Australia
House of Representatives
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Political system
Political systems: Presidential, Parliamentary, Presidential-Parliamentary, Monarchy, Communist, Transitional.
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Parliamentary system
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Structure of parliament
Structure of parliament: Unicameral, bicameral
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Bicameral
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IPU membership
Current membership status
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Yes
Budget
Data on parliament’s budget role and activities
- Parliamentary powers to amend the budget
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Other
Notes:
For appropriation bills in the House of Representatives, a message to the House from the Governor-General recommending the purpose of the appropriation in accordance with section 56 of the Constitution must be announced before the bill is introduced. A further message must be received before any amendment can be moved which would increase, or extend the objects and purposes or alter the destination of, a recommended appropriation. This requirement in effect prevents private Members from moving such amendments. However, a private Member may move to reduce the amount of a proposed expenditure or may move to omit items.
Section 53 of the Australian Constitution states that:
The Senate may not amend proposed laws imposing taxation, or proposed laws appropriating revenue or moneys for the ordinary annual services of the Government.
The Senate may not amend any proposed law so as to increase any proposed charge or burden on the people.
The Senate may at any stage return to the House of Representatives any proposed law which the Senate may not amend, requesting, by message, the omission or amendment of any items or provisions therein. And the House of Representatives may, if it thinks fit, make any of such omissions or amendments, with or without modifications.
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Parliament has a specialized unit to conduct budgetary analysis
For example, a Parliamentary Budget Office.
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Yes
Notes: The Parliamentary Budget Office
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Number of staff working in the specialized budget unit
For example, a Parliamentary Budget Office.
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52
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Date when parliament received the draft budget from the government, per year
Refers to the draft State budget.
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09 May 2023(2023)
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Date when parliament adopted the budget, per year
Refers to the draft State budget.
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15 Jun 2023(2023)
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Number of days between receiving the draft budget and its adoption in parliament, per year
The number is the duration between the date when parliament received the draft budget and the date when parliament adopted the budget in each year.
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37(2023)
- National currency
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Australian Dollars (AUD)
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PPP (Purchasing Power Parity) conversion factor
See: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/PA.NUS.PPP
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1.390(2023)
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State budget, per year
Figures include the total budget initially passed and authorized by parliament or total expenditures for the given year.
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700,622,000,000 AUD(2023)
- State budget, per year in PPP
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483,187,586,207(2023)