Legislative Council

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The Legislative Council is the upper house of the Parliament of Victoria, Australia, responsible for reviewing and amending legislation proposed by the lower house.

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instanceOf legislative chamber
upper house of parliament
cannotInitiate money bills
country Australia
electionType state election
electoralSystem multi-member regions
establishedBy Constitution of Victoria
establishedIn 1851
function consider bills from the Legislative Assembly
initiate certain types of legislation
scrutinise government
governingDocument Constitution Act 1975 (Victoria)
hasCommittee Select committees
Standing committees
hasHouse Victorian Legislative Assembly
surface form: Legislative Assembly of Victoria
hasPower to propose amendments to bills
to reject bills from the Legislative Assembly
hasRole amends legislation
house of review
reviews legislation
headOfStateRepresentative Governor of Victoria
jurisdiction Victoria
language English
legislativeStatus upper house
legislature Parliament of Victoria
levelOfGovernment state
locatedIn Melbourne
State of Victoria
meetsAt Parliament House, Melbourne
meetsIn Legislative Council chamber
surface form: Legislative Council Chamber
numberOfMembers 40
oversees Victorian Government legislation
parliamentarySystem Westminster system
partOf Parliament of Victoria
presidingOfficerTitle President of the Legislative Council
regionRepresentation 8 electoral regions
relatedBody Government of Victoria
Premier of Victoria
relation upper house to the Legislative Assembly of Victoria
sessionType plenary sessions
shortName Victorian Legislative Council
significantReform introduction of proportional representation in 2006
termLength 4 years
typeOfParliament bicameral
usesChamberColor red
votingSystem proportional representation
single transferable vote
website https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/council

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Victoria upperHouse Legislative Council