▁review , ▁more ▁closely ▁model led ▁on ▁the ▁Australian ▁Senate ▁than ▁on ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ' s ▁House ▁of ▁L ords . ▁Major ities ▁within ▁the ▁Council ▁are ▁rare ▁by ▁design , ▁while ▁minor ity ▁interest ▁groups ▁are ▁more ▁likely ▁to ▁be ▁elected ▁than ▁within ▁the ▁Assembly , ▁encourag ing ▁debate ▁and ▁comprom ise . ▁ ▁The ▁Governor ' s ▁opening ▁address ▁to ▁Parliament ▁occurs ▁in ▁the ▁Council . ▁The ▁governor ▁does ▁not ▁enter ▁the ▁Assembly , ▁in ▁keeping ▁with ▁the ▁West min ster ▁tradition ▁of ▁reg al ▁and ▁vice - reg al ▁persons ▁not ▁entering ▁into ▁the ▁chamber ▁model led ▁on ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons . ▁ ▁B ills ▁passed ▁by ▁the ▁Assembly ▁must ▁also ▁pass ▁the ▁Council ▁within ▁the ▁same ▁form . ▁Either ▁house ▁can ▁propose ▁am end ments ▁to ▁b ills ▁and ▁all ▁b ills , ▁with ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁supply ▁b ills , ▁must ▁pass ▁both ▁houses . ▁ ▁Pres iding ▁officers ▁ ▁The ▁Spe aker ▁of ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁ ▁is ▁the ▁pres iding ▁officer ▁of ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly . ▁He ▁or ▁she ▁is ▁an ▁elected ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁parliament ▁and ▁is ▁chosen ▁by ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁to ▁chair ▁their ▁meet ings ▁and ▁represent ▁the ▁assembly ▁as ▁a ▁whole ▁at ▁official ▁functions . ▁The ▁corresponding ▁person ▁in ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Council ▁is ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Council . ▁Both ▁the ▁Spe aker ▁and ▁the ▁President ▁have ▁important ▁powers ▁in ▁cont rolling ▁debate ▁in ▁their ▁respective ▁ch amb ers , ▁including