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== History ==
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An executive department or agency will normally investigate an issue or approach to policy direction from the Sultan, Prime Minister, Council of Ministers or other source as applicable. It will then publish its findings and conclusions in a report. The department will subsequently prepare a Green Paper which is a draft of potential policy and legislative ideas in response to or based on the outcomes of one or more reports. Typically, this will be followed by a White Paper which states the department's official position based on feedback received from the Green Paper. The White Paper, once adopted by the Council of Ministers, will feed into the drafting of new bills (legislative proposals) by that department. Once the bill has received feedback from various stakeholders and been updated accordingly, it will be presented to the Council of Ministers of Packilvania for approval. The bill can go through several rounds before being permitted to be presented by the Minister to the Parliament based on an agenda set by the relevant Presiding Officer.
Bills are first presented to a committee, but the Parliament is informed of the bill. In some cases, a house of Parliament may elect to set up an ad hoc committee specifically for the bill or for bills falling within a specific topic. Ordinarily, bills are reviewed by standing committees. These bodies will read the law, interview experts or stakeholders, consult with the public through public forums or surveys, and suggest modifications. They will go back and forth with the Minister concerned until the Committee is happy to present the law to the house of Parliament. The presiding officer will set a date and call a plenary. The bill will be read and members will be allowed to comment on the bill. Once one or more members motion to vote on the bill and one or more members second the motion, the presiding officer will call a vote. If the required quorum is met, the law will be presented to the Sultan of Packilvania who will either sign the law thereby granting imperial assent, present the law back to the Parliament for a second vote, do nothing
This process normally applies to the Legislative Council since it is much smaller and its members serve full time and all live in Bingol. The Consultative Assembly normally only listens to the Prime Minister's
Because members of the Consultative Assembly know of their appointment at least a year in advance of the one week session, they can form working groups and undertake investigations of particular issues and compile reports or statements that they can submit to the Chairperson in advance of the meeting to be adopted as non-binding resolutions by the Consultative Assembly. The assembly's members will then be circulated the proposed resolutions and adopt them without debate. These working groups are not formal committees but they enable members to work together to organise public forums. The Consultative Assembly may not force government officials to appear for questioning. They also do not have access to copies of the budget or a constitutional amendment before it is presented to them except for information available in the public domain.
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The seat of the Parliament is the [[Palace of Parliament]] (''luQasoor aluMijhalis luBas''). It is located in the Imperial District (''luShtarmne luShahitishme'') of Bingol on Parliament Hill (''luShumetmne aluMijhalis luBas''). It is served by the Parliament Metro Station (''luBaan aluMijhalis luBas'') of the Bingol Metro which lies only a few metres from the main entrance. Its main facade sits on a public square but the rest of the building is surrounded by lush gardens and greenery that serve as a public park. It is accessible by dedicated bicycle and pedestrian pathways. It is fairly close to other historic public buildings such as the [[Temple of the Authority]] and the [[Bingol Royal Palace]].
The Palace of Parliament consists of a large central dome and several towers and wings. It is built in the 18th century Revivalist and Classical architectural style characteristic of the Demirite dynasty's public works projects in Bingol. The building is built from a combination of materials such as marble and brick. It contains the convocation chamber of the Legislative Council and the old chamber of the Consultative Assembly. The building is not big enough to host the Consultative Assembly, which meets in a large auditorium of capable of seating up to 6,000 people including in the galleries at one time. It was built by the Communist Party to house the National People's Congress. When the Assembly is not in session, the annex serves as a conference centre. Most of the offices of the members are houses in adjacent buildings while the main building primarily contains museums and committee rooms.
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