Parliament

Parliament of South Australia

Hon. Dan Cregan MP, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly

Joint CPA South Australia Branch President

Parliament of South Australia speaker@parliament.sa.gov.au

Hon. Terry Stephens MLC, President of the Legislative Council

Joint CPA South Australia Branch President

Parliament of South Australia clerksoffice@parliament.sa.gov.au

Chris Schwarz, Clerk of the Legislative Council of South Australia

CPA South Australia Branch Secretary

Parliament of South Australia clerksoffice@parliament.sa.gov.au

Joined the Commonwealth: 29 April 1949

CPA Branch formed: 1 January 1926

Unicameral/Bicameral: Bicameral - House of Assembly (47), Legislative Council (22)

Parliament/Legislature website: Parliament of South Australia

Standing Orders: House of Assembly

Committees:

Number of Departmental/Ministry Oversight Committees: Two in the House of Assembly and one in the Legislative Council

Number of Joint Committees (if bicameral): 8

Names of House Management (such as Privileges or Procedure) Committees: Standing Orders and Printing Various ad hoc Select Committees

Recent articles in The Parliamentarian:

The Parliamentarian 2023 Issue One - 'Appointing an Independent Speaker: a new system for South Australia' by Lauren Williams, Serjeant-at-Arms and Clerk Assistant, Parliament of South Australia
The Parliamentarian 2020 Issue One - CPA news: 38th CPA Australia and Pacific Regional Conference in Adelaide, South Australia

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Population
1,644,642

Date of Independence
01 Jan 2001

CPA Branch Formed
01 Jan 1926

Voting Age
18

First Parliament
22 Apr 1857

Seat of Parliament
Adelaide