statute law

Question 1

statute law

Answer 1

parliament law

Question 2

parliament

Answer 2

• a body of elected representative which debates proposed legislation passes amends or rejects legislation and delegates legislative authority
• all members in the house of reps and the senate

Question 3

legislation

Answer 3

law

Question 4

bicameral

Answer 4

two houses of parliament

Question 5

which house initiates/reviews law

Answer 5

house of reps - initiates law

senate - reviews the law

Question 6

government

Answer 6

formed by the political party or parties that have the majority of seats in the house of reps

Question 7

opposition

Answer 7

formed by the political party or parties which have remaining seats in the house of reps

Question 8

ministers

Answer 8

members of the government who are given responsibility for particular government departments

Question 9

the cabinet

Answer 9

formed by some or all of the ministers. they draft most bills and apply them when passed

Question 10

shadow ministry

Answer 10

member of the opposition who monitor/question policies and proceeding of the minister

Question 11

house of representatives

Answer 11

• one member elected from eah electorate
• 150 seats
• 76 seats = government

Question 12

senate

Answer 12

• 76 seats
• 6 states = 12 senators = 72
• 2 territorys = 2 seats = 4
• territories under federal control

Question 13

federal

Answer 13

Australia as a whole

Question 14

governor-general

Answer 14

David hurley

Question 15

prime minister

Answer 15

Scott Morrison

Question 16

leader of opposition

Answer 16

Anthony Albanese

Question 17

deputy prime minister

Answer 17

Michael McCormack

Question 18

Westminster system

Answer 18

the basis of government in the Australian commonwealth, territories, and states

Question 19

laws a parliament make

Answer 19

• statute laws
• legislation
• acts of parliament

Question 20

stature law and common law

Answer 20

stature law overrides common law

Question 21

legislative process

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• initiation
• first reading ( reading )
• second reading ( debate )
• third reading ( vote )
• upper house
• assent

Question 22

initiation

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• member of parliament submits bill to cabinet if accepted it is read before parliament

Question 23

the first reading

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• bill is read with details

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the second reading

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-debating of the bill

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the third reading

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-the bill is read again and voted

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the legislative process in the upper house

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-once the bill is passed through the lower house it repeats the same process in the upper house

Question 27

assent

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-one bill is passed through both houses, it is sent to the governor-general to sign off on it

Question 28

delegated legislation

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-law made by authorities who are given power by parliaments

state parliament delegates tasks to the area/local government

Question 29

benefit of delegated legislation

Answer 29

• allows laws to be made with necessary time and expertise, while parliament retains ultimate responsibility

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enabling acts

Answer 30

the legislation that parliament delegates power through

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types of bodies given delegated authority

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executive council - role is to pass regulations/details to laws already passed so the laws can operate

government departments - eg. nsw department of education

local government - empowered under the local governemnt act 1993

statutory authorities - created to carry out specific functions such as the RBA or the ABC

Question 32

advantages/ disadvantages of delegated legislation

Answer 32

advantages

• the people making the legislation tend to be experts in the area
• delegating some of the “less important” legislation frees up parlimentary time
• more flexible

disadvantages

• delegating law-making duties to non-elected bodies, may be considered undemocratic
• insufficisent time and expertise among parliment to check the delegated legislation
• little publicity, hard for public to voice views before something becomes a law
• hard to ensure consistency between all governing bodies

Question 33

where is the federal government formed?

Answer 33

house of representatives

Question 34

if parliament wants to research subject matter of the bill further

Answer 34

send the bill to a committee