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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Division of Capricornia governingBody Parliament of Australia
Financial Services Reform Act 2001 enactedBy Parliament of Australia
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NCCP Act enactedBy Parliament of Australia
courts of Australia separateFrom Parliament of Australia
Competition and Consumer Act 2010 enactedBy Parliament of Australia
Productivity Commission reportsTo Parliament of Australia
this entity surface form: Australian Parliament
Judiciary of Australia separateFrom Parliament of Australia
Black Mountain governingBodyFederal Parliament of Australia
subject surface form: Black Mountain, Queensland
National Library Act 1960 legislature Parliament of Australia
Hebel governingBodyFederal Parliament of Australia
Eden‑Monaro partOf Parliament of Australia
Northern Territory Legislative Council oversightBy Parliament of Australia
this entity surface form: Australian Parliament
Federal Executive Council of Australia relatedBody Parliament of Australia
George Fuller (politician) parliamentaryBody Parliament of Australia
subject surface form: George Fuller
Spence jurisdiction Parliament of Australia
Senate partOf Parliament of Australia
subject surface form: Senate of Australia
Wamberal governingBodyFederal Parliament of Australia
Paul Everingham governmentalBodyServed Parliament of Australia
Australians governedBy Parliament of Australia
ALP representedIn Parliament of Australia
The Nationals (Australia) parliamentaryGroupIn Parliament of Australia