Executive Council of Western Australia

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The Executive Council of Western Australia is the formal body that advises the Governor and gives legal effect to decisions of the state government’s Cabinet.

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Statements (37)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Executive council ⓘ
Government body ⓘ
advises Governor of Western Australia ⓘ
alternativeName WA Executive Council ⓘ
analogousTo Federal Executive Council of Australia ⓘ
associatedWith Cabinet of Western Australia ⓘ
composedOf Ministers of the Crown in Western Australia ⓘ
constitutionalFunction To advise the Governor in Council ⓘ
constitutionalStatus Advisory body to the Governor ⓘ
country Australia ⓘ
decisionType Executive Council minutes ⓘ
Orders in Council ⓘ
linked to: Orders of Council
givesLegalEffectTo Decisions of the Government of Western Australia Cabinet ⓘ
governmentBranch Executive branch of Western Australia ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver Executive acts of the Government of Western Australia ⓘ
headedBy Governor of Western Australia ⓘ
historicalOrigin Derived from British colonial executive council system ⓘ
jurisdiction Western Australia ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalBasis Constitution of Western Australia ⓘ
Letters Patent relating to the Office of Governor of Western Australia ⓘ
meetsAt Government House, Perth ⓘ
meetsFrequency Regularly, usually weekly or as required ⓘ
memberOf System of executive councils in Australian states ⓘ
membershipCondition Holds office as a Minister in the Government of Western Australia ⓘ
partOf Government of Western Australia ⓘ
presidedOverBy Governor of Western Australia ⓘ
regionServed State of Western Australia ⓘ
linked to: Western Australia
requiresQuorum Yes ⓘ
role Advises the Governor on the exercise of executive powers ⓘ
Formally approves certain appointments ⓘ
Formally approves certain proclamations ⓘ
Formally approves regulations and statutory instruments ⓘ
Provides legal authority for Cabinet decisions ⓘ
scope State-level executive decisions in Western Australia ⓘ
seat Perth ⓘ
typeOfPower Executive power ⓘ

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Referenced by (8)

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

Governor of Western Australia → memberOf → Executive Council of Western Australia ⓘ
Cabinet of Western Australia → historicalPrecursor → Executive Council of Western Australia ⓘ
Executive Council of Western Australia → alternativeName → WA Executive Council ⓘ
linked to: Executive Council of Western Australia
Badge of the Governor of Western Australia → associatedWith → Executive Council of Western Australia ⓘ
Colonial Secretary of Western Australia (as chief ministerial role) → partOf → Executive Council of Western Australia (colonial era) ⓘ
linked to: Executive Council of Western Australia
Chief Justice of Western Australia → appointmentOnAdviceOf → Executive Government of Western Australia ⓘ
linked to: Executive Council of Western Australia
Stephen Henry Parker → memberOf → Executive Council of Western Australia ⓘ