ABSTRACT
Modern parliaments in Australia, as in England, work on the party system except when the vote on a Bill is expressed to be a conscience vote. Each party has its own meeting room within Parliament House. In its meeting room the party in power in that Parliament will consider legislation that it thinks should be brought forward, and it may consider legislation which the Cabinet has decided should be brought forward. The party (or, in some circumstances, two or more parties) in opposition will consider in its meeting how best to mount an attack upon legislation before the House, or to criticise particular provisions of that legislation.
