parliament - the legislative process Flashcards

1
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what are the four types of bills

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  1. government bills
  2. members bills
  3. local bills
  4. private bills
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what are govt bills

most common

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proposed by ministers, most common, will almost always pass as will only enter the house with cabinets approval, who then instructs MPs to vote for it

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what are members bills

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proposed by an individual mp, drawn from a ballet, very few considered each year

buiscut tin w numbers

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4
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what is an example of a members bill

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end of life choice act 2019

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what are local bills

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come from local authorities e.g. dunedin city council, are rare

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e.g. of local bill

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rotorua DC wanted to change the way

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what are private bills

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often corporate and asking for statutory exemption, also often quite rare

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if a bill fails ….

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its topic cannot be revisited for a year

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9
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what is the first step of a bill becoming an act

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introduction

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what is the second step of a bill becoming and act

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first reading

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what does the first reading entail

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initial debate and a vote

if vote defeated the process ends

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what is the third step of a bill becoming an act

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the select committee

the relevant committee hears public submissions and they recommend amendments and report back to the house

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what is the fourth step of a bill becoming an act

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the second reading

another debate to vote of whether to include the select committees recommendations and then vote

if defeated the process ends

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what is the fifth step of a of a bill becoming an act

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committee of the whole house included a detailed consideration of the bill and further amendments can be made

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what is the sixth step of a bill becoming an act

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third reading which is the final debate and vote

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what is the last step of a bill becoming an act

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the royal assent given by the GG

17
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what happens after the royal assent

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the bill becomes a formal act of parliament

18
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where does the bill process (apart from royal assent) come from

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the standing orders

19
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what are the 7 steps of the bill to act process

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  1. Introduction
  2. first reading
  3. select committee
  4. second reading
  5. committee of the WHOLE HOR
  6. third reading
  7. royal assent
20
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what happens in step two of the bill process

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the first reading

    • initial debate
  • vote occurs - if deafeated the process ends
21
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what happens in step three of the bill process

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select comittee
- the revelant commitee hears public submissions
- they recommened ammendments and report back to the house

22
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what happens in step fours of the bill process

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second reading
- another deabte
- vote on whether to include select com recommendations
- the vote on bill again if loose the process ends

23
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what happens in step 5 of the bill process

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committe of the whole house
- deatailed conserdation of the bill
- further ammendments can be made

24
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step 6 of the bill process

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third reading
- final debate and vote

25
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step 7 of the bill process

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royal assent
- given by gg
- becomes a formal act of parl
- this will always be given by convention