▁may ▁advise ▁for ▁a ▁fresh ▁election ▁of ▁the ▁Assembly ▁( and ▁only ▁the ▁Assembly ), ▁after ▁which ▁the ▁bill ▁may ▁then ▁go ▁before ▁a ▁joint ▁sitting ▁of ▁both ▁houses . ▁A ▁Dead locked ▁Bill ▁would ▁likely ▁pass ▁a ▁joint ▁sitting , ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁the ▁Assembly ▁is ▁more ▁than ▁twice ▁the ▁size ▁of ▁the ▁Council . ▁Such ▁a ▁bill ▁is ▁treated ▁as ▁though ▁it ▁has ▁passed ▁both ▁houses ▁in ▁the ▁normal ▁fashion . ▁ ▁Rel ations hip ▁with ▁government ▁ ▁Parliament ▁functions ▁as ▁the ▁legisl ative ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁government . ▁It ▁passes ▁laws ▁or ▁am ends ▁existing ▁laws ▁to ▁assist ▁in ▁the ▁govern ance ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁on ▁beh alf ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁people , ▁to ▁whom ▁Parliament ▁is ▁answer able ▁through ▁elections . ▁Victoria ▁uses ▁a ▁bl end ▁of ▁stat ut ory ▁law ▁and ▁common ▁law . ▁The ▁parliament ▁makes ▁stat ut ory ▁law ▁while ▁common ▁law ▁is ▁decided ▁by ▁the ▁jud icial ▁branch ▁of ▁government . ▁The ▁government ▁follows ▁the ▁West min ster ▁tradition ▁of ▁having ▁an ▁executive ▁government ▁whose ▁members ▁come ▁from ▁an ▁elected ▁legisl ature , ▁a ▁fact ▁that ▁is ▁en sh r ined ▁in ▁Victor ian ▁law . ▁ ▁Parliament ▁holds ▁de ▁fact o ▁power ▁over ▁other ▁branches ▁of ▁Victoria ' s ▁government ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁exclusive ▁power ▁to ▁appropriate ▁funds ▁for ▁any ▁government ▁business . ▁This ▁is ▁why ▁holding ▁confidence ▁of ▁supply ▁within ▁the ▁Assembly ▁is ▁cru cial ▁to ▁any ▁party ' s ▁ability ▁to ▁govern ; ▁loss ▁of ▁funds ▁could ▁prevent