The term of Parliament is three years from the day the last general election results were finalised. You can think of this as the time when the people you elected to make decisions for you start their job and when it ends. If Parliament is dissolved before three years are up, the term will be shorter, and you can find more information about how this works in section 268 of the Electoral Act 1993.
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The term of Parliament shall, unless Parliament is sooner dissolved, be 3 years from the day fixed for the return of the writs issued for the last preceding general election of members of the House of Representatives, and no longer.
Section 268 of the Electoral Act 1993 shall apply in respect of subsection (1).
