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1 Legislative power |
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Current Constitution |
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The legislative power of the Commonwealth shall be vested in a Federal Parliament, which shall consist of the Queen, a Senate, and a House of Representatives, and which is hereinafter called “The Parliament”, or “The Parliament of the Commonwealth”.
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Proposed Constitution |
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The legislative power of the Commonwealth shall be vested in a Federal Parliament, which shall consist of the House of Representatives and the Senate, and which is hereinafter called “The Parliament”, or “The Parliament of the Commonwealth”.
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The legislative power of the Commonwealth shall be vested in a Federal Parliament, which shall consist of the House of Representatives and the Senate the Queen, a Senate, and a House of Representatives, and which is hereinafter called “The Parliament”, or “The Parliament of the Commonwealth”.
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1.1 The proposed amendment removes the Queen from Parliament, and mentions the House of Representatives ahead of the Senate, since that better reflects the House’s primary status as the more democratic House of Parliament. |
Current Constitution |
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The legislative power of the Commonwealth shall be vested in a Federal Parliament, which shall consist of the Queen, a Senate, and a House of Representatives, and which is hereinafter called “The Parliament”, or “The Parliament of the Commonwealth”.
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Proposed Constitution |
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The legislative power of the Commonwealth shall be vested in a Federal Parliament, which shall consist of the House of Representatives and the Senate, and which is hereinafter called “The Parliament”, or “The Parliament of the Commonwealth”.
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All Changes Displayed |
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The legislative power of the Commonwealth shall be vested in a Federal Parliament, which shall consist of the House of Representatives and the Senate the Queen, a Senate, and a House of Representatives, and which is hereinafter called “The Parliament”, or “The Parliament of the Commonwealth”.
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Drafting Notes |
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1.1 The proposed amendment removes the Queen from Parliament, and mentions the House of Representatives ahead of the Senate, since that better reflects the House’s primary status as the more democratic House of Parliament. |
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