▁the ▁President ▁now ▁has ▁a ▁deliber ative ▁vote ▁but ▁not ▁a ▁casting ▁vote . ▁This ▁is ▁model led ▁on ▁the ▁Australian ▁Senate ▁and ▁ens ures ▁that ▁a ▁region ▁of ▁Victoria ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁dep riv ed ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁its ▁five ▁votes . ▁A ▁tied ▁vote ▁in ▁the ▁Council ▁is ▁considered ▁to ▁have ▁failed ▁to ▁pass ▁regardless ▁of ▁how ▁the ▁President ▁cast ▁their ▁vote . ▁The ▁President ▁does ▁not ▁need ▁to ▁move ▁to ▁one ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁chamber ▁during ▁a ▁division , ▁but ▁instead ▁advis es ▁the ▁cl erk ▁which ▁way ▁they ▁are ▁voting . ▁ ▁Parliament ary ▁Comm itte es ▁ ▁Comm itte es ▁are ▁made ▁of ▁members ▁of ▁either ▁house . ▁They ▁have ▁a ▁specifically ▁defined ▁role ▁designed ▁to ▁seek ▁community ▁input ▁about ▁ideas ▁or ▁to ▁investigate ▁matters ▁Parliament ▁de ems ▁important . ▁The ▁membership ▁of ▁a ▁committee ▁is ▁determined ▁by ▁the ▁parliament , ▁usually ▁as ▁a ▁new ▁parliament ▁begins . ▁Each ▁committee ▁contains ▁members ▁of ▁many ▁political ▁parties , ▁not ▁just ▁the ▁gover ning ▁parties , ▁although ▁the ▁government ▁still ▁generally ▁a ims ▁to ▁give ▁itself ▁functional ▁major ities ▁within ▁each ▁committee . ▁Lob by ists , ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁public ▁and ▁organis ations ▁communicate ▁with ▁comm itte es ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁give ▁input ▁into ▁the ▁draft ing ▁of ▁b ills . ▁The ▁Parliament ▁of ▁Victoria ▁out lines ▁the ▁committee ▁process ▁as : ▁▁ ▁Term s ▁of ▁reference ▁ ▁Call ing ▁for ▁subm issions ▁ ▁Public ▁hear ings ▁ ▁Research ▁ ▁Report ing ▁to ▁Parliament ▁ ▁Government ▁response ▁ ▁The