Parliament of New South Wales

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bicameral legislature public institution state parliament

The Parliament of New South Wales is the bicameral state legislature of New South Wales, Australia, comprising the Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council.

Aliases (5)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bicameral legislature → public institution → state parliament →
appliesToTerritory	State of New South Wales →
appoints	Premier of New South Wales →
country	Australia →
electorateBasisLowerHouse	single-member electoral districts →
electorateBasisUpperHouse	statewide electorate →
establishedIn	1856 →
follows	Westminster system →
governsFor	residents of New South Wales →
hasAbbreviation	NSW Parliament →
hasAuthorityOver	state legislation in New South Wales →
hasBudgetaryFunction	approves state budget of New South Wales →
hasComponent	New South Wales Legislative Assembly → New South Wales Legislative Council →
hasConstitutionalBasis	Constitution Act 1902 (New South Wales) →
hasHouseType	lower house → upper house →
hasLegislativeFunction	enacts laws for New South Wales →
hasMonarchRepresentative	Governor of New South Wales →
hasMotto	“Ora et Labora” (for the Legislative Council) →
hasNumberOfHouses	2 →
hasOversightFunction	scrutinises the Government of New South Wales →
hasPresidingOfficer	President of the New South Wales Legislative Council →
hasSessionType	parliamentary session →
hasSpeaker	Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly →
hasTypeOfMembers	Members of the Legislative Assembly → Members of the Legislative Council →
hasVotingSystemLowerHouse	optional preferential voting →
hasVotingSystemUpperHouse	proportional representation →
hasWebsite	https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/ →
headOfGovernmentChosenBy	New South Wales Legislative Assembly →
isOneOf	state parliaments of Australia →
isRepresentedBy	coat of arms of New South Wales →
jurisdiction	New South Wales →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
legislativeBodyFor	Government of New South Wales →
locatedIn	Parliament House, Sydney → Sydney →
lowerHouse	New South Wales Legislative Assembly →
meetsIn	Parliament House, Sydney →
partOf	political system of Australia → political system of New South Wales →
precededBy	Legislative Council of New South Wales (unicameral) →
upperHouse	New South Wales Legislative Council →
usesBuilding	Parliament House, Sydney →
worksWith	Governor of New South Wales →

Referenced by (34)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Department of Parliamentary Services (NSW) ("Parliament of New South Wales administration") → Deputy Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly → New South Wales Legislative Assembly → New South Wales Legislative Council → President of the New South Wales Legislative Council → Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly →	partOf
New South Wales → Parliament House, Sydney → Politics of New South Wales →	legislature
Government of New South Wales → Government of New South Wales ("Judiciary of New South Wales") →	coexistsWith
Coat of arms of New South Wales → LA (NSW) →	usedBy
Legislative Council of New South Wales (unicameral) ("bicameral Parliament of New South Wales") →	distinctFrom
New South Wales state election →	elects
Constitution Act 1902 (New South Wales) →	enactedBy
Constitution Act 1902 (New South Wales) ("bicameral Parliament of New South Wales") →	establishes
Parliament of New South Wales ("NSW Parliament") →	hasAbbreviation
Department of Parliamentary Services (NSW) →	hasParentOrganization
National Party of Australia – NSW →	hasRepresentationIn
Macquarie Street, Sydney →	houses
Legislative Council of New South Wales (unicameral) →	isPartOfHistoryOf
2023 New South Wales state election →	legislativeBody
2027 New South Wales state election →	legislatureContested
Constitution Act 1902 (New South Wales) →	legislatureRegulated
Department of Parliamentary Services (NSW) →	operatesIn
New South Wales Legislative Assembly →	parentOrganization
Premier of New South Wales →	positionHeldIn
Cabinet of New South Wales →	relatedTo
Legislative Council of New South Wales (unicameral) →	replacedBy
Premier of New South Wales →	reportsTo
Cabinet of New South Wales →	subordinateTo
LA (NSW) →	usedIn
LA (NSW) ("New South Wales parliamentary proceedings") →	usedInOfficialRecords