▁projects ▁that ▁are ▁admin ister ed ▁at ▁a ▁state ▁level , ▁such ▁as ▁road ▁and ▁rail , ▁but ▁these ▁gr ants ▁are ▁only ▁given ▁on ▁the ▁condition ▁that ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁Parliament ▁also ▁ass ents ▁to ▁pre cond itions ▁laid ▁out ▁by ▁its ▁federal ▁counter part . ▁ ▁The ▁Parliament ▁of ▁Victoria ▁is ▁a ▁b ic amer al ▁legisl ature . ▁It ▁usually ▁ful fil s ▁its ▁legisl ative ▁role ▁by ▁first ▁propos ing ▁b ills ▁in ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly , ▁and ▁then ▁review ing ▁them ▁in ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Council . ▁Common ▁practice ▁is ▁that ▁the ▁houses ▁sit ▁in ▁st agger ed ▁dates ; ▁the ▁Assembly ▁usually ▁meeting ▁first ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁pass ▁b ills ▁that ▁the ▁Council ▁later ▁deb ates . ▁These ▁houses ▁sit ▁in ▁separate ▁ch amb ers . ▁ ▁The ▁parliament ▁also ▁has ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁am end ▁Victoria ' s ▁constitution , ▁although ▁this ▁power ▁is ▁subject ▁to ▁strict ▁requirements . ▁All ▁sections ▁must ▁be ▁passed ▁by ▁an ▁absolute ▁majority ▁of ▁each ▁house ▁( current ly ▁ 4 5 ▁in ▁the ▁Assembly ▁and ▁ 2 1 ▁in ▁the ▁Council ), ▁regardless ▁of ▁how ▁many ▁members ▁are ▁present ▁in ▁the ▁chamber . ▁Alter ations ▁to ▁Victoria ' s ▁Constitution ▁made ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁st ip ulate ▁that ▁some ▁sections ▁may ▁not ▁be ▁modified ▁without ▁a ▁three - fif th s ▁majority ▁of ▁both ▁houses , ▁while ▁others ▁may ▁not ▁be ▁am ended ▁without ▁a ▁public ▁refer endum . ▁However , ▁since ▁neither ▁of ▁these ▁requirements