Everything about The Parliament Of South Australia totally explained
The
Parliament of South Australia is the
legislature of the
Australian state of
South Australia. It consists of the
Legislative Council and the
House of Assembly. It is based on the
Westminster system of parliamentary government.
The Sovereign is represented in South Australia by the
Governor. Among the Governor's duties are the opening of Parliament, dissolving of Parliament and issuing of
writs for an election, and giving
Royal Assent to
Bills passed by Parliament. However, unlike Australia's Federal Parliament, the Sovereign isn't considered a part of the parliament.
The leader of the party or coalition most likely to command a majority of votes in the House of Assembly is invited by the Governor to form a government and becomes the
Premier.
The House of Assembly
The House of Assembly (or "lower house") is made up of 47 members who each are elected on a preferential system to represent an electoral district. Each of the
47 districts represents approximately the same amount of the voting public, and redistribution of electoral divisions take place by the State Electoral Office after each election to maintain equality in Electoral Divisions.
The
House of Assembly is where the government is formed, after an election the leader of the party or coalition who can demonstrate support of the majority of the
House, is called upon by the
Governor to form
government. The leader of the government becomes the
Premier.
The Legislative Council
The Legislative Council (or "upper house") is made up of 22 "councillors" who are elected to serve a term of 8 years on a system of
proportional representation, elections for the Legislative Council are staggered so half the seats are up for reelection every 4 years, in time with the election for the House of Assembly.
The primary function of the Legislative Council is to act as a house of review of
legislation that has been passed by the House of Assembly, it's in this capacity that can cause tensions between the government and the Legislative Council, as the government is said to have the mandate of the people and view the Legislative Council as obstructionist.
The
2010 state election will coincide with a referendum on the future of the legislative council. Voters can choose to abolish the upper house, or half the numbers of the chamber to 11 and shorten parliamentary terms to 4 years, or leave as is.
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Location
The seat of the Parliament of South Australia is
Parliament House in the state capital of
Adelaide. Parliament House sits on the North-Western corner of the intersection of
King William Street and
North Terrace.
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