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The Government of South Australia, also referred to as the South Australian Government or the SA Government, is the executive branch of the state of South Australia. It is modelled on the Westminster system, meaning that the highest ranking members of the executive are drawn from an elected state parliament.
South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of 984,321 square kilometres (380,048 sq mi), [6] it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories by area, and second smallest state by population.
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Contents. Home Geography & Travel States & Other Subdivisions. Government and society. Constitutional framework. Since the passage of the Constitution Act of 1856, South Australia has had a parliament.
The Government is formed by the party or grouping having the majority of the seats in the House of Assembly, or by a coalition (the combination of parties to form a majority). South Australia operates under responsible Cabinet Government: the Governor acts on the advice of the Ministers (i.e. the Cabinet), headed by the Premier.
Before that, South Australia had a colonial system of government, ruled by a Governor responsible to the British Crown, not to the people of South Australia. But from the first days of the colony, there was a strong desire for self-government, representation, and political and religious freedom. After 1857, South Australia governed itself.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The history of South Australia includes the history of the Australian state of South Australia since Federation in 1901, and the area's preceding Indigenous and British colonial societies.
