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Australian Land Transport (Financial Assistance) Act 1985 1985 (No. 59) No Australian Law Reform Commission Act 1996 1996 (No. 37) Yes (as amended) Australian Law Reform Commission (Repeal, Transitional and Miscellaneous) Act 1996 1996 (No. 38) No Australian Maritime Safety Authority Act 1990 1990 (No. 78) Yes (as amended)
The Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Act 2024 (Cth) is an Australian Act of parliament that aims to restrict the use of social media by minors under the age of 16. It is an amendment of the Online Safety Act 2021, and was passed by the Australian Parliament on 29 November 2024. The legislation imposes monetary punishments on ...
Its legal institutions and traditions are substantially derived from that of the English legal system, which superseded Indigenous Australian customary law during colonisation. [1] Australia is a common-law jurisdiction, its court system having originated in the common law system of English law. The country's common law is the same across the ...
Fair Work Amendment (Supporting Australia's Jobs and Economic Recovery) Act 2021; Family Law Act 1975; Family Law Legislation Amendment (Family Violence and Other Measures) Act 2011; Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997; Flags Act 1953; Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme Act 2018; Freedom of Information Act 1982
In April 2019, the Senate passed this bill in response to the Christchurch mosque shooting, which was live-streamed and circulated online.It requires websites that provide a hosting service to "ensure the expeditious removal" of audio or visual material documenting "abhorrent violent conduct" (including terrorist acts, murder, attempted murder, torture, rape or kidnapping), produced by a ...
The Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII) is an institution operated jointly by the Faculties of Law of the University of Technology Sydney and the University of New South Wales. Its public policy purpose is to improve access to justice through access to legal information.
The Federal Register of Legislation is the Australian Government's official register of federal legislation, run by the Office of Parliamentary Counsel. It was created by the Legislation Act 2003 incorporating the functions and responsibilities of the now-defunct ComLaw and Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.
The Parliament of Australia (officially the Parliament of the Commonwealth [4] and also known as the Federal Parliament) is the federal legislature of Australia.It consists of three elements: the monarch of Australia (represented by the governor-general), the Senate (the upper house), and the House of Representatives (the lower house). [4]