In recent times, there has been much debate about "Question Time" in the Australian Parliament over whether or not it is a fairly and fairly managed institution. also whether or not it “damages the public image of Parliament and politicians in general” – Australian Collaboration. Although Australia inherited the institution of the British Parliament, the Australian Parliamentary Office confirmed that "the committee has considered proposals to restructure Question Time with the aim of making it a more effective mechanism to hold the executive government accountable to Parliament. Because Parliament is divided into two sections, the House of Representatives and the Senate, each requires its own separate question time, but this is ultimately the result of different sitting times. The Parliamentary Education Office (PEO) suggests that Question Time is "one of the ways in which Parliament scrutinizes or scrutinizes the work of executive government". However, it is important to note that the way issues are handled in both sections of Parliament is the same. According to the Parliamentary Education Office (PEO), the "question time" procedure "begins with the speaker calling for questions without notice and asking 'are there any questions'?" The first question always comes from the opposition. The government and the opposition then in turn ask questions to the Prime Minister or ministers. » Unannounced questions are as simple as they sound. This is only a question for ministers who are not aware of it and is generally difficult to answer quickly. These questions are also hidden from the opposition and, according to the PEO, "designed to test the ability of ministers on a... middle of paper ...... f-impartial-speakers-of-the-chamber4". Greens, T. (2000). Ten questions. Retrieved May 6, 2014 from the Green Party: http://greens.org.au5. Hamer, D. (1994). Can responsible government survive in Australia? Canberra, ACT, Australia: The Senate Department.6. SBS Policy. (2010, September). What role does the president play? Retrieved April 29, 2014 from SBS: http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2010/09/16/qa-what-role-does-speaker-play7. The Australian collaboration. (2013, July). Democracy in Australia - Question Time Reform. Retrieved May 8, 2014 from The Australian Collaboration: http://www.australiancollaboration.com.au/pdf/Democracy/Reform-question-time.pdf8. The Parliamentary Education Office. (2012). Question time. Retrieved May 8, 2014 from the Parliamentary Education Office: http://www.peo.gov.au/uploads/peo/docs/fact-sheets/question_time.pdf