Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:legislative_body
gptkbp:age 18
gptkbp:appointedBy Australian citizens
gptkbp:authority gptkb:Australian_Constitution
gptkbp:broadcastOn gptkb:ParlView
gptkbp:budget over AUD 200 million (approximate, varies by year)
gptkbp:composedOf gptkb:House_of_Representatives
gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:constitutionalMonarch gptkb:King_Charles_III
gptkbp:country gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:dissolved Governor General of Canada
gptkbp:emblem Parliament House logo
gptkbp:established 1901
gptkbp:firstSession 9 May 1901
gptkbp:hasCommittee yes
gptkbp:hasParliamentaryBudgetOffice yes
gptkbp:hasParliamentaryEducationOffice yes
gptkbp:hasParliamentaryFriendshipGroups yes
gptkbp:hasPublicGallery yes
gptkbp:hasQuestionTime yes
gptkbp:hasStandingOrders yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia
gptkbp:lastElection 21 May 2022
gptkbp:legislature bills must pass both houses
gptkbp:location gptkb:Canberra,_Australian_Capital_Territory
gptkbp:lowerAward gptkb:House_of_Representatives
gptkbp:meetingPlace gptkb:Parliament_House,_Canberra
gptkbp:motto Unity, Faith, Service
gptkbp:nativeName gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:nextEdition 2025 (expected)
gptkbp:numberOfMembers 227
gptkbp:officialLanguage English
gptkbp:parliamentaryLibrary gptkb:Parliamentary_Library_of_Australia
gptkbp:parliamentaryPrivilege yes
gptkbp:parliamentaryRecord gptkb:Hansard
gptkbp:parliamentarySessions annual
gptkbp:passesLaws for the Commonwealth of Australia
gptkbp:presidingOfficerTitle gptkb:President_of_the_Senate
gptkb:Speaker_of_the_House_of_Representatives
gptkbp:represents Governor General of Canada
gptkbp:state gptkb:King_of_Australia
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:Coat_of_Arms_of_Australia
gptkbp:termLength 6 years (Senate)
3 years (House of Representatives)
gptkbp:upperHouse gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:votingSystem preferential voting (House of Representatives)
single transferable vote (Senate)
gptkbp:website https://www.aph.gov.au/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Federal_Parliament_of_Australia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6