Government of South Australia

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The Government of South Australia is the state-level executive authority responsible for administering laws, public services, and policy in the Australian state of South Australia.


Statements (46)
Predicate Object
instanceOf public authority
state government
appoints state public service leadership
branch executive branch
judicial branch
legislative branch
budgetAuthority South Australian state budget
canLegislateOn residual powers not reserved to the Commonwealth of Australia
capital Adelaide
constitutionalFramework Constitution of South Australia
country Australia
electoralSystemLowerHouse preferential voting
electoralSystemUpperHouse proportional representation
establishedIn 19th century
fiscalPowers state taxation within constitutional limits
governmentType parliamentary constitutional monarchy
hasElections state elections in South Australia
hasExecutiveBody Cabinet of South Australia
headOfGovernment Premier of South Australia
headOfStateRepresentative Governor of South Australia
jurisdiction South Australia
leaderTitle Premier
legalSystem common law
legislature Parliament of South Australia
lowerHouse South Australian House of Assembly
meetsIn Parliament House, Adelaide
operatesWithin Australian federal system
oversees South Australian public service
representativeOfMonarchTitle Governor
responsibleFor administration of state laws
public services in South Australia
state cultural and arts policy
state economic development policy
state education policy
state emergency services policy
state environmental regulation
state health services
state natural resources management
state planning and land use regulation
state policing and public safety
state transport infrastructure
state-level policy in South Australia
seatOfGovernment Adelaide CBD
sharesPowersWith Government of Australia
subordinateTo Australian Constitution in federal matters
upperHouse South Australian Legislative Council


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