Parliament of Australia

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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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bicameral legislature
federal legislature
parliament
buildingOpened 1988
constitutionalBasis Australian Constitution
surface form: Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900
country Australia
createdBy Australian Constitution
surface form: 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 King of Australia
surface form: Monarch of Australia
jurisdiction Australia
surface form: Commonwealth of Australia
language English
legislativeChamber House of Representatives
Senate of Australia
location Canberra
lowerHouse House of Representatives
meetingPlaceCity Canberra
meetingPlaceTerritory Australian Capital Territory (enclaved within) (geographical context)
surface form: Australian Capital Territory
meetsAt Parliament House, Canberra
numberOfHouses 2
officialName Parliament of Australia self-linksurface differs
surface form: 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 Parliament of Australia self-linksurface differs
surface form: Australian Parliament
supervises Australian government
surface form: Government of Australia
upperHouse Senate of Australia
votingSystemLowerHouse instant-runoff voting
votingSystemUpperHouse single transferable vote
website https://www.aph.gov.au/

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Durack governingBody Parliament of Australia
Joe Bullock parliament Parliament of Australia
King’s Hall associatedWith Parliament of Australia
this entity surface form: Australian federal parliament (1927–1988)
Cabinet of Australia responsibleTo Parliament of Australia
Australian parliamentary broadcasting appliesTo Parliament of Australia
Australian parliamentary broadcasting operator Parliament of Australia
Northern Territory Government canBeOverruledBy Parliament of Australia
Commonwealth agencies accountableTo Parliament of Australia
Section 51 of the Australian Constitution grantsPowerTo Parliament of Australia
this entity surface form: Commonwealth Parliament
AEC reportsTo Parliament of Australia
Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 legislature Parliament of Australia
Electoral Commissioner reportsTo Parliament of Australia
this entity surface form: Australian Parliament
HoR associatedWithBody Parliament of Australia
Section 29 of the Australian Constitution empowers Parliament of Australia
Section 29 of the Australian Constitution bindingOn Parliament of Australia
this entity surface form: Commonwealth Parliament
Clerk of the Senate (Australia) partOf Parliament of Australia
Julia Gillard parliamentaryBody Parliament of Australia
Alexander Downer parliamentaryBody Parliament of Australia
National Rose Gardens nearbyInstitution Parliament of Australia
Commonwealth Bank Act 1924 legislativeBody Parliament of Australia
Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia reportsTo Parliament of Australia
Deputy President of the Australian Senate partOf Parliament of Australia
Deputy President of the Australian Senate appliesToJurisdiction Parliament of Australia
this entity surface form: federal parliament of Australia
Chair of Committees of the Australian Senate partOf Parliament of Australia
Chair of Committees of the Australian Senate governmentBranch Parliament of Australia
this entity surface form: Legislative branch of Australia
Fadden isPartOf Parliament of Australia
Calare governmentalBody Parliament of Australia
Minister for Defence Industry memberOf Parliament of Australia
Leader of the Opposition (Australia) legislativeBody Parliament of Australia
Australian War Memorial Act legislativeBody Parliament of Australia
Minister for Finance of Australia reportsTo Parliament of Australia
Special Minister of State of Australia reportsTo Parliament of Australia
Division of Swan jurisdiction Parliament of Australia
Division of Brand hasRepresentationIn Parliament of Australia
Department of Veterans’ Affairs responsibleTo Parliament of Australia
this entity surface form: Australian Parliament
federal Division of Braddon governingBody Parliament of Australia
subject surface form: Division of Braddon
federal Division of Franklin isRepresentedIn Parliament of Australia
subject surface form: Division of Franklin
Brendan Nelson legislativeBody Parliament of Australia
Treasurer of Australia reportsTo Parliament of Australia
RBA Annual Report intendedAudience Parliament of Australia
this entity surface form: Australian Parliament
Katter's Australian Party representedIn Parliament of Australia