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The Parliament of New South Wales is Australia's oldest legislature. It had its beginnings when New South Wales was a British Colony under the control of the Governor. A small appointed Legislative Council began meeting in 1824 to advise the Governor on legislative matters. The NSW Parliament follows the Westminster Parliamentary traditions of dress, Red-Green chamber colours and protocol. The Parliament derives its authority from the Queen of Australia, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, represented by the Governor of New South Wales, who chairs the Executive Council of New South Wales. It consists of an upper house, the New South Wales Legislative Council, and the lower house, the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. Each house is directly elected by the people of New South Wales at elections held approximately every four years. |
