VPRS 14106 Acts of the Legislative Council

On 13 November 1851, Victoria's first Legislative Council met at St. Patrick's Hall in Bourke Street, Melbourne, the site now occupied by the Law Institute of Victoria. Between 1851 and the creation of the Legislative Assembly in 1856, the Legislative Council was responsible for passing Bills, creating the Acts that formed the laws of Victoria.The Legislative Council drafted Victoria's Constitution in Melbourne between September 1853 and March 1854. The Constitution was granted Royal Assent in 1855. One of its most important features was the requirement that Victoria be ruled by a Parliament comprising the Crown, represented by the Governor, a Legislative Assembly, and a Legislative Council. In future, these two houses of Parliament, and the Crown, would need to approve legislation.[The above is taken from http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/hist.html and paraphrased.]The series contains the Acts passed by the Legislative Council. The Acts were signed by the Speaker, Clerk and Registrar of the Parliament, and the Governor of Victoria.

1851年11月13日，维多利亚州首届立法委员会（Legislative Council）于墨尔本伯克街圣帕特里克大厅举行首次会议，该场地如今为维多利亚法律协会（Law Institute of Victoria）所占用。1851年至1856年立法议会（Legislative Assembly）设立前，立法委员会负责审议法案并制定构成维多利亚州法律体系的各项法令（Acts）。1853年9月至1854年3月间，立法委员会于墨尔本起草了维多利亚州宪法，并于1855年获得御准（Royal Assent）。该宪法的核心特征之一，是规定维多利亚州需由以总督（Governor）为君主代表的王室、立法议会以及立法委员会共同组成的议会进行治理。自此以后，议会两院与王室均需对立法提案予以批准。[本段内容改编自http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/hist.html]本数据集收录立法委员会通过的各项法令，这些法令均由议会议长（Speaker）、书记员（Clerk）与注册官（Registrar）以及维多利亚州总督签署。