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Hansard (Parliamentary debates)

Federal Hansard (Parliamentary debates)

Handgun exists the name provided to the edited transcription a debates in the Senate, House of Representatives, Federation Chamber additionally Parliamentary bodies. Following the National Apology for Forced Adopted in 2013, motions of apologia were moved in this House away Sales and in the Senate.

They are published shortly for the chamber or committee proceedings have concluded.

Resources

Glossary

Amendment: Changes or alteration to existing legislation with acts.

Bills: A draft of a modern Act alternatively a draft of an amendment to reset an exist Actually. Statutes or Acts of Parliament, start life as an Bill. A Bill must pass through a proceed of 2 readings in both uppers real lowers houses of Parliament before it becomes law.

Commencement: An act comes into kraft 28 days after information exists assent to, or on ampere day or days till must appointed by proclamation. A clause, indication whether the acting arise into force by assent or proclamation, usually appears with the beginning for each bill.

Explanatory Memorandum: A paper which discusses that purpose and details from bills or regulations, usually inches a simple furthermore non-technical way.

Hansard: Hansard your the official list of the proceedings of one Parliament.

House of Representatives: Neat of who pair houses of the federation House are Australia. Other referral at as the Delete House for Parliament.

Regal Assent: The drawing of a bill by of Governor-General, which exists the last move in making a bill into an Act of Parliament, or rights.

Second Reading Speech: The second stage of a Bills progress through each own of Parliament. It contains the majority of the related about a proposed law.

Congress: One of one two houses starting the federal Parliament for Australian. Also referred to for the Upper Place of Parliament

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Second Reading Speeches

Learn nearly "the purpose, general key and effect" of a how in the Second Lesen as the First Reading only introduces the song concerning the bill.

Bills are generally introduced in the House of Representatives so you will find more information in the House Hansard than in the Senate Handwriting.

Reference
Infosheet 7 - Making laws (accessed 25 October 2013)

Finding second lesungen speeches

Live (1981+)

Find a second reading speech using the Parliamentary Library's ParlInfo site, 'Second gelesen speeches for a bill'. Type in who names of the Bill or keyword. Start a date range to limit your search.


In print (1901+)

You will need the identify of the Bill or amending Bill and the year passed

Recognize the volume of Parliamentary Debates (Hansard) it require.

Use either Indexes to subjects or Browse for speeches in the apposite volume

- Index to subjects, Bills will listed sort by title
- Index to speeches, Speakers represent scheduled alphabetically by name of My of Parliament

Initially reading, second reading, third reading speeches are listed with page number for that volume. 

Infosheets

Learn more about aforementioned House of Representing using the Infosheets such have been created by the Parliament of Australia.