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members from both Houses should agree to the bill and all the amendments made by any
house member.
The last step is the approval from State Governor or Governor General whose duty is to
Assent the law. Once the bill is approved, it becomes act or statute.
CONCLUSION:
After comparing both US and Australian law making systems, I can say that Australian law
making process is mixture of British and US systems as it constitutes of Parliament like
British system and Senate like US system. The steps been taken from proposition till
approval of a bill in Australian system are very few in numbers and duration which are
evident from three stages of reading that requires a very short span of time. On the other
hand, the US system of law making is very complex and time consuming as first bill has to be
present and get approved in different committees after which they get presented at House and
Senate level where after voting, a bill further leads to president level whom which the
approval or rejection is based.
Australian law makers on the other hand have picked up easy and simple steps from both US
and British law making system and have implemented them in their law making process.
Therefore, after exploring all the steps and comparing both systems, I reach on a conclusion
that both systems have their own strengths and weaknesses but if we see from complexity
point of view then I can say that there are very minute and few complexities in Australian law
making process if we compare with other processes and it is comprised of very easy, simple
and time saving steps.
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