Parliament of Australia

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bicameral legislature federal legislature parliament

The Parliament of Australia is the federal bicameral legislature of the Commonwealth of Australia, consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate, responsible for making national laws and overseeing the government.

Aliases (6)

Australian Parliament ×5
Australian government ×1
Commonwealth Parliament ×1
Federal Parliament ×1
Legislative branch of Australia ×1
Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bicameral legislature → federal legislature → parliament →
buildingOpened	1988 →
constitutionalBasis	Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900 →
country	Australia →
createdBy	Constitution of Australia →
electoralCycleLowerHouse	maximum three-year terms →
electoralCycleUpperHouse	staggered six-year terms →
foundationDate	1901-01-01 →
governmentType	parliamentary democracy →
hasBroadcastService	ParlView →
hasComponent	Governor-General of Australia → House of Representatives → Monarch of Australia → Senate of Australia →
hasLibrary	Parliamentary Library of Australia →
headOfStateRepresentative	Governor-General of Australia →
headOfStateRole	Monarch of Australia →
jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia →
language	English →
legislativeChamber	House of Representatives → Senate of Australia →
location	Canberra →
lowerHouse	House of Representatives →
meetingPlaceCity	Canberra →
meetingPlaceTerritory	Australian Capital Territory →
meetsAt	Parliament House, Canberra →
numberOfHouses	2 →
officialName	Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia →
power	amend the Constitution of Australia → approve federal budget → declare war on advice of the executive → enact federal statutes → establish federal courts → regulate interstate and international trade →
previousMeetingPlace	Old Parliament House, Canberra →
role	controls public finances at the federal level → debates national issues → makes federal laws → oversees the Government of Australia → represents the people of Australia → scrutinises executive government →
shortName	Australian Parliament →
supervises	Government of Australia →
upperHouse	Senate of Australia →
votingSystemLowerHouse	instant-runoff voting →
votingSystemUpperHouse	single transferable vote →
website	https://www.aph.gov.au/ →

Referenced by (45)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Australia → Australian Notes Act 1910 → Dominion of Australia → National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009 → Reserve Bank Act 1959 ("Australian Parliament") →	legislature
House of Representatives of Australia → President of the Australian Senate → Senate of Australia → Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives → the House →	partOf
Australian Electoral Commission → National Cabinet of Australia → Payments System Board → Reserve Bank of Australia → Treasury (Australia) →	reportsTo
Australia Act 1986 → Commonwealth Bank Act 1911 → Corporations Act 2001 → Reserve Bank Act 1959 →	enactedBy
Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001 → Commonwealth Bank Act 1911 → Kim Beazley →	legislativeBody
Australian National University ("Australian Parliament") → Parliamentary Library of Australia →	governedBy
Royal Assent →	appliesTo
Senate of Australia →	chamberOf
Australian Constitution ("Commonwealth Parliament") →	establishes
Members’ Hall →	governingBody
President of the Australian Senate ("Legislative branch of Australia") →	governmentBranch
Canberra →	hostsInstitution
Parliament House, Melbourne →	housed
Australian government →	isAccountableTo
Department of Parliamentary Services →	jurisdiction
Australian government →	legislativeBranch
Australian Constitution ("Federal Parliament") →	legislativePowerVestedIn
Australia Day ("Australian government") →	observedBy
Parliament of Australia ("Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia") →	officialName
ParlView →	operator
ParlView →	owner
Department of Parliamentary Services →	parentOrganization
Yirrkala bark petitions ("Australian Parliament") →	presentedTo
Parliamentary Library of Australia →	serves
ParlView ("Australian Parliament") →	serviceArea
Parliament of Australia ("Australian Parliament") →	shortName
Great Hall (Parliament House, Canberra) →	usedBy