Australia Government

Legislation can affect business in many ways. From workplace laws dealing with employer/employee relationships, legislation creating taxes that business must pay, product safety legislation, OH&S legislation and Fair Trade legislation just to name a few. So the purpose of legislation n business is really dependent on what specific legisation you mean..

A simple majority is needed, in the event of a tie the speaker will vote to break the deadlock.

There are 48 federal divisions in NSW, and hence 48 members of parliament representing NSW.

Statutory law - The laws passed by the parliament, this is the type of law you think of when you think of law

Case law - The body of law built up by judges over the years

Kate Ellis, at thirty years of age, is the youngest minister to serve in an Australian government. She is currently, and appropriately, the Youth Minister in the Rudd Labor Government.

There are 150 representatives

The federal government exists to enact and enforce the laws passed by the commonwealth parliament.

The answer to that question is the colour Green! Green is the traditional colour used in the British House of Commons. The Australian House of Representatives maintains this tradition while calling to mind the soft greens of the Australian eucalypt landscape.

The House of Reps is one house of parliament, the institution that enacts laws. The House of Reps came about because when we federated and created the parliament, the parliament needed to be democratic, so by creating the Reps, which is made up of people that are voted in by the citizens of Australia, it provided a democratic method to debate and enact laws. It is largely based on the House of Commons in Britain.

The government in 1973 was a ALP government led by Prime Minister Gough Whitla.

The powers of the federal government include the military defence, customs and quarantine, currency, census and statistics, marriage and divorce, copyright, banking regulation, tax, foreign affairs and the like.

In our system, where the commonwealth doesnt have power, that power is vested in the states, so they handle pretty much everything else, including health (though the line is blurred), education, law enforcement and other such issues.

You apply for a vacancy when they arise much like any other job. Although not all departments use the system, a bunch of commonwealth public service jobs can be found through their online system.

The Houses of Parliament in New South Wales are the Legislative Council (upper house) and Legislative Assembly (lower house).

A marginal electorate is one where the votes will be close and the outcome is not assumed prior to the election, unlike a safe seat where it is known which candidate will win and will win by a significant margin.

In government terms they are bills that alter how the money the government has is spent. Each year the treasurer hands down the budget, detailing the financial expenditure for the next financial year, supplementary estimates are used if this were to change.

David Cicilline represents the first Rhode Island congressional district, which includes Newport.

The Honorable Nicola Roxon MP - represents the federal district of Gellibrand, which includes Newport, Victoria, in the Australian House of Representatives

There isnt a particular role of seniority in the House, although in the party room seniority may have influence in things like committee selection, ministerial appointments and the like.

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Women were allowed to vote in the year 1911 in NT.

There's no threshold. They just need to get more votes than their opponents.

you will probably have to have that changed in your computer by a dodge technician There is no way to turn that off.

The Commonwealth of Australia was formed when the six colonies federated and Queen Victoria assented to the British Government's laws setting up Australia. That law came into effect on 1 January 1901. If you are asking about government in those six colonies in the lates 1800's then you are really asking six questions. Try online searching for national archives of Australia and then go to their developing democracy pages, there are wonderful primary documents there for each of those colonies.

e was struggling as an artist and homeless before he joined the German Army in WW1. After the war was over, and the Treaty of Versailles was signed, Hitler was outraged, and became a political activist.