In Australia, Federal and State Parliaments are able to delegate, or pass on the power to make laws in certain areas, to lesser authorities. The subsequent laws are known as delegated legislation, and are scrutinised and controlled in a number of ways. Although the delegation of legislation to subordinate authorities is often question in its effectiveness to control undemocratical ideals, in my opinion each individual piece of delegated legislation is scrutinised enough and the checks on them are sufficient.

The power to make law in certain areas is passed on to a number of different authorities nationwide. One of these subordinate groups is Local Governments. The Local Government Act 1989, also known as an enabling act, gives Local governments, such as the Bass Coast Shire Council, the power to pass laws in the areas delegated to them by State government. Although Local Laws are not checked by the Scrutiny...