The word ‘parliament’ originally meant a talk and was derived from the French parler (to speak or parley) and the Latin parliamentum. In the latter form it was applied to the after-dinner ...

Rules and guides on the conduct of proceedings in the Senate and Parliament.

The normal flow of the legislative process is that a bill (a draft Act, or, in the terminology of the Constitution, a proposed law) is introduced into one House of Parliament, passed by that House and ...

I, A.B., do solemnly and sincerely affirm and declare that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second, Her heirs and successors according to law. [59] The ...

3.1 The Indigenous visual arts and craft sector provides very significant economic, social and cultural benefits.[1] These benefits extend to Indigenous individuals and communities, and the wider ...

Text from the National Apology delivered by the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition in the Great Hall, Parliament House on 16 November 2009 and then followed by speeches given in the House ...

The office of Speaker is an essential feature of the parliamentary system, and of all the Westminster parliamentary traditions the Speakership has proved to be among the most durable. The office is an ...

The Catholic Church used their considerable influence to have the case heard in Western Australia where the Statute of Limitations was such that the case could not be heard. Such legal tactics by ...

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State electoral laws ceased to have effect for the Federal Parliament when it passed its own legislation in 1902. [9] This legislation and subsequent amendments were consolidated in 1918 and formed ...

2.1 This chapter provides a general introduction to the origins and development of the ministerial discretion powers in the Migration Act 1958. First, it provides a brief history of the discretionary ...

The privilege of freedom of speech has been described as a ‘privilege of necessity’. It enables Members to raise in the House matters they would not otherwise be able to bring forward (at least not ...