Back to the full dot-point answer
QLDLegal StudiesQuick questions
Unit 3: Law, governance and change
Quick questions on The legislative process: how a bill becomes an Act in Queensland: QCE Legal Studies
6short Q&A pairs drawn directly from our worked dot-point answer. For full context and worked exam questions, read the parent dot-point page.
What is parliament as the supreme law-maker?Show answer
Parliament is the supreme law-making body. The doctrine of parliamentary sovereignty means Parliament can make or unmake any law within its constitutional power, and the courts must apply validly enacted statutes. Statute law (legislation) overrides inconsistent common law.
What is the stages a bill passes through?Show answer
A proposed law is called a bill. To become an Act (a statute), a bill passes through the following stages in each house.
What are committees?Show answer
Parliamentary committees scrutinise bills before or during passage. In Queensland, portfolio committees consider bills referred to them and report to the Legislative Assembly. This committee scrutiny partly compensates for the absence of an upper house.
What is q1?Show answer
Outline the stages a bill passes through to become an Act in the Queensland Parliament. [4 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
Distinguish between an Act and delegated legislation. [3 marks]
What is q3?Show answer
Explain one effect of Queensland having a unicameral parliament on the law-making process. [3 marks]
Have a question we have not covered?
This dot-point answer is short enough that we have not extracted many short questions yet. Read the full dot-point answer or ask Mo, our study assistant, in the chat for follow ups.