27-469: The Sydney Catchment Authority was a statutory authority of the Government of New South Wales created in 1999 to manage and protect drinking water catchments and catchment infrastructure, and supplies bulk water to its customers, including Sydney Water and a number of local government authorities in the state of New South Wales , Australia . The authority was led by its chief executive, who reported to
54-650: A Norfolk Island Legislative Assembly . Formed after the Norfolk Island Act 1979 was passed in the Australian parliament, its first members were elected on the tenth of August 1979. The assembly consisted of 9 members elected every three years by popular vote. It was abolished in June 2015 as part of a reorganisation of the territory's government by the Parliament of Australia. In the external territory of Christmas Island in
81-424: A body corporate . '. A statutory authority is a generic term for an authorisation by Parliament given to a person or group of people to exercise specific powers. A statutory authority can be established as a corporate Commonwealth entity or a non-corporate Commonwealth entity. A statutory authority may also be a body within a Commonwealth entity, exercising the powers given by Parliament but administratively part of
108-548: A part of the South Australian Parliament. The Legislative Council has 22 members, elected for eight-year terms by proportional voting with half the members facing re-election every four years, and the House of Assembly which has 47 members, elected for four-year terms from single-member constituencies, using preferential voting. Voting is compulsory. The Parliament of Western Australia is a bicameral legislature comprising
135-560: A state-owned corporation as "a statutory authority that has corporate status". Statutory authorities at the State or Territory level are established under corresponding State or Territory laws. Each statutory authority tends to have its own enabling legislation, or originating act , even if it was established before the relevant over-riding legislation. For example, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
162-645: Is a bicameral legislature comprising the New South Wales Legislative Council , the Legislative Assembly and the King , represented by the Governor of New South Wales . The Legislative Council has 42 members elected for eight-year terms with half the members facing re-election every four years. The Legislative Council cannot block appropriation bills. They are elected by proportional voting with
189-572: Is a bicameral legislature comprising the Tasmanian Legislative Council , the House of Assembly and the Governor of Tasmania . The Legislative Council has 15 members, elected for six-year terms, elected from single-member constituencies on a rotational basis with either two or three being elected each year, using full preferential voting . The House of Assembly has 35 members elected for four-year terms from multi-member constituencies, using
216-719: Is authorised to implement certain legislation on behalf of the relevant country or state, sometimes by being empowered or delegated to set rules (for example regulations or statutory instruments ) in their field. They are typically found in countries which are governed by a British style of parliamentary democracy such as the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth countries like Australia , Canada , India and New Zealand . They are also found in Israel and elsewhere. Statutory authorities may also be statutory corporations , if created as
243-719: Is called the Chief Minister , while the Administrator of the Northern Territory (appointed by the federal government) forms a similar role to state governors in providing assent to legislation. In the external territory of Norfolk Island located in the South Pacific Ocean , the local legislative body is the Norfolk Island Regional Council , established in 2016. The island was previously governed by
270-437: Is compulsory, and elections take place on the last Saturday of November every four years. The Parliament of Queensland is a unicameral legislature comprising the Legislative Assembly and the King , represented by the Governor of Queensland . The Legislative Assembly has 93 members elected for fixed four-year terms in single-member constituencies using preferential voting . Voting is compulsory, and elections take place on
297-585: The British Imperial Parliament , and their original constitutions were contained in Acts of that Parliament; however now the power to amend state constitutions resides with the respective state parliaments, in accordance with its constitution. The Commonwealth Parliament cannot amend a state's constitution. The Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory , by contrast, are territories of
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#1732852734258324-605: The Federal Parliament , but there are no laws preventing holders of dual citizenship being members of State Parliaments. Before the formation of the Commonwealth in 1901, the six Australian colonies were self-governing colonies, with parliaments which had come into existence at various times between 1825, when the New South Wales Legislative Council was created, to 1891, when Western Australia became
351-603: The Hare-Clark system of proportional representation. Voting is compulsory. The Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly has 25 members, elected for four-year terms from multi-member constituencies, using the Hare-Clark system of proportional voting. The Northern Territory Legislative Assembly is a unicameral legislature. The Legislative Assembly has 25 members, elected for four-year terms from single-member constituencies, using preferential voting. The head of government
