Victoria's first law was opened in St. Patrick's Hall on Bourke Street West Melbourne, by the Lieutenant-Governor, Mr. C. J. La Trobe, on the 13th of November, 1851. It was called the Legislative Council of Victoria.
In 1842 a Legislative Council, had 36 members, and was built in New South Wales, 24 members were elected by people, and 12 were elected by the governor.
The Parliament has three organisations running it: they are the Queen, the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly. The Legislative Council is also called the Upper House, and the Legislative Assembly is called the Lower House. The Council and the Assembly are called "Parliament House.

The main thing that Parliament does is make the laws for the Government of the state. Every proposal for a law must be in either the Council or the Assembly in the form of a Bill. Any member of the Houses may introduce a Bill.
Each House has full control of its own things, it makes its own time for meetings.

The Black Rod is the emblem of Office of the Usher of the Black Rod of the Legislative Council. The rod is made out of Fiddleback blackwood. The head, foot and joint were fashioned from 2.64 kilograms. of sterling silver, gilded. The Black Rod has a place on the table of the Legislative Council during all sittings of the House and is carried by the Usher of the Black Rod.

The Mace being the symbol of the Speakers Office and Parliament House, rests on the table of the Assembly when the speaker is in the chair. The Mace made of silver and plated with gold weighs 8.16 kilograms and is about 1.52 meters long.

The stages are:

1. The first reading. This is usually a normal stage, and they don't usually have any arguments.

2. The second reading. The House, with it's officer in the chair, thinks and debates the general things of how to do it. A normal bill is usually talked a lot at this stage.

3. The Committee stage. The Chairman of the Committee talks the bill over with the whole House. Each case is talked about in detail, and new rules may be made to the bill.

4. The Third Reading. The Officer sits in his chair. At this stage new rules are also made again for the bill which they report to the committee and more rules are added.

If the bill passes through these Houses, these stages keep on coming up again and this happens until it comes to the Governor.

After being received from the Royal Assent and then the bill becomes a real bill.