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Parliament House, Sydney is a group of heritage-listed buildings which houses the Parliament of the state of New South Wales. The main building is located on the east side of Macquarie Street in Sydney , the capital of New South Wales.
English: Parliamennt House of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. Panorama made of 4 pictures. Panorama made of 4 pictures. Français : Parlement de Nouvelle-Galles du Sud, Sydney , Australie.
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The Parliament of New South Wales, formally the Legislature of New South Wales, [5] [6] is the bicameral legislative body of the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW). It consists of the monarch, the New South Wales Legislative Assembly (lower house) and the New South Wales Legislative Council (upper house).
The historic Sydney Mint building, along with the entrance building to Parliament House, are preserved remnants of the original Sydney Hospital. The State Library of New South Wales is located on Macquarie Street, as are the historic Chief Secretary's Building and the old New South Wales Treasury (now part of the InterContinental Hotel ).
The New South Wales Legislative Council, often referred to as the upper house, is one of the two chambers of the parliament of the Australian state of New South Wales. Along with the Legislative Assembly, it sits at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney. It is normal for legislation to be first deliberated on and passed by the ...
The Legislative Assembly (lower house) is composed of 93 members of parliament, each of whom represents a single electorate. The voting system is preferential . Until the mid-1990s, members of the Assembly served for up to four years, until the Greiner government made terms a fixed length of four years.
Government House is the heritage-listed vice-regal residence of the governor of New South Wales.It is located on Conservatorium Road in the Sydney central business district, adjacent to the Royal Botanic Garden, and is situated south of the Sydney Opera House, overlooking Sydney Harbour.