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Legislative Council

Watch the President's welcome video

Legislative Council president in the Chamber

The President and other officeholders

Read about the roles and functions of our key officeholders.

View of Legislative Council chamber from the public gallery

The Chamber

The Legislative Council has met within the parliamentary precinct since 1828 and the current chamber has been in use since 1856.

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Tours, visits and seminars

Members of the public are welcome to view Question Time and other proceedings in the Legislative Council from our public gallery. The gallery is open when the Legislative Council is sitting.

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Role of the Council

The NSW Legislative Council has three main functions: to represent the people, to legislate and to scrutinise the executive government as a ‘House of review’.

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The Department of the Legislative Council

Learn about our department, our values and browse our annual reports.

Senior officers in the Legislative Council

Meet our senior management team and find office contact details.

Council business

LC Running Record

LC Notice Paper

LC Minutes

Current session bills

Questions and answers tracking

Tabled papers

Orders for papers

Returns to orders

LC Committees

Hansard

Disallowable instruments alerts

Disallowable instruments

LC Statistics

Current parliamentary statistics of the Legislative Council relating to sitting days, bills, notices of motions given by members, questions and answers, tabled papers and order for papers.

View from the top of chamber whilst Legislative Council House in session

Procedural resources

A collection of useful publications and resources about the rules, practices and functions of the Legislative Council.

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Articles on the Council

A collection of published articles written by staff of the Legislative Council

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Connect with the Council

Stay up to date with the latest news from the House and Committees by connecting with us via social media channels.

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Frequently asked questions

How can I contact a member of the Legislative Council?

Find the list of members and their contact details here.

How can I find out when members of the Legislative Council are sitting and what will be discussed?

View the sitting calendar here. To find out what is on the agenda, view the list of Notice Papers here.

When is the Legislative Council question time?

Question time takes place at 1:30pm on Tuesdays and 11am on Wednesdays and Thursdays.

How are the members of the Legislative Council elected?

The 42 members of the Legislative Council are elected according to a system of proportional representation, with the entire State acting as a single electoral district. Periodic Council elections are held at the same time as the general election for the Legislative Assembly, which take place every four years. You can find more information here.