Legislative Council
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The Legislative Council is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of South Australia, responsible for reviewing legislation and representing the state's voters through a system of proportional representation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Legislative Council canonical | 3 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
component of the Parliament of South Australia
ⓘ
legislative chamber ⓘ upper house ⓘ |
| cannot | initiate money bills ⓘ |
| chamberType | upper house ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| electionMethod |
staggered terms
ⓘ
statewide electorate ⓘ |
| electoralDistrict | statewide single electorate ⓘ |
| electoralSystemFeature |
compulsory voting
ⓘ
fixed number of members elected at each general election ⓘ |
| establishedIn | 1840 ⓘ |
| governingDocument |
Constitution of South Australia
ⓘ
surface form:
Constitution Act 1934 (South Australia)
|
| hasChamber | Legislative Council chamber ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | https://www.parliament.sa.gov.au ⓘ |
| hasSpeakerTitle | President of the Legislative Council ⓘ |
| historicalNote | originally a unicameral body before creation of the House of Assembly ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | South Australia ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legislativeFunction | reviewing legislation ⓘ |
| locationCity | Adelaide ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Parliament House, Adelaide ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 22 ⓘ |
| oversightOf |
Government of South Australia
ⓘ
surface form:
Executive Government of South Australia
|
| partOf | Parliament of South Australia ⓘ |
| power |
amend bills
ⓘ
initiate non-appropriation bills ⓘ reject bills ⓘ |
| relatedBody |
Electoral Commission of South Australia
ⓘ
House of Assembly of South Australia ⓘ |
| represents | voters of South Australia ⓘ |
| responsibility |
committee inquiries
ⓘ
legislative oversight ⓘ scrutiny of government ⓘ |
| role | house of review ⓘ |
| state | South Australia ⓘ |
| termLength | 8 years ⓘ |
| typeOfParliamentaryBody | state legislative council in Australia ⓘ |
| votingSystem |
preferential voting
ⓘ
proportional representation ⓘ single transferable vote ⓘ |
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