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The Parliament of New South Wales is the supreme law making body in New South Wales
New South Wales

New South Wales is Australia's oldest and most populous States and territories of Australia, located in the south-east of the country, north of Victoria and south of Queensland....
, a state of Australia. It is a bicameral parliament elected by the people of the state in general elections. As Australia is a federation
Federation

A federation is a Political union comprising a number of partially self-governing states or regions united by a central government. In a federation, the self-governing status of the state is typically constitutionally entrenched and may not be altered by a Unilateralism decision of the central government....
 of six states, the parliament shares law making powers with the national government, being the Commonwealth Parliament of Australia
Parliament of Australia

The Parliament of Australia or Commonwealth Parliament is the legislature of government of Australia. It is bicameral, largely modelled in the Westminster System, but with some influences from the United States Congress....
.

The state parliament consists of the Queen, the New South Wales Legislative Council
New South Wales Legislative Council

The New South Wales Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of New South Wales of New South Wales in Australia....
, being the upper house, and the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
New South Wales Legislative Assembly

The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of New South Wales. The other is the New South Wales Legislative Council....
, being the lower house.






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The Parliament of New South Wales is the supreme law making body in New South Wales
New South Wales

New South Wales is Australia's oldest and most populous States and territories of Australia, located in the south-east of the country, north of Victoria and south of Queensland....
, a state of Australia. It is a bicameral parliament elected by the people of the state in general elections. As Australia is a federation
Federation

A federation is a Political union comprising a number of partially self-governing states or regions united by a central government. In a federation, the self-governing status of the state is typically constitutionally entrenched and may not be altered by a Unilateralism decision of the central government....
 of six states, the parliament shares law making powers with the national government, being the Commonwealth Parliament of Australia
Parliament of Australia

The Parliament of Australia or Commonwealth Parliament is the legislature of government of Australia. It is bicameral, largely modelled in the Westminster System, but with some influences from the United States Congress....
.

The state parliament consists of the Queen, the New South Wales Legislative Council
New South Wales Legislative Council

The New South Wales Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of New South Wales of New South Wales in Australia....
, being the upper house, and the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
New South Wales Legislative Assembly

The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of New South Wales. The other is the New South Wales Legislative Council....
, being the lower house. Each house is directly elected by the people of New South Wales. The sovereign
Sovereign

Sovereign may refer to:*Sovereignty, a philosophical concept or state*Sovereign *Sovereign Hill, Victoria, Australia*Lady Sovereign, a female MC and performing artist for Def Jam Recordings...
 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
Parliament House, Sydney

Parliament House in Sydney is a complex of buildings housing the Parliament of New South Wales of New South Wales, a state of Australia. It is located on the east side of Macquarie Street, Sydney in Sydney, the state capital....
 on Macquarie Street, Sydney.

Legislature


Generally, 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. A bill appropriating revenue for the ordinary annual services of the Government can be presented to the Governor for assent even if the upper house has not agreed to it (section 5A Constitution Act 1902, NSW)

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
Premiers of New South Wales

Before the 1890s, there was no formal party system in New South Wales. Party labels before that time indicate a general tendency only. In the 1860s and 1870s, there was a fairly coherent "liberal" tendency, led first by Charles Cowper and then by Henry Parkes....
.

Separation of Powers


Because members of the Government sit in Parliament, according to the Westminster system
Westminster System

The Westminster system is a Democracy parliamentary system of government modelled after the British government . The term comes from the Palace of Westminster, the seat of the UK Parliament....
 the separation of powers
Separation of powers

Separation of powers, a term ascribed to France Age of Enlightenment political philosopher Charles de Secondat, baron de Montesquieu, is a model for the governance of democracy states, having its origins in an ancient idea of mixed government....
 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.

See also


  • Parliaments of the Australian states and territories
    Parliaments of the Australian states and territories

    The Parliaments of the Australian states and territories are legislative bodies within the federal framework of the Australia. Before the formation of the Commonwealth in 1901, the six Australian colonies were self-governing, with parliaments which had come into existence at various times between 1825, when the New South Wales Legislative Cou...


  • Official Openings by the Monarch in Australia


External links

  • for the Legislative Assembly since 1856