Parliament

And How It Works

 House Of Representatives:
Introduction
The bill is introduced an MPs have time to read and reconsider it.

First reading
MPs debate and vote on the bill. If the vote is lost, the bill goes no further. If
successful, it is sent to the select committee.

Select committee:

How a law
The select committee usually has 6 months to to gather information for a report on
the house.

gets made
House Of Representatives:
Second Reading
The house debates on the select committees report. If the vote is lost, the bill goes
no further. If successful, the bill is ready for the committee of the whole house.

Committee Of The Whole House:

MPs consider the bill in detail and vote on proposed changes. The committee reports
to the House.

House Of Representatives:
Third Reading
The final debate and vote. If the vote is lost, the bill is not passed If successful, the
bill has been passed.

The Royal Assent:

The bill is signed off by the governor general. The bill becomes a Law.
The Seats in
Parliament

1. The Speaker
2. The Clerk
3. The Prime Minister
4. Deputy Prime Minister
5. Opposition Leader
6. Opposition deputy
Leader
7. The 2 Whips
Closer Detail Of The Seats
1. The Speaker is like the boss of parliament. He is the most powerful person in the room.
Lots of kids think that the Prime Minister is the most powerful person in the room but no,
that is the Speaker.
2. The Clerk ( Pronounced clark in NZ) has so much knowledge about the rules and practices
of Parliament so if the Speaker does not know something he can ask the Clerk.
3. The Prime Minister is the leader of the government.
4. Deputy Prime Minister is a fill in for the Prime Minister and helps him to make decisions.
5. The opposition leader and deputy are basically the same but they are not in the
government so they have less power.
6. The whips are there to account for their team members. They basically do the rollcall
(kinda)
How Parliament Works

New Zealands Parliament is made up of the Sovereign and the House of

Representatives. The Sovereigns main role in Parliament includes opening and

dissolving Parliament, and giving the Royal assent to bills passed in the House of

Representatives.

New Zealands Parliament is unicameral. Unicameral means it has only one chamber

(the House of Representatives) and there is no upper house like a senate.

The House of Representatives consists of members of Parliament who are elected as

the peoples representatives for a term of up to 3 years. The usual number of members

of Parliament is 120, but there are electoral circumstances when this could vary.
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