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What is the Judiciary and what does it do? The Judiciary (sometimes called the courts) interprets and makes judgements about the law. The Judiciary is made up of the High Court of Australia and other federal courts. T...
What is judicial review of a government action? Judicial review is when a court is asked to check if a decision made by the Australian Government, or a government department, was made properly and followed the law. It...
The separation of powers distributes the power to govern between the Parliament, the Executive and the Judiciary. This fact sheet examines the powers of each group and the related principle of responsible government.
This fact sheet outlines the relationship between the Australian Parliament and federal courts, including the separation of powers and key High Court of Australia cases that have impacted the powers of the Australian ...
Australia’s judicial system becomes independent from Britain. Although it was established in the Australian Constitution in 1901, the High Court of Australia did not become the final court of appeal in the Australian ...
The judicial power of the Commonwealth shall be vested in a Federal Supreme Court, to be called the High Court of Australia, and in such other federal courts as the Parliament creates, and in such other courts as it i...
The rule of law is a key feature of Australia’s democracy and legal system. This fact sheet explains the principle of the rule of law and its relationship to the separation of powers.
What is an example of the separation of powers in Australia? The principle of the separation of powers proposes that the power to govern be divided between different bodies to avoid any one branch having all the power...
This fact sheet introduces the different ways law is made Australia—statute law made by parliament, delegated law made by the Executive government and common law made in courts.
