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Across 7. the series of actions which result in a law being made 11. the money a government collects from taxes and other sources 13. the group of senior ministers in a government 14. a member of the opposition party 15. the people of a nation or state 17. proposals for new laws to allow the government to spend money 19. a law made by parliament 22. to vote with a party which isn't your own 24. the representative of the Queen 29. the meeting room of a house of Parliament 30. the Senator who is elected by the Senate as its presiding officer

Down 1. an officer of the Department of the House of Representatives who carries out the orders of the House and who assists to keep order in Parliament House 2. once a weapon of war shaped like a club, and the symbol of royal authority, but now the symbol of authority of a lower house of Parliament and its Speaker 3. a law made under the authority of an Act of Parliament 4. a place for a member in a house of Parliament to sit 5. an officer of the Department of the Senate who has special duties on ceremonial occasions such as the opening of Parliament, and who assists to keep order in Parliament House 6. the first speech in Parliament by a newly-elected member 8. a member of Parliament who is not a minister 9. the head of the national government or the chief of ministers 10. a daily period of time in each house of the Parliament in which ministers are asked questions. 12. the signing of a bill by the Governor-General, which is the last step in making a bill into an Act of Parliament, or law 16. a proposal for a new law 18. the separation of the members of a house of Parliament into two groups, for and against a proposal 20. a room where the parliamentary members of a political party hold meetings 21. the area in each chamber set aside for seating for members of the press reporting on Parliament 23. the number of votes a candidate must receive before they are elected to the Senate. 25. a meeting of the Senate or the House or Representatives 26. a formal discussion in a house on a bill or other topic so members can make a decision. 27. the Member who is elected by the House of Representatives as its presiding officer 28. having to do with the national Parliament