PARLIAMENTARY GOVERNMENT

Australia

Constitution

Parliament-legislative branch3 parts Governor, Senate, and House of RepresentativeSenate- 12 senators for each state 75 members of mainland territories Term limit of 3 yearsHouse of Representatives 150 membersDeals with power of Parliament with the winning

party having the majority votes to pick Prime Minister.

Executive Branch

Power Exercised by Governor and Commander and Chief

Advised by the Federal Executive Council

Julia Gillard – Prime Minister

Judicial Branch

High Court of AustraliaThe only court that can exercise Federal

Judicial PowerSec 80 Guarantees trial by Jury for indictable

offense

Trade

Trade among states is freeSec.99 forbids giving preference from one

state to another

New States

New States can be formed at anytime.

States

They can surrender any part to the commonwealth

Religion

Freedom of religion is protected.

States

Governor seat is located within the state

Changes to the Constitution

Specific procedures for amending the constitution

An absolute majority in both houses is required

Approved in the referendum of the proposed amendments

Australian Constitution

The Australian Constitution Table of Provisions View the Constitution as a single document (PDF 92KB) An Act to constitute the Commonwealth of Australia [9th July 1900]

(63 & 64 Victoria - Chapter 12) Preamble  Chapter I. The Parliament (s. 1 to 60)

Part I - General (s. 1 to 6) Part II - The Senate (s. 7 to 23) Part III - The House of Representatives (s. 24 to 40) Part IV - Both Houses of the Parliament (s. 41 to 50) Part V - Powers of the Parliament (s. 51 to 60)

Chapter II. The Executive Government (s. 61 to 70) Chapter III. The Judicature (s. 71 to 80) Chapter IV. Finance and Trade (s. 81 to 105A) Chapter V. The States (s. 106 to 120) Chapter VI. New States (s. 121 to 124) Chapter VII. Miscellaneous (s. 125 to 127) Chapter VIII. Alteration of the Constitution (s. 128) The Schedule

Major Issues

Unemployment crept up to 5.1% a year ago and is said to be as high 6.25% by mid 2014

It peaked at 5.9% from the collapse of the Lehman Brothers in 2008