Constitution Act 1855 (New South Wales)

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Act of Parliament constitutional statute foundational law

The Constitution Act 1855 (New South Wales) was the foundational statute that first established responsible self-government and a bicameral parliament in the Colony of New South Wales.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
colonial constitution of New South Wales	1

Statements (32)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Act of Parliament ⓘ constitutional statute ⓘ foundational law ⓘ
appliesTo	Government of New South Wales ⓘ surface form: colonial government of New South Wales
country	New South Wales ⓘ surface form: Colony of New South Wales
createdBody	New South Wales Legislative Assembly ⓘ surface form: Legislative Assembly of New South Wales New South Wales Legislative Council ⓘ surface form: Legislative Council of New South Wales
defined	powers of the colonial legislature of New South Wales ⓘ relationship between the Governor and the colonial ministry ⓘ structure of the Parliament of New South Wales ⓘ
enactedBy	Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
established	bicameral legislature in New South Wales ⓘ responsible government in New South Wales ⓘ
governed	constitutional arrangements of New South Wales prior to Australian Federation ⓘ
historicalSignificance	first comprehensive constitutional framework for New South Wales ⓘ key step in the development of self-government in Australia ⓘ
influenced	drafting of subsequent New South Wales Constitution Acts ⓘ later constitutional developments in New South Wales ⓘ
inForceInPeriod	late 19th century New South Wales ⓘ
introducedPrinciple	parliamentary control over colonial finances ⓘ responsible ministry to the lower house ⓘ
jurisdiction	New South Wales ⓘ
legalForm	statute ⓘ
legalStatus	colonial constitution ⓘ
partOf	constitutional history of Australia ⓘ constitutional history of New South Wales ⓘ
purpose	to establish a bicameral parliament in New South Wales ⓘ to establish responsible self-government in New South Wales ⓘ
replaced	earlier partially representative institutions in New South Wales ⓘ
subjectMatter	executive responsibility ⓘ legislative powers of the colony ⓘ parliamentary structure ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Constitution Act 1902 (New South Wales) → consolidated → Constitution Act 1855 (New South Wales) ⓘ

Legislative Council of New South Wales (unicameral) → constitutionalForm → Constitution Act 1855 (New South Wales) ⓘ

this entity surface form: colonial constitution of New South Wales