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