legislation
Parliament passes, or authorises, legislation. There are two types of legislation: statutes and delegated legislation.
• Statutes are Acts of Parliament, made by a majority of Members of Parliament voting in favour of a Bill. The Governor-General gives it royal assent before it passes into law.
• Delegated legislation is made by a body other than Parliament, such as Cabinet or local councils. Parliament must have delegated to the body the authority to do this. This type of legislation consists of “statutory regulations”, “orders”, “notices”, “bylaws” or “rules”.
