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| In modern society Law is: |
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| What are the two main sources of law in the Australian legal system? |
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| Law is ultimately a discipline of: |
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| the interpretation and application of language "reading law" |
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| values, ideology, philosophy and politics |
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| Our legal system is inherited from: |
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| What are the Two sovereign tiers of government: |
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- federal or commonwealth government
- State governments. |
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| What are the two sources of law? |
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-case law/common law
- statute law/ legislation. |
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Case law:
judical decisions can perform two roles, what are they? |
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- settlement of dispute between the 'parties'
- lay down new rule to be applied in future. |
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| Australia has nine hierarchies, describe them: |
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- 1 commonwealth/federal
- 6 states
- 2 territories |
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| laws passed by parliament are? |
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