SOURCES OF LAW

2. the legislative powers that only the CW can exercise
6. A principle that all institutions of government can only exercise power consistent with the Australian Constitution
8. a parliament with two Houses or chambers
9. a fundamental principle that judges cannot simultaneously perform a judicial and an executive or legislative function
10. the constitutional allocation of legislative powers between the CW and the States
11. the collective term for three institutions of government which make and administer and resolve disputes
12. legislative powers shared between the CW and the States
13. the system of government where the head of state is appointed or elected on merit, not by birthrights
14. the branch of government responsible for administering the laws made by parliament
15. Australia's system of government adopted from Britain referring to the head of state and exercise of power

1. system of lawmaking where members of parliament are elected to make laws for the rest of the community
3. the power exercised by adjudicating bodies with the authority to bring about just outcomes to legal disputes
4. the ranking of courts in ascending order from inferior courts to superior courts
5. the principle which applies to the High Court deciding whether executive power was exercised according to law
7. underlying principle of a democratic society where people are equal before the law and constitutional law is paramount