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Steps in making a law
- 1. Steps in Making a Law
- 2. When a government is elected they have ideas or policies about important issues such as …
- 3. education…
- 4. health …
- 5. defence…
- 7. A law starts off with an idea from someone. II think children think children should have longer should have longer school hours! school hours!
- 8. A Bill (a proposed law) is drafted and introduced to parliament.
- 9. The Bill’s first reading is in the House of Representatives. II think children should think children should have longer school have longer school hours! hours!
- 10. During the second reading the Bill is debated. opposition really Yeh. The Yeh. The opposition really caned us. caned us. II won’t be so won’t be so nervous next nervous next time… time… We have to We have to present a present a better better argument. argument.
- 11. Amendments or changes are made to the Bill. Yeh. This is Let’s make Let’s make Yeh. This is some so old so old some school! changes… changes… school!
- 12. The Bill is voted on. (Who do you think usually wins?)
- 13. The Bill is then sent to the Senate for its first reading.
- 14. During the second reading the Bill is debated. They don’t They don’t know what II know. It’s know. It’s know what they’re talking embarrassing embarrassing they’re talking about… just watching just watching about… them. them.
- 15. A Senate committee may consider the Bill and seek public opinion. At last At last someone’s got someone’s got Good Good some sense. some sense. idea! idea! II think we should think we should ask the people. ask the people.
- 16. The Bill is voted on. (Who do you think usually wins?)
- 17. The Bill is sent to the Governor-General for Royal assent. That’s me! That’s me! II represent represent the Queen. the Queen.
- 18. The Bill is now a Law that may be enforced by …
- 19. the courts And that’s And that’s That’s my where II That’s my where job! work! job! work!
- 20. and police. This is what This is what happens when happens when you don’t stay you don’t stay Yeh! Yeh! at school for 12 at school for 12 hours each day! hours each day!