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PHE3LMH Law and Management in Health - La Trobe University

TASK 1 - Law making in Australia

We are very fortunate to live in a country with a mature system for making and implementing law. Australia is a federation, and there are laws that concern health at both State and Federal levels. It is important that you understand both these systems and how they are connected.

Task 1 invites you to explore and develop an understanding of how law is made in Australia.

Task 1

Choose two Bills* (one from the State level and one from the Federal level) currently under consideration by governments in Australia and explain their value for population Health and Wellbeing.

Describe how these Bills can become laws and which specific Ministers or Parliamentarians you think would need to be involved in this process (for each Bill separately).

Explain why and how citizens might be involved in shaping the objectives or aspects of the proposed laws.

* Note: Make sure you choose Bills and not Acts and are clear about the difference.

Include in your response

• The two chosen Bills. Briefly describe what the Bills are concerned with.
• Give a short outline of your personal view of the value of the two chosen Bills (i.e. one state level and one federal level) for population Health and Wellbeing.
• Your own visual representation (so not a copy from a website or book) of the law-making process at state and at federal level. Include the different institutions that are involved in both levels (i.e. state or federal).
• Which specific Ministers or Parliamentarians would be able to support the passage of your chosen Bills through Parliament, and why?
• Briefly describe 3 ways in which citizens could be involved in shaping the objectives or aspects of each Bill. Include arguments for involving citizens in the public discussions of these Bills.