Sarawak State Legislative Assembly

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The Sarawak State Legislative Assembly is the unicameral law-making body of the Malaysian state of Sarawak, responsible for enacting state laws, approving budgets, and overseeing the state government.

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instanceOf legislative body
unicameral state legislature
budgetApproval Sarawak state budget
canBeDissolvedBy Governor of Sarawak
country Malaysia
electoralSystem first-past-the-post voting
establishedInPeriod colonial era of Sarawak
followsSystem Westminster parliamentary system
governingDocument Constitution of the State of Sarawak
hasAuthorityOver state matters under Sarawak and Malaysian Federal Constitution
hasCommittee Public Accounts Committee of Sarawak
hasPower to approve state taxation within its jurisdiction
to pass supplementary supply bills
hasRoleIn amending the Constitution of the State of Sarawak
hasSession ordinary sittings
special sittings
headOfLegislatureTitle Speaker
houseType unicameral
jurisdiction Sarawak
languageUsed English
Malay
legislativeBranchOf Government of Sarawak
legislatureType state legislature
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Sarawak
mainFunction approving state budgets
enacting state laws for Sarawak
overseeing the state government of Sarawak
meetingPlace Sarawak State Legislative Assembly Building
meetsIn Kuching North City Hall
surface form: Kuching North
meetsUnder standing orders of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
membersAre elected representatives
membersTitle Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri
State Assemblymen
nativeName Sarawak State Legislative Assembly self-linksurface differs
surface form: Dewan Undangan Negeri Sarawak
numberOfHouses 1
oversees Sarawak state government ministries
partOf federal system of Malaysia
passes state ordinances
responsibleFor debating state policies
scrutinizing executive actions of the Sarawak government
seat Kuching
shortName DUN Sarawak
subordinateTo Federal Constitution of Malaysia
surface form: Federal Constitution of Malaysia on federal matters
symbolizes legislative authority of Sarawak
termLength 5 years
typeOfLawPassed state laws

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Sarawak legislature Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
Sarawak State Legislative Assembly nativeName Sarawak State Legislative Assembly self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Dewan Undangan Negeri Sarawak
Premier of Sarawak reportsTo Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
Sarawak State Legislative Assembly Building governsBody Sarawak State Legislative Assembly