The Role Of The House Of Representatives

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There are two houses in Federal Parliament: The House of Representatives and the Senate. The House of Representative is known as the lower house. The House can sit for up to three years before a new election is required for all members.
The role of House of Representatives can be thought or known as the ‘house of action’. It has five major roles to make laws, to establish the government of the country, to oversee the management of the government, to represent the voters and to control government spending.
To establish the government of the country – The political party (or parties in a coalition) with the most members in the House of Representatives forms the government. The Prime Minister and the Leader of the opposition are always members