Process Of Making Law in Australia
Parliament is an assembly of political parties whose primary function is to pass laws throughout each state in Australia. The Parliament of Australia is a supreme law making body, which based on British Westminster System is also known as Commonwealth Parliament using bicameral system which means it has 2 houses of a parliament (upper and lower house) and has a national Federal Parliament as well as state and territory parliaments. The functions of each parliament whether at federal or state level are the same. Legislative process is refers to the law making by which parliaments make Acts. A bill is a proposal for a law or a change to the law. Before a bill becomes an Act of Parliament it must pass several stages through the parliament. The first stage of making laws start from an idea came up from the members of the parliament, political parties, ministerial advisers and public service. The government chooses the idea once to make a new law. Once it is decide a new law or amendment the Parliamentary Counsel writes the bill and the bill will be drafted into Parliament. Now the initiation process will occur when the minister presents the Bill to the house, members of parliament will receive a copy of the Bill and any explanatory notes and nominates a parliamentary committee to examine the Bill. The next step is to have the Bill listed in the Agenda of the house. The house in which the bill is introduced is called the House of Origin usually in the Lower House. A bill can be introduced in either House but must be passed by both House. In each House, the bill passes through a number of stages known as readings. When the Bill is voted by the members to consider the Bill is relevant to changed or legislate and is still confidential and is not available in hard copy or on Parliament website is called the first readings. Then the Bill is debated in general terms whilst the Ministers announce and explain