BLAW10001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Royal Assent, Roman Law, Bicameralism

• School: University of Melbourne
• Department: Business Law
• Course: BLAW10001
• Professor: Rosemary Langford

Document Summary

Commonwealth legislation applies in all parts of australia. If the commonwealth parliament and a state or territory legislature legislate in a sphere where legislative power is shared, the enacted provisions exist alongside each other as long as the provisions do not conflict. Identifying the need for new law: circumstances or beliefs give rise to particular ideas and policies that require change to the law. Political processes: a decision is taken by those with political power to introduce new proposals into the legislature. Development of specific proposals: a bill is drafted by parliamentary draftspersons. Drafting a new law: government proposals for a new law are considered by cabinet to settle any policy issues, a request is made to a parliamentary draftsman to prepare a bill (draft legislation) Initiation: the clerk of the house lists the bill for its first reading. First reading: the house grants permission to introduce the bill and its long title is read out.