States Assembly
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The States Assembly is the unicameral parliament of Jersey, responsible for making laws, approving budgets, and scrutinizing the work of the island’s government.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
parliament
ⓘ
public authority ⓘ unicameral legislature ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
States of Jersey (parliament)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
States of Jersey Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approves | Government Plan ⓘ |
| budgetaryPower |
approves public expenditure
ⓘ
approves taxation ⓘ |
| chamberType | unicameral ⓘ |
| composedOf |
appointed members
ⓘ
elected members ⓘ |
| country |
Bailiwick of Jersey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elects |
Chief Minister of Jersey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ministers of the Government of Jersey ⓘ President of the States Assembly ⓘ |
| governmentType | parliamentary system ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfHouses | 1 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Committees
ⓘ
Council of Ministers NERFINISHED ⓘ Scrutiny Panels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentSelectedBy | States Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Jersey law ⓘ |
| legislativeBodyFor | Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Jersey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
St Helier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInBuilding | States Chamber, States Building NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetsIn | States Chamber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oversees | Council of Ministers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | political system of Jersey ⓘ |
| passes |
primary legislation
ⓘ
secondary legislation ⓘ |
| role |
approves the budget of Jersey
ⓘ
debates public policy ⓘ holds the executive to account ⓘ makes laws for Jersey ⓘ represents the people of Jersey ⓘ scrutinizes the Government of Jersey ⓘ |
| scrutinyFunction |
conducts public hearings
ⓘ
examines draft laws ⓘ reviews government policy ⓘ |
| supervises | public finances of Jersey ⓘ |
| votingSystem | various electoral districts of Jersey ⓘ |
| website | https://statesassembly.gov.je ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Public Accounts Committee (Jersey)
subject surface form:
Public Accounts Committee (Jersey)