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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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Legislative Council canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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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