public expenditure
canBeDissolvedBy Governor-General of Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED
canRemove Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED
constitutionalStatus supreme lawmaking authority in Papua New Guinea
country Papua New Guinea
electoralSystem limited preferential voting
electoralSystemType single-member constituencies
elects Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea
establishedInYear 1975
establishedOnEvent independence of Papua New Guinea
hasCommitteeType select committees
standing committees
hasConstitutionalBasis Constitution of Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED
hasDeputySpeaker Deputy Speaker of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea
hasHouseCount 1
hasSpeaker Speaker of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea
hasWebsite https://www.parliament.gov.pg/
houseType unicameral
jurisdiction Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED
languageUsed English
Hiri Motu NERFINISHED
Tok Pisin NERFINISHED
legislativeFunction government oversight
lawmaking
locatedInBuilding Parliament House, Port Moresby NERFINISHED
locatedInCity Port Moresby NERFINISHED
locatedInDistrict National Capital District NERFINISHED
meetsAt Parliament House, Port Moresby NERFINISHED
memberTitle Member of Parliament
oversees Government of Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED
power amend legislation
approve national budget
enact legislation
establish parliamentary committees
question government ministers
ratify treaties
presidingOfficerTitle Speaker
replaced House of Assembly of Papua and New Guinea NERFINISHED
roleInGovernment legislative branch of Papua New Guinea
sessionType ordinary sessions
special sessions
shortName National Parliament NERFINISHED
termLengthYears 5

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Parliament shortName National Parliament
subject surface form: Parliament of Papua New Guinea