Can the opposition team come up with a bill or only the government team can?

Excerpts from a bill introduced into the Australian Parliament.

Parts of a bill

Parliamentary Education Office (peo.gov.au)

Parts of a bill

Excerpts from a bill introduced into the Australian Parliament.

Parliamentary Education Office (peo.gov.au)

Description

The different sections of a bill – The top third shows the bill title and year, the middle third shows an excerpt from bill clauses and sub-clauses, the bottom third shows excerpts from bill definitions.

Hi Maxim, thanks for your question.

While most bills – proposed laws – are introduced by government ministers, other members of parliament can introduce their own bills. These bills are known as private members' or private senators' bills. If the opposition introduces a bill which the government does not support, it is unlikely that bill will pass the House of Representatives as the government can use its majority in the to vote against the bill.