378-486: The Western Australian Legislative Council , the Legislative Assembly and the King , represented by the Governor of Western Australia . The Legislative Council has 36 members, elected for fixed four-year terms from six multi-member electoral regions by "community of interest" —3 metropolitan and 3 rural—each electing 6 members by proportional voting. There is a significant malapportionment in
405-521: The Commonwealth, and their parliaments were created by way of legislation of the Commonwealth Parliament. Although the Commonwealth treats the territories as though they were states for many purposes, they are not states, and the legislative powers of their parliaments can be altered or even abolished by the Commonwealth Parliament. The Commonwealth can also overturn legislation passed by the territory parliaments. The Parliament of New South Wales
432-707: The Indian Ocean, the Shire Council provides local governance. The nine-member Shire Council was established in 1993. Councilors serve four-year terms, with four or five being chosen every second year. In the external territory of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands in the Indian Ocean, the Shire of Cocos is the local legislative body. Established in 1993, the Shire Council consists of 7 members serving terms of four years. Elections for half
459-516: The Legislative Council in favour of rural regions. The Legislative Assembly has 59 members, elected for fixed four-year terms from single-member constituencies, using preferential voting. Voting is compulsory, with elections being held every four years on the second Saturday in March, though the term of the Legislative Council does not expire until May after the election. The Parliament of Tasmania
486-495: The State. The objectives of the authority are: The SCA's customers then filter the water the SCA supplies and distribute it to households, businesses and other users. More than four and a half million people, about 60 percent of the NSW population, use water supplied by the SCA. Statutory authority A statutory body or statutory authority is a body set up by law ( statute ) that
513-465: The authority) and a number. Just as with laws enacted by Parliament, all laws made by a statutory authority must be published in the Government Gazette. The Parliament of Australia , or a State or Territory Parliament , will delegate its authority to a statutory authority for several reasons; The power to enact legislation has been delegated by Australian Parliaments (State and/or Federal) in
540-603: The board of the authority that was ultimately responsible to the Minister for Primary Industries and Minister for Regional Water . The authority was established pursuant to the Sydney Water Catchment Management Act, 1998 (NSW). From 1 January 2015, the Sydney Catchment Authority joined with State Water to form WaterNSW , a single organisation responsible for managing bulk water supply across
567-549: The entity." A statutory corporation is defined in the government glossary as a "statutory body that is a body corporate, including an entity created under section 87 of the PGPA Act" (i.e. a statutory authority may be a statutory corporation). An earlier definition describes a statutory corporation as "a statutory authority that is a body corporate", and the New South Wales Government 's Land Registry Services defines
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#1732852734258594-499: The following areas; Parliaments of the Australian states and territories [REDACTED] [REDACTED] 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
621-716: The last Saturday of October every four years. The Parliament of South Australia is a bicameral legislature comprising the South Australian Legislative Council and the House of Assembly . According to the South Australian Constitution, unlike the Federal Parliament, and the parliaments of the other states and territories of Australia, neither the Sovereign nor the Governor is considered to be
648-525: The last of the colonies to gain full self-government. The colonies ratified the Constitution of Australia , becoming States of the Commonwealth in the new federation, and ceding certain of their legislative powers to the Commonwealth Parliament , but otherwise retaining their self-governing status with their own constitutions and parliaments. The state parliaments were all created by legislation of
675-500: 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
702-754: The whole state being one electorate. The Legislative Assembly has 93 members elected for four-year terms from single-member constituencies, using optional preferential voting . The Parliament of Victoria is a bicameral legislature comprising the Victorian Legislative Council , the Legislative Assembly and the King , represented by the Governor of Victoria . The Legislative Council has 40 members, elected for four-year terms, elected from eight multi-member constituencies, each with five members, using proportional voting . The Legislative Assembly has 88 members elected for fixed four-year terms from single-member constituencies, using preferential voting. Voting
729-533: Was established in 1949 by the Science and Industry Research Act , but it has since come under the jurisdiction of the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997 as legislation covering statutory authorities has evolved. Laws made by statutory authorities are usually referred to as regulations. They are not cited in the same fashion as an act of parliament, but usually with specific initials (depending on
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