Across
- 5. an agreement between two or more countries
- 6. ….law (law developed by judges)
- 7. the person who starts a legal action in civil law
- 11. a legal principle developed by a court
- 12. the accused in a civil or criminal trial
- 14. a vote by the people to change to the Constitution
- 16. ……of proof ( who has to prove a case in court).
- 18. an area of Australia that elects one member
- 19. a proposed law that has not yet become law
- 20. a law passed by Parliament
- 21. the Queen’s authority in the Australian parliament
- 22. unlawful damage to a person’s good reputation
- 23. ...law (law made by parliament)
- 24. people who decide the verdict in a criminal trial
Down
- 1. the death of 6 million Jews during World War II
- 2. a law made by Parliament
- 3. legal action for a criminal offence
- 4. rules detailing the structure of government
- 8. legally responsible for a civil wrong
- 9. to remove a law so that it no longer applies
- 10. a court official who hears cases
- 13. where six Australian colonies joined one nation
- 15. ….nullius (‘land belonging to no-one’)
- 17. …of proof the level of proof to establish a case.
- 21. ……law (law developed by Indigenous people
- 22. where citizens determine how they will be governed