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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| National Parliament canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Parliament of Papua New Guinea