Executive Council of South Australia

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The Executive Council of South Australia is the formal body of ministers, presided over by the Governor, that provides official advice and approval for executive decisions of the South Australian government.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Executive Council of South Australia canonical 7

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf executive council ⓘ
government body ⓘ
advises Governor of South Australia ⓘ
approves Executive Council minutes ⓘ
Orders in Council ⓘ
authorityDerivedFrom Crown prerogative in South Australia ⓘ
basedIn Adelaide ⓘ
composedOf ministers of the Crown in South Australia ⓘ
constitutionalBasis Constitution of South Australia ⓘ
constitutionalConvention acts on the advice of responsible ministers ⓘ
continuity Executive Councillors usually retain membership after leaving ministry until removed ⓘ
country Australia ⓘ
decisionMakingMode collective decision-making ⓘ
distinctFrom Cabinet of South Australia ⓘ
function advises on appointments made by the Governor ⓘ
advises on the granting of pardons and other prerogative powers ⓘ
advises on the issuing of commissions ⓘ
authorises the making of executive instruments ⓘ
authorises the making of proclamations ⓘ
authorises the making of regulations ⓘ
governsFor State of South Australia ⓘ
linked to: South Australia
headedBy Governor of South Australia ⓘ
includes Premier of South Australia ⓘ
other South Australian ministers ⓘ
jurisdiction South Australia ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalStatus formal body of advisers to the Governor ⓘ
meetsAt Government House, Adelaide ⓘ
meetsFrequency regularly, usually weekly when Parliament is sitting ⓘ
membershipRequirement members must be sworn as Executive Councillors ⓘ
operatesUnderPrinciple Westminster system ⓘ
partOf Government of South Australia ⓘ
presidedOverBy Governor of South Australia ⓘ
primaryPurpose to give legal effect to decisions of the South Australian government ⓘ
records minutes of Executive Council meetings ⓘ
relatedTo Cabinet of South Australia ⓘ
Parliament of South Australia ⓘ
relationshipToCabinet ministers are usually the same as the Cabinet of South Australia ⓘ
reportsTo Governor of South Australia ⓘ
represents Crown in right of South Australia ⓘ
role formally advises the Crown in right of South Australia ⓘ
gives official approval for executive decisions ⓘ
provides formal advice to the Governor of South Australia ⓘ
scope executive government of South Australia ⓘ
sealUsed Public Seal of South Australia ⓘ
signingProcedure instruments are signed by the Governor in Executive Council ⓘ
typeOfBody formal executive body ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

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

Parliament of South Australia → oversightOf → Executive Council of South Australia ⓘ
Premier of South Australia → memberOf → Executive Council of South Australia ⓘ
subject linked to: Premier
Constitution of South Australia → establishes → Executive Council of South Australia ⓘ
Minister for Infrastructure and Transport (South Australia) → memberOf → Executive Council of South Australia ⓘ
Crown in right of South Australia → exercisesPowerThrough → Executive Council of South Australia ⓘ
Governor of South Australia → overseesBody → Executive Council of South Australia ⓘ
Governor of South Australia → chairs → Executive Council of South Australia ⓘ