What does the 44th Parliament signify?
Roles and responsibilities of the Australian Parliament.
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This diagram illustrates the roles and responsibilities of the Australian Parliament. The Australian Parliament: represents the people of Australia; makes and proposes Australian law; scrutinises the actions of the government; and is where government is formed.
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The 44th Parliament was the 44th to be formed since the Australian Parliament first met in 1901. Part 5 (Historical Information on the Australian Parliament) of the Parliamentary Handbook has a list of dates for all the Parliaments.