HOR Functions

HOR Functions

1. Legislative

   • THEORY s51 initiate, scrutinise, debate + pass laws
     • PRACTICE •private member bills rarely successful (15 passed) •flood gating-pacific solution passed in 1.5days

2. Representative

   • should be representative body
     • Rep interests of select group in society e.g. nova peris (2013) 1st indig woman
     • Poor at providing voice for minorities e.g.Ken Wyatt-1st indig elected to HOR
     • ^minority rep e.g. 2010 Adam Bandt 1st greens member elected in HOR
     • • Gov dominates, doesn’t always rep ppl e.g. gillard’s carbon tax

3. Responsibility

   • ministers help responsible for all actions (CRM+IMR)
     • motions of no confidence easily defeated bc gov majority
     • CRM+IMR not always followed e.g. Scott Morrison (Immigration)-asylum seeker death during Manus Island riot, PNG

4. Debate

   • wide ranging debates from multiple viewpoints, standing orders, MPI...
     • gag+guillotine shuts down debate