Democracy

Anmerkungen:

• people elect who they believe best represent and in turn make decisions and pass laws in the name of the poeple 

1. statue

   Anmerkungen:

   • any law passed by parliament. supuriour to common law. 
   1. any law passed by parliament. supuriour to common law.
2. structure

   Anmerkungen:

   • all state parliaments are bicameral
   1. senate

      Anmerkungen:

      • uppper house or states house. role is represent 6 states and 2 terrtitorys. each states 12 senates each territory 2 senators. 
      • each senotor is elected for 6 years.key role: reviewing legislation. senate can suggest changes to bill relating to money but has no POWER over them. 
      1. upper house or states house. role is represent 6 states and 2 terrtitorys. each states 12 senates each territory 2 senators.
      2. each senotor is elected for 6 years.key role: reviewing legislation. senate can suggest changes to bill relating to money but has no POWER over them.
   2. house of representitves

      Anmerkungen:

      • lower house; more powerful 
      • leader is the prime minister.  150 members. Max 3 years.  
      • cololition is the labor party and the liberal. key role:make new laws and ammended exsiting laws. new piece of legislation is introduced known s a bill. if passed becomes an act of law. 
      1. lower house; more powerful
      2. leader is the prime minister. 150 members. Max 3 years.
      3. cololition is the labor party and the liberal. key role:make new laws and ammended exsiting laws. new piece of legislation is introduced known s a bill. if passed becomes an act of law.
   3. Governer General

      Anmerkungen:

      • representive of the queen. appointed by the queen on the advice of the prime minister. Appointments usaully last 5 years.  
      • member of the federal executive council also includes prim minister and the cabinet minister. 
      • 4 key reseve powers  - the power to appoinment a prime minster from a hung parliament  - the power to dismiss the a prime minister when confidence is lost within parliament.  - power to dismiss a prime minister who has acted unlawfuly  - Call elections  IMPORTANT ROLE  the federal excutive council acts lawfuly. protector of the consitution  -approve laws. royal assant 
      1. representive of the queen. appointed by the queen on the advice of the prime minister. Appointments usaully last 5 years.
      2. member of the federal executive council also includes prim minister and the cabinet minister.
      3. member of the federal executive council also includes prim minister and the cabinet minister.
3. Delegated Legislation

   Anmerkungen:

   • legislation made by bodies including government departments and local councils
   1. regulations: made by governer general state governers or the executive council.

      Anmerkungen:

      • made by governer general state governers or the executive council. 
   2. ordinance: made for territories of Australia

      Anmerkungen:

      • made for territories of Australia 
   3. rules: Made for government departments and also made by government departments.

      Anmerkungen:

      • Made for government departments and also made by government departments. 
   4. bi-laws: made for local coucils to make laws.

      Anmerkungen:

      • made for local coucils to make laws. 
4. people elect who they believe best represent and in turn make decisions and pass laws in the name of the poeple