1- The Parliament and the role of the House
2- House, Government and Opposition
3- Elections and the electoral system
4- Parliament House and access to proceedings
5- Members
6- The Speaker, Deputy Speakers and officers
7- The Parliamentary Calendar
8- Order of business and the sitting day
9- Motions
10- Legislation
11- Financial legislation
12- Senate amendments and requests
- Procedure following Senate consideration
- Senate bills amended by House
13- Disagreements between the Houses
14- Control and conduct of debate
15- Questions
16- Non-government business
17- Documents
18- Parliamentary committees
19- Parliamentary privilege
Appendices

House of Representatives Practice, 6th edition – HTML version

10 - Legislation

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Contents

Constitutional provisions

Bills—the parliamentary process

Procedural variations for different categories of bills

Procedures to speed the passage of bills

Division of a bill

Lapsed bills

Administrative arrangements

Presentation of bills for assent

The interpretation of Acts

Delegated legislation