Chapter I of the Constitution of Australia

Commonwealth of Australia
This article is part of the series:

Chapters of the Constitution

Chapter I: The Parliament
Chapter II: The Executive Parliament
Chapter III: The Judicature
Chapter IV: Finance and Trade
Chapter V: The States
Chapter VI: New States
Chapter VII: Miscellaneous
Chapter VIII: Alteration of the Constitution

Text of the Constitution

Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act

Chapter I of the Constitution of Australia establishes the Parliament of Australia and its role as the legislative branch of the Government of Australia.[1] The chapter consists of 60 sections which are organised into 5 parts.

Part I: General

Part I contains 6 sections:

Part II: The Senate

Part II contains 17 sections:

Part III: The House of Representatives

Part III contains 17 sections:

Part IV: Both Houses of the Parliament

Part IV consists of 10 sections:

Part V: Powers of the Parliament

Part V consists of 10 sections:

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