▁the ▁Governor ▁is ▁rel uct ant ▁to ▁provide ▁Royal ▁Ass ent , ▁the ▁bill ▁may ▁be ▁sent ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁house ▁of ▁origin ▁with ▁suggested ▁am end ments ▁rather ▁than ▁be ▁rejected ▁out right . ▁ ▁Function s ▁ ▁The ▁parliament ▁has ▁the ▁power ▁to ▁make ▁laws ▁for ▁Victoria ▁on ▁any ▁matter , ▁subject ▁only ▁to ▁limitations ▁placed ▁on ▁it ▁by ▁the ▁Constitution ▁of ▁Australia , ▁which ▁spec ifies ▁which ▁matters ▁fall ▁under ▁the ▁juris diction ▁of ▁the ▁Commonwealth . ▁The ▁Commonwealth ▁Constitution ▁ident ifies ▁three ▁areas ▁of ▁legisl ative ▁power : ▁exclusive ▁powers , ▁which ▁may ▁only ▁be ▁exerc ised ▁by ▁the ▁federal ▁parliament , ▁concurrent ▁powers , ▁where ▁may ▁be ▁exerc ised ▁by ▁both ▁the ▁states ▁or ▁federal ▁parliament , ▁and ▁resid ual ▁powers ▁which ▁remain ▁the ▁exclusive ▁pr er og ative ▁of ▁state ▁parliament s . ▁Con current ▁powers ▁are ▁limited ▁further , ▁as ▁when ▁a ▁state ▁law ▁and ▁federal ▁law ▁come ▁into ▁conflict , ▁the ▁federal ▁law ▁prev ails ▁to ▁the ▁extent ▁of ▁any ▁incons ist ency . ▁Ex clus ive ▁powers ▁deal ▁with ▁matters ▁that ▁affect ▁the ▁entire ▁nation ▁or ▁anything ▁occurr ing ▁on ▁federal ▁land . ▁For ▁instance , ▁no ▁state ▁may ▁create ▁its ▁own ▁currency , ▁nor ▁raise ▁its ▁own ▁defence ▁force . ▁However , ▁the ▁federal ▁parliament ▁may ▁only ▁make ▁laws ▁for ▁matters ▁to ▁which ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁specifically ▁granted ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁do ▁so ▁by ▁Australia ' s ▁Constitution . ▁Therefore ▁the ▁remaining ▁powers ▁remain ▁the ▁legal ▁domain ▁of ▁each ▁state ▁parliament ▁in ▁turn