When the Union was established in 1909 with the South Africa Act, Parliament was bicameral and consisted of a House of Assembly (as the lower house) and a Senate (as the upper house). Both houses were reserved for whites. In 1983, with the passing of South Africa's third constitution, the racial scheme was established, and the Senate was abolished. The Tricameral Parliament of those days was abolished by the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa Act (78 of 1995), the current constitution, in 1995, and reconstituted as a tetracameral body. The President's Council was made a full component of Parliament.
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