▁voting ▁in ▁single - member ▁seats ▁for ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly , ▁and ▁single ▁transfer able ▁vote ▁in ▁multi - member ▁seats ▁for ▁the ▁proportion ally ▁represented ▁Legisl ative ▁Council . ▁The ▁Council ▁is ▁described ▁as ▁a ▁house ▁of ▁review . ▁Major ities ▁in ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Council ▁are ▁rare , ▁so ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁the ▁day ▁must ▁negoti ate ▁with ▁other ▁parties ▁to ▁pass ▁much ▁of ▁its ▁legisl ative ▁ag enda . ▁All ▁members ▁serve ▁four - year ▁terms . ▁The ▁parliament ' s ▁functions ▁and ▁processes ▁have ▁evol ved ▁over ▁time , ▁under going ▁significant ▁changes ▁as ▁Victoria ▁changed ▁from ▁an ▁independent ▁col ony ▁to ▁a ▁state ▁within ▁the ▁feder ated ▁Australia . ▁ ▁The ▁Parliament ▁may ▁make ▁laws ▁for ▁any ▁matter ▁within ▁Victoria , ▁subject ▁to ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁Constitution . ▁Its ▁power ▁is ▁further ▁limited ▁by ▁the ▁ability ▁for ▁the ▁federal ▁government ▁to ▁override ▁it ▁in ▁some ▁circumstances , ▁subject ▁to ▁the ▁Australian ▁Constitution . ▁Similarly , ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁Victoria ▁provides ▁jud icial ▁o vers ight ▁of ▁Parliament ▁and ▁is ▁v ested ▁with ▁equal ▁power . ▁The ▁parliament ▁is ▁also ▁v ested ▁with ▁other ▁powers , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁means ▁to ▁investigate ▁matters , ▁conduct ▁research ▁and ▁sum mon ▁witness es . ▁ ▁Government ▁is ▁formed ▁by ▁the ▁party ▁or ▁parties ▁who ▁command ▁confidence ▁and ▁supply ▁within ▁the ▁Assembly . ▁The ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁gover ning ▁party ▁or ▁parties ▁is ▁the ▁Premier , ▁the ▁most ▁senior ▁elected ▁member ▁of ▁Victoria ' s ▁executive ▁government . ▁Vict ori