Lists of acts of the Parliament of Western Australia

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The Legislative Council of Western Australia was created in 1832 as an appointed body. It had powers under the Government of Western Australia Act 1829 (10 Geo. 4. c. 22 (Imp)) to make ordinances for the colony. Initially the powers were granted for just a couple of years, but were successively extended by the Western Australia Government Act 1835 (5 & 6 Will. 4. c. 14 (Imp)), the Western Australia Government Act 1836, the Western Australia Government Act 1838.

• List of ordinances of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1832 (2 Will. IV)
• List of ordinances of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1833 (3 Will. IV; 4 Will. IV. Nos. 2-3)
• List of ordinances of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1834 (4 Will. IV. Nos. 1, 4-5; 5 Will. IV. Nos. 1-5)
• List of ordinances of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1835 (5 Will. IV. No. 6)
• List of ordinances of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1836 (6 Will. IV)
• List of ordinances of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1837 (7 Will. IV)
• List of ordinances of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1838 (1 Vict.)
• List of ordinances of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1839 (2 Vict.; 3 Vict.)

The Government of Western Australia Act 1829 was extended further by the Western Australia Government Act 1841, the Western Australia Government Act 1842 and the Western Australia Government Act 1846.

• List of ordinances of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1840 (4 Vict.)
• List of ordinances of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1841 (4 & 5 Vict.)
• List of ordinances of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1842 (6 Vict.)
• List of ordinances of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1843 (7 Vict. Nos. 1-10)
• List of ordinances of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1844 (7 Vict. Nos. 11-16; 8 Vict. Nos. 1-10)
• List of ordinances of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1845 (8 Vict. Nos. 11-12; 9 Vict. Nos. 1-6)
• List of ordinances of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1846 (9 Vict. Nos. 7-11)
• List of ordinances of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1847 (10 Vict. Nos. 1-20)
• List of ordinances of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1848 (10 Vict. No. 21; 12 Vict. Nos. 1-5)
• List of ordinances of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1849 (12 Vict. Nos. 6-25; 13 Vict. No. 1)

• List of ordinances of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1850 (13 Vict. No. 2; 14 Vict. Nos. 1-16)
• List of ordinances of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1851 (14 Vict. Nos. 17-26; 15 Vict. Nos. 1-4)
• List of ordinances of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1852 (15 Vict. Nos. 5-9; 16 Vict. Nos. 1-10)
• List of ordinances of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1853 (16 Vict. Nos. 11-23)
• List of ordinances of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1854 (17 Vict.)
• List of ordinances of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1855 (18 Vict.; 19 Vict. Nos. 1-2)
• List of ordinances of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1856 (19 Vict. Nos. 3-16; 20 Vict.)
• List of ordinances of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1857 (21 Vict. Nos. 1-11)
• List of ordinances of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1858 (21 Vict. No. 12; 22 Vict.)
• List of ordinances of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1859 (23 Vict. Nos. 1-12)

• List of ordinances of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1860 (23 Vict. Nos. 13-14; 24 Vict. Nos. 1-14)
• List of ordinances of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1861 (24 Vict. Nos. 15-16; 25 Vict. Nos. 1-15)
• List of ordinances of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1862 (25 Vict. Nos. 16-19)
• List of ordinances of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1863 (27 Vict.)
• List of ordinances of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1864 (28 Vict.)
• List of ordinances of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1865 (29 Vict.)
• List of ordinances of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1866 (30 Vict.)
• List of ordinances of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1867 (31 Vict.)
• List of ordinances of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1868 (32 Vict.)
• List of ordinances of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1869 (33 Vict. Nos. 1-12)

• List of ordinances of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1870 (33 Vict. Nos. 13-15)

In 1871 the Legislative Council became an elected body under the terms of the Australian Constitutions Act 1850 (13 & 14 Vict. c. 59 (Imp)).

• List of acts of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1871 (34 Vict.; 35 Vict.)
• List of acts of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1872 (36 Vict.)
• List of acts of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1873 (37 Vict.)
• List of acts of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1874 (38 Vict.)
• List of acts of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1875 (39 Vict. Nos. 1-18)
• List of acts of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1876 (39 Vict. Nos. 19-21; 40 Vict.)
• List of acts of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1877 (41 Vict.)
• List of acts of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1878 (42 Vict. Nos. 1-31)
• List of acts of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1879 (42 Vict. Nos. 32-33; 43 Vict.)

• List of acts of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1880 (44 Vict. Nos. 1-14)
• List of acts of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1881 (44 Vict. Nos. 15-23; 45 Vict.; 46 Vict. Nos. 1-3)
• List of acts of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1882 (46 Vict. Nos. 4-25)
• List of acts of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1883 (46 Vict. No. 26; 47 Vict.)
• List of acts of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1884 (48 Vict.)
• List of acts of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1885 (49 Vict.)
• List of acts of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1886 (50 Vict.)
• List of acts of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1887 (51 Vict. Nos. 1-21)
• List of acts of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1888 (51 Vict. Nos. 22-32; 52 Vict. Nos. 1-21)
• List of acts of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1889 (52 Vict. Nos. 22-24; 53 Vict.)

No acts were passed in 1890.

In 1891 the Constitution Act 1889 (52 Vict. No. 23) took effect: the Legislative Assembly joined the Legislative Council, and the Parliament of Western Australia was formed.

• List of acts of the Parliament of Western Australia from 1891 (54 Vict.)
• List of acts of the Parliament of Western Australia from 1892 (55 Vict.)
• List of acts of the Parliament of Western Australia from 1893 (56 Vict.; 57 Vict.)
• List of acts of the Parliament of Western Australia from 1894 (58 Vict.)
• List of acts of the Parliament of Western Australia from 1895 (59 Vict.)
• List of acts of the Parliament of Western Australia from 1896 (60 Vict. Nos. 1-44)
• List of acts of the Parliament of Western Australia from 1897 (60 Vict. Nos. 45-46; 61 Vict.)
• List of acts of the Parliament of Western Australia from 1898 (62 Vict.)
• List of acts of the Parliament of Western Australia from 1899 (63 Vict. Nos. 1-54)