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The Legislative Assembly communicates with the Governor by message. The form and content of these messages are outlined below.
| 1 | Appropriation. Under Standing Order 88, before the Assembly can pass a bill which appropriates (spends) public money, the appropriation must first be authorised by the Governor in a message to the Assembly: | |
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Messages from the Governor recommending appropriations are generally announced during formal business. |
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An appropriation message must be presented before the bill is read a second time. The exception to this is the case of the Annual Appropriation Bill, commonly known as the Budget. For the Budget, the message must be read before the bill is introduced. |
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For an example of an appropriation message click here. |
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Royal assent. When royal assent is given to a bill, it becomes an Act. Royal assent is given by the Governor on behalf of the Crown. This is relayed to Parliament by a message from the Governor, which is read by the Speaker during formal business. |
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To see an example of this type of message click here. |
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