parliament assessment task

3. / A country that is governed by people who are elected by its citizens to make decisions on their behalf
4. / a document presented to parliament by a person or group of people asking for action on a matter
6. / a meeting of the parliamentary committee for the purpose of taking oral evidence
8. / a building where the house of parliament meets
9. / a court that deals with minor offences
11. / the highest court in a country or state that deals with civil cases
17. / a group of senators and members of parliament from the same political party
18. / name of the lower house of the parliament of Victoria
19. / a group of people sworn to give input in a legal case of evidence given to them in court
20. / a person who gives evidence to a parliamentary committee
21. / a formal discussion in the house where different views are put to arrive at a decision
22. / the first stage in the process through a house bill
23. / a public officer to decide cases in a law court
24. / a proposal for a new law which has been presented to parliament

1. / an organization which has members who are elected to parliament to achieve public objectives
2. / a law made by parliament, a bill that has passed all three readings
5. / upper house of parliament
7. / one of the two houses in the Australian commonwealth parliament. It is the house where government is formed.
10. / a law based on court decisions
12. / a formal/organized choice by a vote of a person for a political purpose
13. / the head of an elected government
14. / The chief representative of the Crown
15. / a plan placed before parliament each year showing what money the government expects to receive
16. / a public servant who is the administrative head of the government department
25. / the system of rules which a particular country or community in which members must follow that come with the imposition of penalties.