Government of Western Australia

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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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf public authority
state government
appliesToTerritory Western Australia
surface form: State of Western Australia
becameStateOfAustralia 1901
capital Perth
chiefFinancialOfficer Treasurer of Western Australia
chiefLawOfficer Attorney General
surface form: Attorney-General of Western Australia
constitutionalMonarch King of Australia
surface form: 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 Government of Western Australia self-linksurface differs
surface form: 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 Australian government
surface form: Government of Australia
subordinateTo Australian Constitution
surface form: Constitution of Australia
upperHouse Legislative Council of Western Australia
votingSystemLowerHouse preferential voting
votingSystemUpperHouse proportional representation

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Government House, Perth ownedBy Government of Western Australia
Government House, Perth maintainedBy Government of Western Australia
Executive Council of Western Australia partOf Government of Western Australia
Flag of the Governor of Western Australia governmentBody Government of Western Australia
Badge of the Governor of Western Australia governingBody Government of Western Australia
Letters Patent relating to the Office of Governor of the State of Western Australia bindingOn Government of Western Australia
this entity surface form: executive government of Western Australia
coat of arms of Western Australia usedBy Government of Western Australia
Kerry Sanderson employer Government of Western Australia
Fremantle Ports parentOrganization Government of Western Australia
C. Y. O'Connor employer Government of Western Australia
Parliament House, Perth ownedBy Government of Western Australia
Public Accounts Committee (Western Australia) oversightOf Government of Western Australia
Colonial Secretary of Western Australia (as chief ministerial role) positionHeldIn Government of Western Australia
this entity surface form: Government of Western Australia (colonial era)
Flag of Western Australia usedBy Government of Western Australia