Across
- 3. a civil wrong
- 6. (now states) agreed to join together to form Australia
- 7. order in which voters list candidates at an election, after they have made their first choice
- 8. to release an accused person who is awaiting trial
- 9. law deals with disputes between private citizens
- 10. system of law based on the previous decisions of judges, or precedents
- 12. a group of people (either 12 or six) selected to hear the evidence in a court case
- 15. traditional indigenous rules that outline the correct way of living
- 17. a court official who has the power to make decisions on matters brought before a court of law
- 18. the House of Representatives and the Senate
- 19. the power an individual or party has by holding the casting vote
- 20. a process to determine whether someone committed a criminal act or caused another personadversarial system system in which two opposing parties present their arguments to a magistrate or judge
Down
- 1. a situation where no political party has a majority of elected members in parliament
- 2. a document that outlines the powers of the parliament
- 4. a previous legal decision that serves as a rule or pattern in future cases
- 5. the party bringing a criminal action against the accused; usually the state
- 8. doubt the standard of proof required in a criminal trial
- 11. a candidate or member of parliament who is not a member of a political party
- 13. the lower house of Federal Parliament, sometimes called the people’s house
- 14. system a counting system that is designed to allow the majority of Australians to have their say in an election by stating the order in which they prefer candidates
- 16. disorder or confusion due to the absence of government or laws