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Two Way Governance: Presentation 7
The Constitution and
Parliament
The Constitution set up the Parliament of
Australia and described its powers. The
constitution was accepted by the British
Parliament in 1900 and became an act
in the Australian Parliament in 1901.
Parliament would include:
The sovereign (the King or Queen of
England), represented by the Governor-
General; The House of Representatives;
and The Senate.
It said that the House of representatives
should be twice the size of the Senate.
The word ‘Parliament’ comes from an old word meaning ‘to speak’.
It’s a speaking place where people who are elected get together to
make laws that will help our society work.