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Parliaments and Local Councils
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Terms of Members of Parliament / Council
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Commonwealth
Head of State
Governor-general
Leader of Government
Prime Minister
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Senate
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State Senators: 6 years;half retire every 3 years.
Territory Senators: Same as House of Representatives i.e., up to
3 years.
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House of Representatives
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Up to 3 years
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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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Members elected for the duration of 2 Parliaments with 21 members
retiring at elections held at the same time as general elections
for the Legislative Assembly.
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Legislative Assembly
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4-year. Fixed March
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Local Councils
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4-years (fixed September)
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Victoria
Head of State
Governor
Leader of Government
Premier
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Legislative Council
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2 terms of the Legislative Assembly, (half the members of the legislative
Council retire at each Legislative Assembly election on a rotating
basis).
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Legislative Assembly
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Minimum 3 years, maximum 4 years.
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Local Councils
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3 years
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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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Up to 3 years.
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Local Councils
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3 years (fixed March).
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Western Australia
Head of State
Governor
Leader of Government
Premier
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Legislative Council
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4 year fixed term
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Legislative Assembly
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Up to 4 years.
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Local Councils
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Half the Councillors of each Council are elected every 2 years
for 4 year terms.
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South Australia
Head of State
Governor
Leader of Government
Premier
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Legislative Council
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6 to 8 years.
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House of Assembly
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Minimum 3 years, maximum 4 years.
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Local Councils
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Elections held every 3 years. Voting closes on first business day
after the second Saturday in May.
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Tasmania
Head of State
Governor
Leader of Government
Premier
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Legislative Council
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6 years with 3 or 2 Members elected in alternate years, i.e. a
periodical cycle of elections.
Elections are held on the 1st Saturday in May each year.
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House of Assembly
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Up to 4 years.
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Local Councils
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Half the Councillors of each Council are elected every 2 years
for 4 year terms.
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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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4 years.
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Municipal Councils
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Municipal elections are held on the last Saturday in May every
4 years (each leap year, including the year 2000).
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Local Councils
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1 to 4 years. Provisions are listed in each Community Government
Scheme.
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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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3-year fixed term. Elections held on 3rd Saturday in October. Next
Election due 20 October 2001.
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