Terminology
Government by the people, either directly or through elected representatives.
What is democracy?
An assembly of elected representatives that forms the legislature of a state or nation. It may have both an Upper and Lower House.
What is a Parliament?
These are a set of rules or norms of conduct which forbid, permit or mandate specified actions and relationships among people and organisations.
What are laws?
This court hears appeals against decisions made at trials in District & Supreme Courts.
What is the Court of Appeal?
You go to this court to resolve a dispute over a $400,000 contract.
What is the District Court?
An action or way of behaving that is usual and traditional among people in a particular group or place.
What are customs?
A proposal for a new law or a change to an existing one.
What is a Bill ?
An Arbiter who deals with and rules on the lowest forms of court cases in NSW.
What is a Magistrate
It is Australia's apex court. It exercises original and appellate jurisdiction on matters specified within Australia’s Constitution.
What is the High Court of Australia?
12 representatives from each state and 2 each from the ACT and NT.
What is the senate?
The natural result of a guily verdict often ruled by the presiding judge?
What is Sentencing?
This is the primary piece of legislation in Australia that gives all levels of government their powers of existence and authority.
What is the Constitution?
This court is the first stop for criminal offences and many civil disputes.
What is the Magistrates Court?
What is the highest court in All the land?
The High Court of Australia
This person represents the Queen in at federal level.
Who is the Governor - General?
These are informal understandings that govern individuals’ behaviour in society.
What are Norms ?
A special procedure to change the Constitution, which involves a poll or plebiscite of the Australian People.
What is a Referendum?
The role of the person responsible for bringing 2 parties together to discuss an issue not legally binding
What is conciliation?
When Judges are obliged to follow the decisions of earlier cases.
What is Precedent ?
The final stage of a bill becoming law.
What is Royal Assent?
Latin In good faith, Genuine, honest, or done without fraud or deceit.
What is Bona Fide
The head of an elected government; the principal minister of the Federal Government.
Who is the Prime Minister?
This court deals with the most serious criminal and civil cases.
What is the supreme court?
The Supreme court.
What is the highest court in NSW?
150 Australian citizens are elected to represent their constituents.
What is the House of Representatives?