ACT Legislative Assembly

The Commonwealth Parliament formed the ACT Legislative Assembly Australia. It came up in the year 1988. The assembly is a unicameral legislature of Australian Capital Territory. ACT legislative assembly is located in Civic Square, in Canberra city.

About Australian Capital Territory:

The Australian territory capital is covered by New South Wales and Lake Burley Griffin. The territory is made up of hills and rugged landscapes. It has a huge collection of wildlife. Towns like Gold Creek, Braidwood and Tharwa lie near the Australian Capital Territory.

Facts about ACT Legislative Assembly Australia:

You can check out some of the interesting facts and functions related to ACT Legislative Assembly given below:

1. The Legislative Assembly of Australia has about 17 members
2. The members belong to three constituencies namely Molonglo, Brindabella, Ginninderra
3. The first election was held in the year 1989
4. The Chief Minister is elected by the Legislative Assembly
5. Government of ACT is headed by the Chief Minister
6. ACT Legislative Assembly does not have any vice-regal post like Administrator or Governor exercising authority
7. The non- government party is headed by the leader of Opposition
8. The proceedings take place under the guidance of the Speaker of the Assembly, who also takes care of all sorts of debates and issues that are dealt during the proceedings
9. Elections take place every four year
10. ACT uses Hare-Clark electoral system
11. ACT does not have as much power as state legislature
12. Canberra city does not have any local government and functions like a local council
13. The legislation is a rare combination of Commonwealth legislation, Imperial and New South Wales
14. The Legislative Assembly makes laws under the self-government legislation

Legislative Assembly members and their functions:

1. The 17 members of the Legislative Assembly are elected for a term of four years
2. The members are known as MLAs
3. Citizens from the ACT are represented through the members if the Legislative Assembly
4. The members have parliamentary and electoral responsibilities, apart from other important functions that they perform

Function of ACT Legislative Assembly Australia:

Making laws or changing existing laws is the main function of the Legislative Assembly.

To become a law, the bill in a Legislative Assembly passes through several stages namely presentation, agreement in principle, detail stage and agreement to the bill. After passing through all these stages, the bill gets certified as an ACT and is passed by the Assembly.

Members of ACT Legislative Assembly in Australia:

Name of Members Party

Stefaniak, Mr Bill	Liberal Party
Smyth, Mr Brendan	Liberal Party
Pratt, Mr Steve	Liberal Party
MacDonald, Ms Karin Australian	Labor Party
Foskey, Dr Deb Molonglo	ACT Greens
Berry, Mr Wayne Australian	Labor Party
Barr, Mr Andrew	Australian Labor Party
Gallagher, Ms Katy	Australian Labor Party
Hargreaves, Mr John	Australian Labor Party
Porter AM, Ms Mary	Australian Labor Party
Seselja, Mr Zed	Liberal Party
Corbell, Mr Simon	Australian Labor Party
Burke, Mrs Jacqui	Liberal Party
Mulcahy, Mr Richard	Canberra Party
Quinlan, Mr Ted	Australian Labor Party
Stanhope, Mr Jon	Australian Labor Party
Gentleman, Mr Mick	Australian Labor Party
Dunne, Mrs Vicki	Liberal Party