LAW1111 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Drafter, Royal Assent, Primary And Secondary Legislation
TOPIC&4:&WORKING&WITH&LEGISLATION&
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How$is$an$Act$of$Parliament$made?$
-Terminology-!
• Legislation!
o Statutes!(i.e.!acts!made!by!parliament)!
o Delegated!legislation!(i.e.!rules,!regulations,!the!power!delegated!to!other!executes!to!
make!rules!and!regulations)!
• Statutes!
o Acts!made!by!Parliament!(either!state!or!fed)!
• Bills!
o Acts!before!they!are!enacted!to!become!law!
o Clauses!=!sections!before!bill!becomes!enacted!as!law!
• Subordinate!Acts!(a.k.a.!delegated!legislation)!
o Laws!made!by!individuals!or!bodies,!authorised!to!do!so!by!Parliament!
o Sometimes!there!are!rules,!guidelines,!regulations,!ordinates!
-Where!does!law-making!power!come!from?-!
• The!Constitution!of!Australia!Section!1!(1900):!“The!legislative!power!of!the!Commonwealth!
shall!be!vested!in!a!Federal!Parliament,!which!shall!be!vested!in!a!Federal!Parliament,!which!
shall!consist!of!the!Queen,!a!Senate,!and!a!House!of!Representatives!and!which!is!hereinafter!
called!‘the!Parliament’!or!‘the!Parliament!of!the!Commonwealth’!”!
• Australia!has!a!federal!system!of!government!!
o Political!power!is!shared!between!a!central!
government,!the!Commonwealth!government,!6!
states!and!2!territories!(all!have!law-making!
power)!c.f.!UK!(unitary!system)!
• How!statutes!are!made?!
o The!Constitution!of!Australia!Section!51:!Sets!out!
specific!powers!that!the!Commonwealth!has!to!
make!law!(specifically!refers!to!defence,!marriage,!
divorce,!taxation,!immigration,!etc.!(other!
powers)!=>!Known!as!concurrent!powers!
o The!constitution!of!Australia!Section!109:!
In!the!event!of!an!inconsistency!between!
a!Commonwealth!and!a!state!law,!the!
Commonwealth!law!will!prevail!
o Residual!power!
o Constitution!Act!1975!(Vic)!Section!16:!
“The![Victorian]!Parliament!shall!have!
power!to!make!laws!in!and!for!Victoria!in!
all!cases!whatsoever”!
-How!does!a!Bill!become!an!Act?-!
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Document Summary
In the event of an inconsistency between a commonwealth and a state law, the. Commonwealth law will prevail: residual power, constitution act 1975 (vic) section 16: The [victorian] parliament shall have power to make laws in and for victoria in all cases whatsoever . 2nd reading is especially important, because it provides information as to the purpose of the bill (i. e. why the minister is putting the. Bill forward and what the content of the bill is). Then, there is time set aside for debate (usually set down for another sitting in parliament when members have had the opportunity to read the explanation memorandum and decide what they think of it and debate issues after that. Usually in the debate, the opposition leader, the shadow minister, gives the main opposition speech in relation to their consideration of the bill. At the end of the debate, a vote"s taken as to whether the house agrees to the principles of the bill.
