Parliament of South Australia

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The Parliament of South Australia is the bicameral legislative body of the Australian state of South Australia, responsible for making state laws and overseeing the government.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bicameral legislature
legislative body
state parliament
appliesToJurisdiction South Australia
buildingStyle neoclassical architecture (Parliament House, Adelaide)
constitutionalBasis Constitution Act 1934 (South Australia)
coordinates 34.9233°S 138.5997°E
country Australia
countrySubdivision South Australia
governmentSystem Westminster system
hasCommittee parliamentary committees of South Australia
hasDocument Standing Orders of the Parliament of South Australia
hasJurisdiction state laws of South Australia
hasLowerHouse House of Assembly
hasPart House of Assembly
Legislative Council
hasPresidingOfficer President of the South Australian Legislative Council
hasSpeaker Speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly
hasUpperHouse Legislative Council
hasWebsite https://www.parliament.sa.gov.au/
inception 1857
languageOfWorkOrName English
legislativeBranchOf Government of South Australia
legislativeChamber House of Assembly
Legislative Council
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Adelaide
South Australia
mainFunction making state laws
overseeing the Government of South Australia
meetingPlace Parliament House, Adelaide
numberOfHouses 2
oversightOf Executive Council of South Australia
partOf political system of South Australia
passes Acts of the Parliament of South Australia
predecessor Legislative Council of South Australia (unicameral)
replaces unicameral Legislative Council of South Australia
seat Adelaide
sessionType parliamentary sessions
shortName South Australian Parliament
votingSystemLowerHouse full preferential voting
votingSystemUpperHouse proportional representation


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