▁to ▁the ▁right ▁of ▁the ▁pres iding ▁officer ▁within ▁each ▁chamber , ▁while ▁the ▁opposition ▁s its ▁to ▁the ▁left . ▁M embers ▁of ▁a ▁house ▁who ▁are ▁not ▁part ▁of ▁either ▁the ▁official ▁government ▁or ▁opposition ▁sit ▁on ▁the ▁ben ches ▁in ▁between ▁them , ▁called ▁the ▁cross ▁ben ch . ▁This ▁arrangement ▁is ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Council ▁even ▁though ▁the ▁gover ning ▁parties ▁rarely ▁command ▁a ▁majority ▁within ▁it . ▁ ▁The ▁Government ▁and ▁O pp osition ▁appoint ▁members ▁as ▁Man agers ▁of ▁Government ▁and ▁O pp osition ▁Business ▁in ▁each ▁house . ▁These ▁members ▁are ▁not ▁within ▁the ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁house ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁way ▁that ▁the ▁President ▁and ▁Spe aker ▁are , ▁they ▁are ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁Premier ▁and ▁the ▁Le ader ▁of ▁the ▁O pp osition ▁respectively . ▁Each ▁party ▁represented ▁in ▁each ▁house ▁appoint s ▁a ▁member ▁as ▁their ▁Party ▁Wh ip . ▁The ▁wh ip ' s ▁main ▁duty ▁is ▁to ▁ensure ▁that ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁their ▁party ▁are ▁present ▁within ▁a ▁chamber ▁when ▁a ▁formal ▁vote ▁takes ▁place . ▁ ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁ ▁The ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁is ▁the ▁house ▁of ▁responsible ▁government , ▁in ▁that ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁the ▁day ▁must ▁command ▁a ▁majority ▁of ▁support ▁in ▁this ▁chamber . ▁Furthermore , ▁the ▁Premier ▁and ▁Minister s ▁are ▁account able ▁to ▁Parliament ▁and ▁must ▁face ▁question ing ▁and ▁scr ut iny ▁from ▁Parliament . ▁The ▁Assembly ▁sched ules ▁question ▁time ▁and ▁has ▁time ▁and ▁subject ▁limits ▁on ▁the