Mitchell Vesper

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Across
  1. 1. an entitlement to be treated in a particular way
  2. 4. house in the Australian parliament
  3. 10. a formal written request, typically one signed by many people, appealing to authority in respect of a particular cause.
  4. 11. surveys of people all over Australia, usually over the phone
  5. 14. a process by which people are required to join the armed forces, even if they do not wish to do so
  6. 15. to remove a law so that it no longer applies
  7. 17. an area of Australia that elects one member to parliament
  8. 18. a proposed law that has not yet been agreed to by parliament or received royal assent
  9. 20. the level of proof required to establish a case. In criminal law, the prosecution must prove that the accused is guilty beyond reasonable doubt
  10. 21. to take legal action against another person for a criminal offence
  11. 23. close connections with a group or organisation
  12. 26. a process of allowing the people to vote on an important issue, such as a proposed change to the Constitution
  13. 27. laws made by parliament
  14. 28. in a criminal trial, a randomly selected group of people who decide the guilt or innocence of an accused person
Down
  1. 2. an organisation of employees formed for mutual support, and to seek improvements in pay and working conditions for its members
  2. 3. the main political party in the lower house of parliament not in power
  3. 5. set of rules that determines structure of government
  4. 6. election held when member of parliament vacates their seat
  5. 7. the party in a civil or criminal trial against whom an action has been brought
  6. 8. a court official who hears cases in the lowest court in the legal system
  7. 9. level of government
  8. 12. set of standards of behaviour that everyone has to follow
  9. 13. an agreement between two or more countries to carry out certain actions. It is usually legally binding on those countries
  10. 16. system of rules that Australia recognises as regulating actions of its citizens
  11. 19. a law made by Parliament
  12. 22. law developed by judges through the decisions of courts
  13. 24. an explicit express right
  14. 25. the Queen’s authority in the Australian parliament, represented by the Governor-General at the federal level and a Governor at the state level