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Western Australia - Organisation

Parliament of Western Australia (1832 - )

State of Western Australia

From
1 January 1832
Categories
Records Holder
Website
http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au

The Parliament in Western Australia dates from 1832. A Legislative Council was established on 1 January 1832 to make laws and establish courts in the Crown Colony of Western Australia. When responsible government was proclaimed in 1890, the Colony of Western Australia established a Parliament with two houses - the Legislative Assembly ('lower house') and the Legislative Council ('upper house'). Parliament retained this structure when the State was established in 1901.

Publications

Reports

  • Western Australia Parliament, Western Australia: Votes and Proceedings, Government Printer, Perth, 1870-1920. Details
  • Western Australia Parliament, Minutes and votes and proceedings of the Parliament ... with papers presented to both Houses., Government Printer, Perth, 1891 -. Details

Online Resources

Sources used to compile this entry: 'AU WA A632 - Legislative Council', in State Records Office of Western Australia - Organisations & People, State Records Office of Western Australia, 2015, https://archive.sro.wa.gov.au/index.php/legislative-council-au-wa-a632; Phillips, Harry CJ, Second Reading: Parliamentary Government in Western Australia, Revised Internet Edition edn, Parliament of Western Australia, Perth, 2010, http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/WebCMS/WebCMS.nsf/content/parliamentary-education-office-resources-and-publications.

Prepared by: Debra Rosser