Civics Yr 8

2. A court that deals with serious offences requiring trial by jury
3. A political system where citizens vote for their government
5. A person who represents other people in court
6. The body representing the legislative arm of government
8. Refers to law made by parliament
10. Lowest level of government in Australia, responsible for things like bin collection
11. A Judges assistant, officer of the court
14. Title of the judge in the lowest court in Australia
16. Title of the leader of the government in Victoria
18. The process through which the six separate Australian colonies formed to join one united nation

1. The branch of government that deals with interpreting the law through the courts
4. Name of Australia's Head of State
7. Refers to law that deals with protecting the community and punishing offences
9. The *blank* of proof falls on the prosecution in criminal cases
10. Refers to law that deals with disputes between two parties
12. The branch of government containing the head of state
13. What the state is referred to in Australian criminal cases; what a monarch wears on their head
15. The highest court in Victoria
17. A proposed law yet to pass through both houses and gain royal assent