Parliament of Queensland

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The Parliament of Queensland is the unicameral legislative body governing the Australian state of Queensland, responsible for making state laws and overseeing the government.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf public authority
state parliament
unicameral legislature
abolishedChamber Legislative Council of Queensland
appliesToJurisdiction Queensland
archives Hansard (official parliamentary debates record)
linked to: Hansard
budgetaryFunction authorises public expenditure in Queensland
buildingStyle French Renaissance Revival (Parliament House, Brisbane)
ceremonialHead Governor of Queensland
constitutionalBasis Constitution of Queensland
country Australia
electorateBasis single-member electoral districts
elects Premier of Queensland (indirectly)
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland
establishedInYear 1860
governs executive government of Queensland
governsArea 1,852,642 square kilometres (approximate area of Queensland)
hasAuthorityOver state legislation in Queensland
hasBroadcast live webcasts of parliamentary proceedings
hasClerk Clerk of the Parliament of Queensland
hasComponent Legislative Assembly of Queensland
hasLibrary Queensland Parliamentary Library
hasMotto “Audax at Fidelis” (for the state whose parliament it is)
hasOfficialLanguage English
hasPresidingOfficer Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland
hasSecurity Parliamentary Security Service
hasSessionType sittings of the Legislative Assembly
hasSpeaker Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland
hasTermLength fixed four-year terms
hasVotingSystem optional preferential voting
hasWebsite https://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/
headOfGovernmentReportsTo Parliament of Queensland
houseType unicameral
isPartOf constitutional monarchy of Australia
lastUpperHouseAbolitionYear 1922
legislativeBodyFor Queensland Government
legislativeFunction makes state laws for Queensland
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Brisbane
Queensland
locatedInTimeZone Australian Eastern Standard Time
meetsIn Parliament House, Brisbane
meetsInBuilding Queensland Parliament House
numberOfHouses 1
oversightFunction oversees Queensland Government
partOf Westminster system in Australia
linked to: Westminster system
precededBy New South Wales colonial legislature (for the area that became Queensland)
replaced bicameral parliament of Queensland
scrutinyMechanism parliamentary committees
typeOfRepresentation representative democracy

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Queensland legislature Parliament of Queensland
Parliament of Queensland headOfGovernmentReportsTo Parliament of Queensland
Legislative Assembly of Queensland partOf Parliament of Queensland
Premier of Queensland reportsTo Parliament of Queensland
Queensland Government hasLegislature Parliament of Queensland
Parliament House, Brisbane operator Parliament of Queensland
Constitution of Queensland regulates Parliament of Queensland
Constitution of Queensland isEnactedBy Parliament of Queensland
Queensland Parliamentary Library serves Parliament of Queensland
Queensland Parliamentary Library employer Parliament of Queensland
Queensland Parliamentary Library operatedBy Parliament of Queensland
Governor of Queensland worksWith Parliament of Queensland
Legislative Council of Queensland partOf Parliament of Queensland
Legislative Council of Queensland chamberOf Parliament of Queensland
Legislative Council of Queensland hasSuccessor unicameral Parliament of Queensland
linked to: Parliament of Queensland
Clerk of the Parliament of Queensland partOf Parliament of Queensland
Leader of the Opposition (Queensland) partOf Parliament of Queensland
Leader of the Opposition (Queensland) governingBody Parliament of Queensland
Coat of Arms of Queensland usedBy Parliament of Queensland
Queensland state elections elect Queensland Parliament
linked to: Parliament of Queensland
Traeger hasRepresentationIn Parliament of Queensland
Brisbane City Council foundedBy Parliament of Queensland
Liberal National Party of Queensland operatesIn Queensland Parliament
linked to: Parliament of Queensland
Research and Information Service serves Members of the Queensland Parliament
linked to: Parliament of Queensland
Research and Information Service parentOrganization Queensland Parliament
linked to: Parliament of Queensland
Research and Information Service serviceArea Queensland Parliament
linked to: Parliament of Queensland
Information Management Unit jurisdiction Parliament of Queensland
Information Management Unit locatedIn Queensland Parliament
linked to: Parliament of Queensland
Cabinet of Queensland subordinateTo Parliament of Queensland
Queensland Cabinet ministers mustBeMemberOf Parliament of Queensland
Courts of Queensland legalAuthorityFrom Parliament of Queensland
FDG Stanley (later additions) associatedWith Queensland Parliament
linked to: Parliament of Queensland
Colony of Queensland legislature Parliament of Queensland
Shadow Cabinet of Queensland legislativeBody Parliament of Queensland
Shadow Cabinet of Queensland partOf Parliament of Queensland
Electoral Act 1992 (Queensland) legislatureEnactedBy Parliament of Queensland
Pauline Hanson's One Nation legislativeFocus Queensland Parliament
linked to: Parliament of Queensland
Pauline Hanson's One Nation parliamentaryRepresentation Queensland Parliament
linked to: Parliament of Queensland
Legislative Assembly of Queensland legislativeBranchOf Parliament of Queensland
subject linked to: Legislative Assembly
Legislative Assembly of Queensland isChamberOf Parliament of Queensland
subject linked to: Legislative Assembly
Mirani parliament Parliament of Queensland
Callide jurisdiction Parliament of Queensland
Local Government Act 2009 (Queensland) enactedBy Parliament of Queensland