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Encyclopedia > Parliament of South Australia

The Parliament of South Australia consists of the South Australian Legislative Council and the South Australian House of Assembly.
The head of the State Government is the Premier of South Australia. The Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of parliament in the Australian state of South Australia. ... The House of Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of parliament in the Australian state of South Australia. ... This is a list of Premiers of South Australia. ...


The party or coalition with the most seats in the house is invited by the Governor of South Australia to form government. The Governor is not a member of the Parliament of South Australia. Nor is the Governor elected. The Governor's position is a Vice-Regal one, with the Governor of South Australia representing the Monarch (Queen Elizabeth II) in South Australia. Among the Governor's vice-regal duties are the opening of Parliament and the signing of Acts which are passed by the South Australian Parliament. See Governors of the Australian states for a description and history of the office of Governor. ... Queen Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor), styled HM The Queen (born 21 April 1926) is the Queen regnant of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and...


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Parliament@Work - South Australia (1162 words)
The South Australian Constitution Bill was passed by the Legislative Council in 1855 and was agreed to by Britain in 1856.
The South Australian Coat of Arms was granted in 1984 by Queen Elizabeth II, replacing Arms granted by King Edward VIII in 1936.
Opal was adopted as the Gemstone Emblem of South Australia in 1985.
Parliament Of South Australia (328 words)
The Parliament of South Australia is the legislature of the Australian state of South Australia.
The Sovereign is represented in South Australia by the Governor.
The seat of the Parliament of South Australia is Parliament House in the state capital of Adelaide.
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