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Parliaments and Local Councils
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Interesting Particular Features
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Commonwealth
Head of State
Governor-general
Leader of Government
Prime Minister
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Senate
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Legislative power to provide international electoral assistance.
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House of Representatives
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New South Wales
Head of State
Governor
Leader of Government
Premier
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Legislative Council
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How-to-vote cards distributed on election day must be registered.
Registration of parties.
Political Education Funding.
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Legislative Assembly
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Local Councils
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Issue of "Candidate Information Sheets".
Registration of Parties.
How-to-vote cards distributed on election day must be registered.
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Victoria
Head of State
Governor
Leader of Government
Premier
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Legislative Council
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How-to-vote cards distributed on election day must be registered.
Registration of Political Parties.
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Legislative Assembly
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Local Councils
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Many Council elections conducted by post.
City of Melbourne: Corporations entitled to 2 representatives each
on voters' roll.
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Queensland
Head of State
Governor
Leader of Government
Premier
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(Legislative Council abolished 1922)
Legislative Assembly
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One House of Parliament.
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Local Councils
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Brisbane City Council is the largest Local Government in population
and budget in Australia.
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Western Australia
Head of State
Governor
Leader of Government
Premier
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Legislative Council
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At a redistribution different quotients are applied to metropolitan
and country areas.
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Legislative Assembly
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Local Councils
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South Australia
Head of State
Governor
Leader of Government
Premier
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Legislative Council
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Provision for candidates to lodge a voting ticket in Council and
Assembly elections.
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House of Assembly
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Local Councils
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State Electoral Commissioner
a) certifies all representation reviews and
b) conducts elections and polls at the request of Councils.
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Tasmania
Head of State
Governor
Leader of Government
Premier
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Legislative Council
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Electioneering and how-to-vote cards not permitted on polling day.
Persons turning 18 between close of rolls and polling day may vote.
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House of Assembly
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Electioneering and how-to-vote cards not permitted on polling day.
Persons turning 18 between close of rolls and polling day may vote.
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Local Councils
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Elections by universal postal vote.
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Northern Territory
Head of State
Administrator
Leader of Government
Chief Minister
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Legislative Assembly
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Candidates' phonographs appear on the ballot paper. At election
time a large area of the Territory is services by mobile polling
teams. At general elections absent voting is undertaken at all polling
places.
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Municipal Councils
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All Councils usually appoint the Chief Electoral Officer to conduct
their elections.
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Local Councils
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Elections by universal postal vote.
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Australian Capital Territory
Head of State
Governor-general (the Governor-general has certain reserve powers
and can disallow legislation, recommend amendments to legislation
and under extreme circumstance dissolve the Assembly.)
Leader of Government
Chief Minister (The Chief Minister is elected
by the Assembly and exercises a number of powers normally exercised
by a Governor including appointment of Ministers and signing law
into effect.)
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Legislative Assembly
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No absent voting. Ordinary voting from all polling places and all
prepoll voting centres for all electorates.
Electioneering and how to vote cards not permitted within 100 metres
of a polling place.
The ACT is unique in combining Local and Territory levels of government.
The Legislative Assembly levels is elected to carry out all Territory
and Local Government responsibilities.
Voting by computer will be available at some ACT polling places
for the 2001 election.
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