Constitution of Victoria

Constitution of Victoria
Overview
Jurisdiction	Victoria
Date effective	1 December 1975 (1975-12-01)
System	parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Government structure
Branches	Legislative Executive Judicial
Chambers	Legislative Assembly Legislative Council
Executive	de jure King of Australia, exercisable through the governor on the advice of the Executive Council de facto Cabinet of Victoria
Judiciary	Supreme Court of Victoria and lesser courts

Constitution Act 1975
Parliament of Victoria
Long title An Act to re-enact the Law relating to the Constitution of the State of Victoria and for other purposes
Citation	No. 8750 of 1975
Territorial extent	Victoria
Enacted by	Legislative Assembly
Enacted	8 May 1975[1]
Enacted by	Legislative Council
Enacted	8 May 1975
Royal assent	22 October 1975[2]
Commenced	1 December 1975
Legislative history
First chamber: Legislative Assembly
Bill title	Constitution Bill
Introduced by	Vernon Wilcox
First reading	9 April 1975[3]
Second reading	15 April–1 May 1975
Committee of the whole	1 May 1975
Third reading	1 May 1975
Second chamber: Legislative Council
Bill title	Constitution Bill
Member(s) in charge	Alan Hunt
First reading	1 May 1975[4]
Second reading	6[5]–8 May 1975
Committee of the whole	8 May 1975
Third reading	8 May 1975[6]
Final stages
Legislative Council amendments considered by the Legislative Assembly	8 May 1975
Finally passed both chambers	8 May 1975
Amends
The Constitution Act Amendment Act 1958 (No. 6224) Solicitor-General Act 1958 (No. 6374) Supreme Court Act 1958 (No. 6387)
Repeals
Victorian Constitution Act 1855 (No. 184 of 1855, UK)
Amended by
120+ amendments
Keywords
constitution
Status: Amended

The Constitution of Victoria is the constitution of the state of Victoria, Australia. The current constitution, the Constitution Act 1975 has been amended over 120 times.

Since 1901, Victoria has been a state of the Commonwealth of Australia, and its relationship with the Commonwealth is regulated by the federal Constitution of Australia. The jurisdiction of the Parliament of Victoria to make laws and the laws of Victoria are subject to limitations imposed by the Australian Constitution.

The Constitution is based on principles of the Westminster system of responsible government, as modified due to Victoria being a state within a federation of Australia.