Parliament of Tasmania

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The Parliament of Tasmania is the bicameral legislative body responsible for making laws and overseeing the government in the Australian state of Tasmania.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bicameral legislature
legislative body
state parliament
canBeDissolvedBy Governor of Tasmania
country Australia
electorateBasisLowerHouse multi-member electorates
electorateBasisUpperHouse single-member electorates
establishedBy Constitution Act 1934 (Tasmania)
follows parliamentary democracy principles
hasComponent House of Assembly of Tasmania
surface form: Tasmanian House of Assembly

Legislative Council of Tasmania
surface form: Tasmanian Legislative Council
hasFunction budget approval
executive oversight
legislation
representation
hasPower to amend state legislation
to levy certain state taxes
hasPresident President of the Legislative Council
hasSpeaker Speaker of the House of Assembly
hasVotingSystemLowerHouse Hare–Clark proportional representation
hasVotingSystemUpperHouse preferential voting
headOfState Monarch of Australia
headOfStateRepresentedBy Governor of Tasmania
holds question time
houseType lower house
upper house
jurisdiction Tasmania
languageUsed English
legislativeProcessIncludes committee scrutiny of bills
introduction of bills
royal assent
locatedIn Hobart
lowerHouse House of Assembly of Tasmania
surface form: Tasmanian House of Assembly
meetsAt Parliament House, Hobart
numberOfHouses 2
oversees Government of Tasmania
partOf Westminster system
regionServed Tasmania
surface form: State of Tasmania
responsibility approving the state budget
making laws for Tasmania
overseeing the Government of Tasmania
representing the people of Tasmania
scrutinising executive government
supervises public administration in Tasmania
termLengthLowerHouse 4 years
typeOfGovernmentSystem constitutional monarchy
upperHouse Legislative Council of Tasmania
surface form: Tasmanian Legislative Council
usesCommitteeSystem parliamentary committees
website https://www.parliament.tas.gov.au

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Legislative Council of Tasmania chamberOf Parliament of Tasmania
Tasmania hasLegislature Parliament of Tasmania
House of Assembly of Tasmania hasParentLegislature Parliament of Tasmania
House of Assembly of Tasmania isComponentOf Parliament of Tasmania
Hobart isSeatOf Parliament of Tasmania
House of Assembly of Tasmania partOf Parliament of Tasmania
Legislative Council of Tasmania partOf Parliament of Tasmania
Premier of Tasmania reportsTo Parliament of Tasmania