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50 Cards in this Set
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bicameral |
two houses of parliament at both federal and state level |
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Bill |
a proposed law |
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concurrent powers |
law making powers that are shared by the commonwealth Parliament and the State Parliaments |
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delegated legislation |
laws made by subordinate authorities |
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enabling Act |
an Act giving subordinate authorities the power to make laws |
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exclusive powers |
law making powers of Commonwealth Parliament that can only be exercised by the Commonwealth |
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executive council |
a body made up of the govenor-general (govenor at state level) and senior ministers |
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what is the role of the executive council |
pass delegated legislation in areas where an enabling Act has given the power to the executive council to make regulations |
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law |
a legal rule |
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legislation |
Acts of Parliament |
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residual powers |
law making powers left states at the time of federation |
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constitutional monarchy |
where the Commonwealth Parliament and the State Parliaments operate within the rules established in the constitution |
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constitution |
a legal document that outlines the basic rules of government and the paw making powers of the elected parliament |
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head of state |
the head of England (king or queen) |
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govenor-general |
the Queen's representative at federal level |
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govenor |
the Queen's representative at state level |
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Prosecution, the Crown, the State |
party bringing the case on behalf of the state |
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accused, offender |
the person who has been charged with an offence |
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suspect |
the person who is suspected of having committed a crime |
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charge |
when the police formally allege that person has committed a crime |
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sentence |
the punishment handed to the guilty offender |
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conviction |
when an offender has been found guilty |
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plantiff |
the person bringing the case |
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defendant |
the person defending the case |
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sue |
an application made in court, in a civil manner |
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compensation |
a civil remedy |
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damages |
a civil remedy
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civil wrong |
a tort |
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defamation |
a civil law, under which a person can claim their reputation has been damaged |
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negilence |
a civil law under which a person claim they have been injured as a result of someone acting negligently towards them |
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founding fathers |
the people responsible for initiating the federal system, proposing federation |
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Commonwealth of Australia Consitition Act |
a document established in the Commonwealth as a central law making body |
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jurisdiction |
each parliament is a supreme law-making body within its areas of power |
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precedent |
clarifies existing law |
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common law |
laws made through courts |
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Parliamentatrians |
houses of parliament consist of elected members or representatives |
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electorate |
particular geographic area |
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Political Party |
what most Parliamentarians belong to, who have a common belief in values, ideas and future directions and political objectives. |
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independents |
parliamentarians who do not belong to a political party |
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coalition |
a group of one or more parties which consist an elected together |
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government |
consists of the members of the political party that has the majority of members in the lower house |
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prime minister |
the leader of the Commonwealth Parliament |
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premier |
the leader of the State Government |
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cabinet |
is made of of the prime minister/premier and senior ministers and decided what proposed laws should be put to parliament |
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hung parliament |
a parliament where there is no political party holding the majority of seats |
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House of Representatives |
lower house at federal parliament (green) |
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the Senate |
the upper house at federal parliament (red) |
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Legislative Assembly |
lower house at state level in Victoria |
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Legislative Council |
upper house at state level in Victoria |
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pressure group |
a group that could try to influence a change in the law |
