Law making in Parliament

Statute Law Law made by parliament

Functions of Parliament Initiate, debate and create Law Appointing and dismissing the executive Approve expenditure - spending of government money.ie Budget AND also Revenue-raise money through Taxes. Representation LH- Majority UH- Minority Forum for debate- QuestionTime (Bbenchers to pose Qs to Govt.), stages of leg. process Initiate, debate and create Law Appointing and dismissing the executive Approve expenditure - spending of government money.ie Budget AND also Revenue-raise money through Taxes. Representation LH- Majority UH- Minority Forum for debate- QuestionTime (Bbenchers to pose Qs to Govt.), stages of leg. process

Functions of Parliament Act as court Focus for political socialisation and training ground Act as court Focus for political socialisation and training ground

For legislation to be seen as democratic It must: Allow for wide ranging input Part of mandate or from widely debated issue Be subject to scrutiny It must: Allow for wide ranging input Part of mandate or from widely debated issue Be subject to scrutiny

Role of legislation Enact government policy Remedial legislation- out of date, courts Financial Delegated legislation Enact government policy Remedial legislation- out of date, courts Financial Delegated legislation

Sources of legislation Government Party policy (Kyoto) Pressure group activity (Workchoices -ACTU) Public opinion/Media ( Iraq) Public Service (OBE) Commissions (Police corruption) Law reform groups ( Simplify court procedures) MPs (Daylight savings) Committees (Stimulus Package amendments) Courts decisions (Mabo) Government Party policy (Kyoto) Pressure group activity (Workchoices -ACTU) Public opinion/Media ( Iraq) Public Service (OBE) Commissions (Police corruption) Law reform groups ( Simplify court procedures) MPs (Daylight savings) Committees (Stimulus Package amendments) Courts decisions (Mabo)

Good statutes must.. Clear, comprehensive,constitutional and still be flexible.

Major Features of WA Parliament Head of State- Constitutionally is the Governor Does he/she have real power? Is limited, only concerned with constitutionality of laws. Leg. Assembly- Lower house, where the executive is formed. Ie/ house of govt. Peoples house and majority of bills and all financial bills are from here. 59 members every 4 years Speaker presides over house Head of State- Constitutionally is the Governor Does he/she have real power? Is limited, only concerned with constitutionality of laws. Leg. Assembly- Lower house, where the executive is formed. Ie/ house of govt. Peoples house and majority of bills and all financial bills are from here. 59 members every 4 years Speaker presides over house

Major Features of WA Parliament Leg.Council- 36 members Elected every 4 years Upper house Represent regions President Executive- Majority party in LA, Premier and senior Ministers form Cabinet. Leg.Council- 36 members Elected every 4 years Upper house Represent regions President Executive- Majority party in LA, Premier and senior Ministers form Cabinet.

Standing orders Rules or procedures of parliament How bills pass, maintenance of order, operation of committees, operation of debates Who enforces? Presiding officers Speaker in LA President in LC Rules or procedures of parliament How bills pass, maintenance of order, operation of committees, operation of debates Who enforces? Presiding officers Speaker in LA President in LC

Private Members Bills Who are Private members?Mps without official office What are their bills? Bills proposed by MPs outside of the executive. Who are Private members?Mps without official office What are their bills? Bills proposed by MPs outside of the executive.

Committees Define- a small cross-party group of members of parliament that inquires into specified matters and reports back to parliament. Can be from one house, joint house, select (temporary) or Standing (permanent) Roles- Define- a small cross-party group of members of parliament that inquires into specified matters and reports back to parliament. Can be from one house, joint house, select (temporary) or Standing (permanent) Roles-