Legislation: Making legislation
This Guide provides information on how to find Acts, Delegated Legislation, Bills, Parliamentary documents and extrinsic materials for Australian jurisdictions. It also provides information on how to keep up to date with Legislation.
The Commonwealth legislative process
The legislative process is similar for both Commonwealth and Western Australian legislation.
For more information on the legislative process click on the link below the diagram.
From: Making Laws. Infosheet no. 7. Australia. House of Representatives. Available here
Glossary
More information on the legislative process
More detailed information about the legislative process can be found here:
- Making laws (from Parliament of Australia)
- Parliament of Western Australia Legislative Process
- Legislation Handbook (from Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet)
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