Across
- 2. / the system of rules which a particular country or community in which members must follow that come with the imposition of penalties.
- 6. / a person who gives evidence to a parliamentary committee
- 8. / a formal discussion in the house where different views are put to arrive at a decision
- 9. / A country that is governed by people who are elected by its citizens to make decisions on their behalf
- 11. / a formal/organized choice by a vote of a person for a political purpose
- 13. house / a building where the house of parliament meets
- 15. / a group of people sworn to give input in a legal case of evidence given to them in court
- 16. assembly / name of the lower house of the parliament of Victoria
- 17. / a public officer to decide cases in a law court
- 20. reading / the first stage in the process through a house bill
- 21. party / an organization which has members who are elected to parliament to achieve public objectives
- 23. of representatives / one of the two houses in the Australian commonwealth parliament. It is the house where government is formed.
- 24. / upper house of parliament
- 25. court / the highest court in a country or state that deals with civil cases
Down
- 1. minister / the head of an elected government
- 3. / a law made by parliament, a bill that has passed all three readings
- 4. / a plan placed before parliament each year showing what money the government expects to receive
- 5. / a meeting of the parliamentary committee for the purpose of taking oral evidence
- 7. / a public servant who is the administrative head of the government department
- 10. court / a court that deals with minor offences
- 12. / a group of senators and members of parliament from the same political party
- 14. / a document presented to parliament by a person or group of people asking for action on a matter
- 18. / a proposal for a new law which has been presented to parliament
- 19. general / The chief representative of the Crown
- 22. law / a law based on court decisions