7.0 Legislation

• 7.1 General
• 7.2 Classification of Bills
• 7.3 Preparation of Bills
• 7.4 Approval of Government Bill
• 7.5 Overview and history associated with the stages of a Bill
• 7.6 Initiation, first reading and printing
• 7.7 Second reading speech
• 7.8 Scrutiny of Legislation Committee and the 'Alert Digest'
• 7.9 Resumption of second reading debate
• 7.10 Debate in Committee of the Whole House
• 7.11 Amendments in Committee of the Whole House
• 7.12 Report, third reading and title
• 7.13 Attorney - General's confirmation letter for Assent
• 7.14 Royal Assent
• 7.15 Urgent Bills
• 7.16 Urgent Assent to a Bill
• 7.17 Cognate debates
• 7.18 Following the progress of a Bill

Last reviewed: 17 July, 2009

Last updated: 22 July, 2009

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