BLAW10001 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Royal Assent, Bicameralism, Statutory Interpretation
15 May 2018
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12/3/18
Principles of Business Law
• Tutorial 1
• Week 2
• Sources of Law: Legislation
o Refers to the law that is enacted by an institution of government with a
direct law-making power, such as legislature, parliament or council
• Legislative Process
• Proposal for New Legislation
o Identifying the need for new law
o Political processes
o Development of specific prosposals
▪ Bill is drafted by parliamentary draftpersons
• Procedure in House of Origin
o Initation
▪ Clerk of the House lists the bill for first reading
o First reading
▪ House votes to grant permission to introduce the ill
• No debate
o Second reading
▪ Relevant Minister makes a speech explaining the purpose of the Bill
• Debate follows
o Committee
▪ Members of the House form a committee to consider the Bill in detail
o Third reading
▪ House votes on the motion, if agreed, Bill is read out for third time
• Procedure in the House of Review
o Inititain, 1st/2nd/3rd reading and committee
▪ Procedures followed as in House of Origin
o Un-amended Bills
▪ House of Review passes a Bill without any amendments, Bill is
returned to House of Orogin and then proceeds to final stages
o Amended Bills
▪ Bill is return to HOO for reconsideration
▪ HOO may accept to reject for reconsideration
• If agreement cannot be reached between the Houses,
Government can either abandon the legislation or resolve
deadlock by calling a general election
• Known as double dissolution
• Final Procedures before the Bill becomes operational as law
o Royal assent
▪ Bill is set to Quees represetatie to reeie ‘oyal asset
o Publication
▪ At is pulished i Goeret Gazette
o Commencement
▪ Act beings operating as law
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