(a) That's right. 

You were asked to select the correct statement.

It is correct to say that the power to enact legislation in Australia is a direct law-making power which is controlled by the majority of elected representatives in the relevant legislature.

It is incorrect to say that the power to enact legislation in Australia is an indirect law-making power which is controlled by the member of the legislature who introduces the proposed law into the house.

It is also wrong to say that the power to enact legislation in Australia is a law-making power which is controlled by the constitutional monarch through the right of Royal assent.

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