The '''Government of Victoria''' has a democratic parliamentary form of government. The branches of the government is the Executive (Premier and Cabinet Members), Legislative (Parliament) and Judiciary (system of courts). The State of Victoria is one of the six states of the Australian Commonwealth. The Queen (represented by the Governor), the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly makes up the Parliament. The political party with the larger number of seats in the Legislative Assembly forms the government of Victoria and the leader of the party becomes the Premier of Victoria.<ref>[http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/about/the-parliamentary-system The Parliamentary System]</ref> | The '''Government of Victoria''' has a democratic parliamentary form of government. The branches of the government is the Executive (Premier and Cabinet Members), Legislative (Parliament) and Judiciary (system of courts). The State of Victoria is one of the six states of the Australian Commonwealth. The Queen (represented by the Governor), the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly makes up the Parliament. The political party with the larger number of seats in the Legislative Assembly forms the government of Victoria and the leader of the party becomes the Premier of Victoria.<ref>[http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/about/the-parliamentary-system The Parliamentary System]</ref> |