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The parliaments of the Australian states and territories are legislative bodies within the federal framework of the Commonwealth of Australia.
All the parliaments are based on the Westminster system, and each is regulated by its own constitution. Queensland and the two territories have unicameral parliaments, with the single house being called the Legislative Assembly. The other states have a bicameral parliament, with a lower house called the Legislative Assembly (New South Wales, Victoria and Western Australia) or House of Assembly (South Australia and Tasmania), and an upper house called the Legislative Council.
Section 44 of the Constitution of Australia prevents persons with dual citizenship from being members of the Federal Parliament, but there are no laws preventing holders of dual citizenship being members of State Parliaments.[1][2]
- ^ Finlay, Lorraine (17 July 2018). "Think the dual citizenship saga does not affect state parliamentarians? It might be time to think again". The Conversation. Archived from the original on 27 January 2023.
- ^ "State politicians not safe as dual citizenship crisis rolls on".