Most of the securities commissions have the authority to make changes by introducing rules, rather than going through the much more time-consuming process of legislative amendments, he said.

One committee would carry out constitutional and legislative amendments to enable a shift of power.

Some upper houses have been abolished completely (see below); others have had their powers reduced by constitutional or legislative amendments.

Shifts in societal values and changes in public policy are reflected in judicial decisions and legislative amendments in the family law arena.