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Role of the executive
Dominance of executive
Federal Executive Council
Role of the Shadow Cabinet
it holds government ministers and their departments to account for their actions and policies through appraisal, criticism and scrutiny
it is the opposition’s senior group in Parliament and presents alternative views to Parliament through its processes and procedures
Shadow Ministry puts forward and explains opposition policies and is considered the alternative government
Shadow Minister
Is a senior member of the opposition in the Parliament who occupies the opposition front benches,
is usually allocated ‘shadow’ portfolio(s) to match those of the government
if there is a change of government a Shadow Minister may become a Minister. This is why it is important for them to understand the work of the department they 'shadow' and consider how they would run their portfolio.
