ACT Legislative Assembly

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The ACT Legislative Assembly is the unicameral parliament responsible for making laws and governing the Australian Capital Territory.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf state and territory legislature of Australia
subnational parliament
unicameral legislature
buildingLocatedAt London Circuit, Canberra
surface form: London Circuit, Civic, Canberra
country Australia
electoralSystemType single transferable vote
establishedBy Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988
firstElectionHeld 1989
governingParty The Greens
surface form: ACT Greens

Australian Labor Party
surface form: Australian Labor Party (ACT Branch)
hasChamberType unicameral
hasChiefMinister Andrew Barr
hasCommitteeSystem yes
hasElectoralDivisions Brindabella
Ginninderra
Kurrajong
Murrumbidgee NERFINISHED
Yerrabi
hasFixedTermElections true
hasHeadOfGovernmentTitle Chief Minister
hasMotto For the people of the Australian Capital Territory
hasNumberOfMembers 25
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.parliament.act.gov.au/
hasOppositionParty Liberal Party of Australia
surface form: Liberal Party of Australia (ACT Division)
hasPower to make laws for the peace, order and good government of the Australian Capital Territory
hasPresidingOfficerTitle Speaker
hasSpeaker Joy Burch
hasTermLength 4 years
inception 1989
jurisdiction Australian Capital Territory (enclaved within) (geographical context)
surface form: Australian Capital Territory
languageOfWork English
legislativeBodyFor Australian Capital Territory (enclaved within) (geographical context)
surface form: Australian Capital Territory
locatedIn Canberra
Civic, Canberra
meetsIn ACT Legislative Assembly self-linksurface differs
surface form: ACT Legislative Assembly building
nextElectionCycle every 4 years
oversees ACT Government
partOf Australian system of government
passes territory laws
predecessor Advisory Council of the Australian Capital Territory
surface form: Advisory Council for the Australian Capital Territory

Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly
surface form: House of Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory
responsibleFor public policy in the Australian Capital Territory
territory budget
seatOfGovernmentFor Australian Capital Territory (enclaved within) (geographical context)
surface form: Australian Capital Territory
shortName ACT Legislative Assembly self-linksurface differs
surface form: ACT Assembly
subordinateTo Parliament of Australia
surface form: Parliament of Australia (in certain constitutional matters)
votingSystem Hare–Clark proportional representation

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Ginninderra representedIn ACT Legislative Assembly
ACT Legislative Assembly meetsIn ACT Legislative Assembly self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: ACT Legislative Assembly building
ACT Legislative Assembly shortName ACT Legislative Assembly self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: ACT Assembly