Purpose of Law
Protect Society and Maintain Order
What is the purpose of Laws?
Royal Assent
What does the Governor General give?
Right to the freedom of Religion
What is an example of an Express Right?
What is the role of the High Court?
What is Parliament?
Reflects society's values
What is a characteristic of an effective law?
151
Executive, Legislature and Judiciary
What makes up the separation of powers?
Section 109
What is the section that makes state laws invalid to the level of the inconsistency?
Common Law
What is judge made law? /What is law made by the courts?
An order made by a localised group
What is a rule?
House of Review
What is an alternative name for the Senate?
Residual Powers
What powers are not specifically written in the Constitution?
The only court that cannot form a binding precedent
What is the magistrates' court?
Vicroads
What is an example of a subordinate authority?
What is a rule that needs to be followed by all?
What is a law?
Bill
Lawmaking power on lighthouses
Right to the freedom of political communication?
What is Australia's implied right?
What is a judge made law which lower courts of the same hierarchy must follow?
Jaywalking, Piracy and Myki infringements
What are laws that police struggle to be enforced
Most electorates won.
How do parties form government?
Laws on Education
What is an example of an concurrent power?
The only court who's precedent cannot be overruled by parliament
What is the High Court?
Ambiguous legislation
What is statutory interpretation?