Constitution of South Australia

E291936

fundamental law written constitution

The Constitution of South Australia is the fundamental legal document that establishes the structure, powers, and functions of South Australia’s system of government and its key institutions.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Constitution Act 1934 (South Australia)	8
Constitution of South Australia canonical	4

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2733128 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Constitution of South Australia
Context triple: [Government of South Australia, constitutionalFramework, Constitution of South Australia]

A. Constitution of Western Australia
The Constitution of Western Australia is the foundational legal document that establishes the structure, powers, and functions of the state's system of government within the Australian federation.
B. Constitution of Queensland
The Constitution of Queensland is the fundamental legal document that outlines the structure, powers, and functions of the state government of Queensland, Australia.
C. Australian Constitution
The Australian Constitution is the foundational legal document that establishes the structure, powers, and functions of Australia's federal system of government and its key institutions.
D. New South Wales Constitution and standing orders of the Legislative Assembly
The New South Wales Constitution and standing orders of the Legislative Assembly form the primary legal and procedural framework governing the powers, functions, and operations of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly and its presiding officers.
E. Constitution of St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
The Constitution of St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha is the fundamental legal framework that defines the governmental structure, powers, and rights within this British Overseas Territory.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Constitution of South Australia
Target entity description: The Constitution of South Australia is the fundamental legal document that establishes the structure, powers, and functions of South Australia’s system of government and its key institutions.

A. Constitution of Western Australia
The Constitution of Western Australia is the foundational legal document that establishes the structure, powers, and functions of the state's system of government within the Australian federation.
B. Constitution of Queensland
The Constitution of Queensland is the fundamental legal document that outlines the structure, powers, and functions of the state government of Queensland, Australia.
C. Australian Constitution
The Australian Constitution is the foundational legal document that establishes the structure, powers, and functions of Australia's federal system of government and its key institutions.
D. New South Wales Constitution and standing orders of the Legislative Assembly
The New South Wales Constitution and standing orders of the Legislative Assembly form the primary legal and procedural framework governing the powers, functions, and operations of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly and its presiding officers.
E. Constitution of St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
The Constitution of St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha is the fundamental legal framework that defines the governmental structure, powers, and rights within this British Overseas Territory.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fundamental law ⓘ written constitution ⓘ
appliesTo	South Australia ⓘ surface form: State of South Australia
basedOn	Westminster system ⓘ
canBeAmendedBy	Parliament of South Australia ⓘ
contains	provisions on dissolution of the House of Assembly ⓘ provisions on double dissolution of both Houses ⓘ provisions on electoral districts in South Australia ⓘ provisions on judicial tenure and removal ⓘ provisions on parliamentary sessions and prorogation ⓘ provisions on royal assent to Bills ⓘ
country	Australia ⓘ
defines	powers of the Executive Government of South Australia ⓘ powers of the Judiciary of South Australia ⓘ powers of the Parliament of South Australia ⓘ system of government of South Australia ⓘ
enables	Parliament of South Australia to make laws for the peace order and good government of the State ⓘ
establishes	Executive Council of South Australia ⓘ Governor of South Australia ⓘ House of Assembly of South Australia ⓘ Legislative Council of South Australia ⓘ Parliament of South Australia ⓘ
governmentTypeEstablished	constitutional monarchy ⓘ parliamentary democracy ⓘ
governs	relationship between legislature executive and judiciary in South Australia ⓘ
headOfState	Monarch of Australia ⓘ
jurisdiction	South Australia ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalStatus	supreme law of South Australia ⓘ
legalSystem	common law ⓘ
mustComplyWith	Australian Constitution ⓘ surface form: Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900
providesFor	bicameral legislature in South Australia ⓘ ministerial responsibility to Parliament ⓘ responsible government in South Australia ⓘ
recognises	Crown in right of South Australia ⓘ
region	Oceania ⓘ
regulates	appointment of Ministers in South Australia ⓘ disqualification of members of Parliament ⓘ election of members of the House of Assembly ⓘ election of members of the Legislative Council ⓘ formation of the Executive Government of South Australia ⓘ powers and functions of the Governor of South Australia ⓘ procedures of the Parliament of South Australia ⓘ public finance arrangements of South Australia ⓘ qualification of members of Parliament ⓘ terms of office of members of Parliament ⓘ
representativeOfHeadOfState	Governor of South Australia ⓘ
requires	appropriation for expenditure of public money ⓘ
subjectTo	Australian Constitution ⓘ surface form: Constitution of Australia

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