Parliament of South Australia

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The Parliament of South Australia is the bicameral legislative body of the Australian state of South Australia, responsible for making state laws and overseeing the government.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bicameral legislature
legislative body
state parliament
appliesToJurisdiction South Australia
buildingStyle neoclassical architecture (Parliament House, Adelaide)
constitutionalBasis Constitution Act 1934 (South Australia)
coordinates 34.9233°S 138.5997°E
country Australia
countrySubdivision South Australia
governmentSystem Westminster system
hasCommittee parliamentary committees of South Australia
hasDocument Standing Orders of the Parliament of South Australia
hasJurisdiction state laws of South Australia
hasLowerHouse House of Assembly
hasPart House of Assembly
Legislative Council
hasPresidingOfficer President of the South Australian Legislative Council
hasSpeaker Speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly
hasUpperHouse Legislative Council
hasWebsite https://www.parliament.sa.gov.au/
inception 1857
languageOfWorkOrName English
legislativeBranchOf Government of South Australia
legislativeChamber House of Assembly
Legislative Council
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Adelaide
South Australia
mainFunction making state laws
overseeing the Government of South Australia
meetingPlace Parliament House, Adelaide
numberOfHouses 2
oversightOf Executive Council of South Australia
partOf political system of South Australia
passes Acts of the Parliament of South Australia
predecessor Legislative Council of South Australia (unicameral)
replaces unicameral Legislative Council of South Australia
seat Adelaide
sessionType parliamentary sessions
shortName South Australian Parliament
votingSystemLowerHouse full preferential voting
votingSystemUpperHouse proportional representation

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South Australia legislature Parliament of South Australia
South Australia legislature Parliament of South Australia
subject linked to: SA
Government of South Australia legislature Parliament of South Australia
Parliament of South Australia shortName South Australian Parliament
linked to: Parliament of South Australia
Legislative Council of South Australia partOf Parliament of South Australia
House of Assembly of South Australia partOf Parliament of South Australia
Cabinet of South Australia subordinateTo Parliament of South Australia
Premier of South Australia reportsTo Parliament of South Australia
subject linked to: Premier
Constitution of South Australia establishes Parliament of South Australia
Constitution of South Australia canBeAmendedBy Parliament of South Australia
Coat of arms of South Australia usedBy Parliament of South Australia
Parliament House, Adelaide operatedBy Parliament of South Australia
Acts of the Parliament of South Australia enactedBy Parliament of South Australia
Acts of the Parliament of South Australia legislature Parliament of South Australia
parliamentary committees of South Australia partOf Parliament of South Australia
parliamentary committees of South Australia governingBody Parliament of South Australia
President of the Legislative Council partOf Parliament of South Australia
President of the Legislative Council governmentalBody Parliament of South Australia
Legislative Council of South Australia partOf Parliament of South Australia
subject linked to: Legislative Council
President of the South Australian Legislative Council partOf Parliament of South Australia
Executive Council of South Australia relatedTo Parliament of South Australia
Leader of the Opposition (South Australia) legislativeBody Parliament of South Australia
Leader of the Opposition (South Australia) positionHeldInOrganization South Australian Parliament
linked to: Parliament of South Australia
Speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly partOf Parliament of South Australia
Sir Richard Baker memberOf South Australian Parliament
linked to: Parliament of South Australia
Elizabeth (South Australian state electoral district) jurisdiction Parliament of South Australia
subject linked to: Elizabeth