House of Assembly of Papua and New Guinea

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The House of Assembly of Papua and New Guinea was the colonial-era legislative body that governed Papua and New Guinea before the establishment of the independent National Parliament of Papua New Guinea.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial legislature
unicameral legislature
capitalSeat Port Moresby
colonialPower Australia
country Territory of Papua
surface form: Territory of Papua and New Guinea
countryAdministeredBy Australia
countryAfterIndependence Papua New Guinea
establishedFor self-government of Papua and New Guinea
function advising the Australian administration
lawmaking
representation of local population
governed Papua New Guinea
surface form: Papua and New Guinea
governedBefore independence of Papua New Guinea
historicalContext decolonisation of Papua and New Guinea
historicalPeriod late colonial period
jurisdiction Papua New Guinea
surface form: Papua and New Guinea
languageOfProceedings English
legislativeBodyFor Territory of Papua
surface form: Territory of Papua and New Guinea
legislatureType unicameral
locatedIn Oceania
Papua New Guinea
surface form: Papua and New Guinea

South Pacific
politicalSystem parliamentary system
predecessor House of Assembly of Papua and New Guinea self-linksurface differs
surface form: Legislative Council of Papua and New Guinea
replacedBy National Parliament of Papua New Guinea
replacedInRoleAsLegislatureBy National Parliament of Papua New Guinea
roleInIndependence precursor to independent legislature of Papua New Guinea
sessionLocation Port Moresby
status defunct
successor National Parliament of Papua New Guinea

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National Parliament of Papua New Guinea predecessor House of Assembly of Papua and New Guinea
Constitution of Papua New Guinea draftedBy House of Assembly of Papua and New Guinea
this entity surface form: Constituent Assembly of Papua New Guinea
Trust Territory of New Guinea under Australian administration legislature House of Assembly of Papua and New Guinea
Parliament precededBy House of Assembly of Papua and New Guinea
subject surface form: Parliament of Papua New Guinea
House of Assembly of Papua and New Guinea predecessor House of Assembly of Papua and New Guinea self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Legislative Council of Papua and New Guinea
Coat of arms of Papua New Guinea approvedBy House of Assembly of Papua and New Guinea