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    "content": "Honourable Senators, it may, therefore, be useful to observe, that by the Constitution and the Standing Orders of both Houses, a Division of Revenue Bill may commence in either House of Parliament. The Constitution is clear on this point and the Senate Standing Orders at Part XX and those of the National Assembly at Part XXIV are similarly clear on this matter and set out procedures by which a Division of Revenue Bill may originate in either House. Thus, while in this year the Division of Revenue Bill, 2013 commenced in the National Assembly, it may very well have commenced in the Senate. Honourable Senators, on the question of the consequence of a disagreement between the two Houses on their roles particularly with regard to Bills, I emphasize that the defining character of a legislature is the capacity by right to run its own affairs. I, therefore, find and rule that while the National Assembly may be entitled to comment or hold a view on the role of the Senate, that opinion is of no legal consequence on the other House. That is why, Honourable Senators, the Constitution establishes a Mediation Committee at Article 113 of the Constitution, which is appointed by the Speakers of both Houses, consisting of equal numbers of Members of each House, to attempt to develop a version of a Bill that both Houses will pass. The mediation process may conclude in, either an agreeable version of the Bill being developed which is subsequently approved by both Houses, or may end in the death of the Bill where the committee is unable to The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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