Australian Senate

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Lok_Sabha
gptkb:legislative_body
gptkbp:authority yes
gptkbp:broadcastsProceedings yes
gptkbp:canAmendMoneyBills yes
gptkbp:canBlockSupply yes
gptkbp:canInitiateMoneyBills no
gptkbp:chamber gptkb:Senate_chamber
gptkbp:color red
gptkbp:country gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:established 1901
gptkbp:firstSitting 9 May 1901
gptkbp:hasBlackRod yes
gptkbp:hasCasualVacancyProvision yes
gptkbp:hasClerk yes
gptkbp:hasCommittee yes
gptkbp:hasCrossbench yes
gptkbp:hasDeputyPresident yes
gptkbp:hasDoubleDissolutionProvision yes
gptkbp:hasHansard yes
gptkbp:hasPartySystem yes
gptkbp:hasPressGallery yes
gptkbp:hasProportionalRepresentation yes
gptkbp:hasPublicGallery yes
gptkbp:hasQuestionTime yes
gptkbp:hasQuorum yes
gptkbp:hasStandingOrders yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Australian Senate
gptkbp:lastElection 21 May 2022
gptkbp:legislature bills must pass both houses
gptkbp:meetingPlace gptkb:Parliament_House,_Canberra
gptkbp:minimumAgeOfSenator 18
gptkbp:motto Through Knowledge and Understanding
gptkbp:nextEdition 2025
gptkbp:numberOfMembers 76
gptkbp:numberOfSenators 12
gptkbp:numberOfSenatorsPerTerritory 2
gptkbp:numberOfStatesRepresented 6
gptkbp:numberOfTerritoriesRepresented 2
gptkbp:officialLanguage English
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:president gptkb:Sue_Lines
gptkbp:presidingOfficerTitle gptkb:President_of_the_Senate
gptkbp:termLength 6 years
gptkbp:votingSystem proportional representation
single transferable vote
gptkbp:website https://www.aph.gov.au/Senate
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Pauline_Hanson's_One_Nation
gptkb:Australian_Greens
gptkb:National_Party_of_Australia
gptkb:Liberal_Party_of_Australia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4