The Coalition parties won the election and in November, introduced A New Tax System Bill 1998 . This Bill is divided into 17 separate Bills, which contain the thousands of details about changing the tax system. The House of Representatives passed A New Tax System Bill 1998 to change the tax system in December 1998. The Senate then decided to establish four committees to scrutinise these bills. This Two Way Street looks at some of the proposed tax changes and shows how the parliament is scrutinising them.
Students can learn how to develop their own scrutinising skills.
To pass legislation and makes laws for Australia. To represent the people of Australia. To scrutinise what the government is doing. Scrutinising The relevant National Profiles for this study Political and legal systems 5.14. Describes features of the political structure at a national level.