Bigge also recommended that no governor should again be allowed to rule as an autocrat, and in 1824 the New South Wales Legislative Council, Australia's first legislative body, was appointed to advise the governor.
Bigge anbefalede også, at ingen guvernør igen skulle styre som autokrat, og i 1824 blev New South Wales Legislative Council, Australiens første lovgivende organ, oprettet som støtte for guvernøren.