National Parliament

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The National Parliament is the unicameral legislative body of Papua New Guinea, responsible for making laws and overseeing the government.

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National Parliament canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national legislature
parliament
unicameral legislature
advises Governor-General of Papua New Guinea
budgetaryFunction approves taxation measures
authorizes public expenditure
canBeDissolvedBy Governor-General of Papua New Guinea
canRemove Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea
constitutionalStatus supreme lawmaking authority in Papua New Guinea
country Papua New Guinea
electoralSystem limited preferential voting
electoralSystemType single-member constituencies
elects Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea
establishedInYear 1975
establishedOnEvent independence of Papua New Guinea
hasCommitteeType select committees
standing committees
hasConstitutionalBasis Constitution of Papua New Guinea
hasDeputySpeaker Deputy Speaker of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea
hasHouseCount 1
hasSpeaker Speaker of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea
hasWebsite https://www.parliament.gov.pg/
houseType unicameral
jurisdiction Papua New Guinea
languageUsed English
Hiri Motu
Tok Pisin
legislativeFunction government oversight
lawmaking
locatedInBuilding Parliament House, Port Moresby
locatedInCity Port Moresby
locatedInDistrict National Capital District
meetsAt Parliament House, Port Moresby
memberTitle Member of Parliament
oversees Government of Papua New Guinea
power amend legislation
approve national budget
enact legislation
establish parliamentary committees
question government ministers
ratify treaties
presidingOfficerTitle Speaker
replaced House of Assembly of Papua and New Guinea
roleInGovernment legislative branch of Papua New Guinea
sessionType ordinary sessions
special sessions
shortName National Parliament
termLengthYears 5

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Parliament of Papua New Guinea shortName National Parliament
subject linked to: Parliament
Newport East isConstituencyOf National Parliament
National Parliament of Papua New Guinea shortName National Parliament
subject linked to: National Parliament