The Constitution: Relationship between States & Commonwealth- Law Report Writing Assignment

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Law Report Writing Assignment:

Task: Write a report about the legal systems and structures of Australia and the state of Victoria. The report should focus on the following areas: 1. The Constitution • Relationship between States and Commonwealth • Remunerated and residual powers • The Governor General and Governor 2. Legislature - Law-Making Systems • Type of system – democracy / monarchy / communist / other - Representative government • Structure of Parliament • Electorates and election procedures • Processes for passing legislation 3. Judiciary • Names of Courts and court hierarchy • Court jurisdictions - original / appellate, Criminal / Civil, State / Federal - types of cases heard by each court • Types of legal personnel (judges, juries, lawyers) • An explanation of the adversarial system • Doctrine of Precedent and the creation of Common Law 4. Executive • Prime Minister and Ministers • Role of the executive • Government departments and public servants