The Leader of the Government in the
South Australian Legislative Council
The Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of South Australia. Its central purpose is to act as a house of review for legislation passed through the lower house, the South Australian House of Assembly, ...
, commonly known as Leader of the Council and also called Leader of Government Business or Manager of Government Business, is the chief representative of the
government
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In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is ...
in the
upper house
An upper house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house.''Bicameralism'' (1997) by George Tsebelis The house formally designated as the upper house is usually smaller and often has more restric ...
of the
Parliament of South Australia
The Parliament of South Australia is the bicameral legislature of the Australian state of South Australia. It consists of the 47-seat House of Assembly ( lower house) and the 22-seat Legislative Council (upper house). General elections are ...
. The leader is also responsible for the management of
government
A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state.
In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is ...
business in the chamber.
The office is held by a member of the
Cabinet of South Australia The Cabinet of South Australia is the chief policy-making organ of the Government of South Australia. In South Australia, the cabinet is interchangeably known as the ministry as there is no "outer ministry" – therefore all ministers are in cabin ...
.
Being the representative of the government in the upper house, the Leader of the Government takes a major part in debates in parliament.
[ In terms of managing and scheduling government business, the Leader of the Government is responsible including:
* the order in which government issues are to be dealt with
* tactical matters in reaction to impediments to such management
* negotiation with their opposition counterpart (the Manager of Opposition Business) about the order in which bills are to be debated, and
* time allotted for debate.
]
List of leaders of the government
See also
*
* Leader of Government Business (disambiguation)
* Cabinet of South Australia The Cabinet of South Australia is the chief policy-making organ of the Government of South Australia. In South Australia, the cabinet is interchangeably known as the ministry as there is no "outer ministry" – therefore all ministers are in cabin ...
* Government of South Australia
References
{{Government of South Australia
Parliament of South Australia