Government of Western Australia

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public authority state government

The Government of Western Australia is the state-level governing authority responsible for administering public policy, services, and legislation within the Australian state of Western Australia.

Aliases (3)

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	public authority → state government →
appliesToTerritory	State of Western Australia →
becameStateOfAustralia	1901 →
capital	Perth →
chiefFinancialOfficer	Treasurer of Western Australia →
chiefLawOfficer	Attorney-General of Western Australia →
constitutionalMonarch	Monarch of Australia →
country	Australia →
electionType	state election →
establishedAsColony	1829 →
executiveBody	Cabinet of Western Australia →
executiveBranch	Cabinet of Western Australia →
governingDocument	Australian Constitution → Constitution of Western Australia →
governmentSystem	Westminster system →
governmentType	parliamentary constitutional monarchy →
hasComponent	Executive Government of Western Australia → Judiciary of Western Australia → Parliament of Western Australia →
hasElectionsFor	Legislative Assembly of Western Australia → Legislative Council of Western Australia →
headOfGovernment	Premier of Western Australia →
judicialBranch	Supreme Court of Western Australia →
jurisdiction	Western Australia →
legalSystem	common law →
legislativeBranch	Parliament of Western Australia →
legislatureName	Parliament of Western Australia →
legislatureStructure	bicameral legislature →
lowerHouse	Legislative Assembly of Western Australia →
officialLanguage	English →
partOf	Australian federal system →
representativeOfHeadOfState	Governor of Western Australia →
responsibleFor	public education in Western Australia → public health services in Western Australia → state courts administration in Western Australia → state emergency services in Western Australia → state environmental regulation in Western Australia → state legislation in Western Australia → state main roads in Western Australia → state policing in Western Australia → state public housing in Western Australia → state resources and mining regulation in Western Australia → state transport infrastructure in Western Australia → state-owned utilities in Western Australia →
seatOfGovernment	Perth →
sharesPowerWith	Government of Australia →
subordinateTo	Constitution of Australia →
upperHouse	Legislative Council of Western Australia →
votingSystemLowerHouse	preferential voting →
votingSystemUpperHouse	proportional representation →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Governor of Western Australia → Parliament of Western Australia →	oversees
Fremantle Harbour ("Western Australian Government") →	governedBy
Government of Western Australia ("Executive Government of Western Australia") →	hasComponent
Transperth →	hasParentOrganization
Premier of Western Australia ("state government of Western Australia") →	isHeadOf
Australian Western Standard Time →	legalDefinitionJurisdiction
Parliament of Western Australia →	legislativeBranchOf
Council of Australian Governments →	member
Optus Stadium →	owner
Premier of Western Australia →	partOf