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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)
Legislative independence has been paralleled by a growing divergence between Australian and English common law in the last quarter of the 20th century. [18] In addition, a large body of English law received in Australia has been progressively repealed in state parliaments, such as in New South Wales by the Imperial Acts Application Act 1969.
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
The prime minister is the head of the federal government and is a role which exists by constitutional convention, rather than by law. They are appointed to the role by the governor-general (the federal representative of the monarch of Australia). [8]
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]
The Federal Courts Building in Melbourne The following is a list of courts and tribunals of the Commonwealth of Australia : List of boards, commissions, courts, and tribunals
Federal law had previously only allowed preventative detention for extremists convicted of terrorism offenses. But state laws allow certain rapists and violent criminals to be detained after their ...
The Constitution is the primary, but not exclusive, source of Australian constitutional law; it operates alongside constitutional conventions, state constitutions, the Statute of Westminster 1931, the Australia Acts 1986, prerogative instruments and judicial interpretations of these laws by the High Court of Australia.