Everything about The Parliament Of New South Wales totally explained
The
Parliament of New South Wales is the supreme law making body in
New South Wales, a state of
Australia. It is a
bicameral parliament elected by the people of the state in general elections. As Australia is a
federation of six states, the parliament shares law making powers with the national government, being the Commonwealth
Parliament of Australia.
The state parliament consists of the Queen, the
New South Wales Legislative Council, being the upper house, and the
New South Wales Legislative Assembly, being the lower house. Each house is directly elected by the people of New South Wales. The
sovereign is the head of the parliament and is represented in the state by the
Governor of New South Wales.
Location
The two legislative chambers of the New South Wales Parliament are housed in the historic
Parliament House on
Macquarie Street,
Sydney.
Legislature
For a bill to become law, it must be passed by both the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assesmbly and be assented to by the
Governor.
Executive
The party or coalition with the most seats in the Legislative Assembly is invited by the Governor to form government. The head of government is the
Premier.
Separation of Powers
Because members of the Government sit in Parliament, according to the
Westminster system the
separation of powers into Legislative, Executive and Judicial branches is different to the American model.
History
The Parliament of New South Wales is Australia's oldest parliament. The Parliament is housed in a former hospital, the
Rum Hospital built in exchange for granting of a monopoly to import rum.
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