Template talk:Infobox AU Legislation

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[edit] Usage

This infobox takes a number of parameters:

short_title

the short title of the legislation, displayed at the top of the infobox. Should preferably be the same as the article title.

parliament

the name of the parliament which made the legislation. This will be linked.

image

an image to represent the parliament (for example, for the Parliament of Australia, something like Image:Australia coa.png would be good).

long_title

the long title of the legislation.

introduced_by

who first introduced the legislation into parliament. This could be a link to an individual politician, or a political party if you do not know the individual. One could also mention whether it was a government-supported bill or a private member's bill.

date_passed

the date the legislation was approved by the parliament which made it.

royal_assent

the date the legislation received Royal Assent (only applicable in Commonwealth countries, other users may wish to copy and modify the template).

commencement

the date at which the legislation became effective.

amendments

internal links to amending or repealing legislation, or even a list of years in which the legislation has been modified.

related_legislation

self-explanatory.

status

this can be one of three values, "Current" (for legislation still in force), "Amended" (for legislation which has been substantially modified by separate legislation), or "Repealed" (for legislation which has been repealed, or is no longer in force).