First Principles of Business Law
Sources of law: legislation
1. Introduction

1.4. Table of Australian legislatures

 

 

There are nine legislatures in Australia that have the constitutional power to make law.  The table below shows the bicameral structure of most of these legislatures, and the exceptional 'unicameral' ones.  Take note of the names given to the upper and lower Houses of each legislature.

Australian Legislatures Jurisdiction Lower House Upper House
Commonwealth House of Representatives Senate
New South Wales Legislative Assembly Legislative Council
Victoria Legislative Assembly Legislative Council
Queensland Legislative Assembly No upper house
South Australia House of  Assembly Legislative Council
Western Australia Legislative Assembly Legislative Council
Tasmania House of Assembly Legislative Council
Australian Capital Territiory Legislative Assembly No upper house
Northern Territory Legislative Assembly No upper house
Page 1 2  3 4 5
Go to the next topic Go to the list of topics Choose another module