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THE BIG FOUR QUESTIONS

THE BIG FOUR QUESTIONS. By Matthew. T, Ryan. O, Andres. M. QUESTION ONE. Does the State Government control the Local Councils? If so how many Local Councils are there to control?. Question Two. How many people are there in the Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council?. Question Three.

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THE BIG FOUR QUESTIONS

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  1. THE BIG FOUR QUESTIONS By Matthew. T, Ryan. O, Andres. M

  2. QUESTION ONE Does the State Government control the Local Councils? If so how many Local Councils are there to control?

  3. Question Two • How many people are there in the Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council?

  4. Question Three What does the State Government make laws about?

  5. Question Four Who is the current Governor, Government, Premier and opposition leader.

  6. THE ANSWERS TO THE BIG FOUR QUESTIONS… By the same people as before

  7. Answer to Question 1 The State Government controls what the local councils can make laws about. It also decides what areas of the state the council is responsible for. There are 79 local councils in Victoria. Click the link below to find out the names of the 79 local councils. http://www.dpcd.vic.gov.au/localgovernment/find-your-local-council#councils

  8. Answer to question 2 • There are currently 88 members in the Legislative Assembly but there used to be 60 members. • Members of the Legislative assembly: http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/members/assembly • There are currently 40 members in the Legislative Council but there used to be 30. • Members of Legislative council: http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/members/council

  9. Answer to Question 3 The Victorian Parliament can make laws about what ever the Australian Federal Government. The link below will take you to Section 51 of the Australian Constitution which states that ‘The Parliament shall, subject to this Constitution, have power to make laws for the peace, order, and good government of the Commonwealth with respect to’. Quoted from the Section 51 of the Australian Constitution. http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/coaca430/s51.html However the Victorian State Government usually makes laws about: • Education • Health • The environment • Emergency Services

  10. The Answer to question 4 • The current Government is the Liberal Party. • Their leader, the Premier, is Dr. Denis Napthine • The leader of the Labour Party, the opposition party, is Daniel Andrews. • The current Governor of Victoria is Alex Chernov. To find out more about the Governor, Premier and Opposition Leader in the links below: • http://www.governor.vic.gov.au/victorias-governor (Governor) • http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/members/id/135 (Premier) • http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/members/id/1583(Opposition Leader)

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