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Parliamentary Education Office, 2008. Please visit the Image Library page for important information about use of images.

Description

This diagram demonstrates how a bill may be amended. The illustration shows a hypothetical bill with the long title 'A bill for an Act to introduce free after-school care activities for all public schools by 2009'.

The word 'free' is crossed out and a box with an arrow provides words that the Parliament may consider instead such as 'user pays', 'subsidised' and 'low cost'. The word 'public' is crossed out and a box with an arrow provides alternative words—'underprivileged','disadvantaged', and 'consenting'. The year '2009' is crossed out with the alternatives of 2007 or 2010.