If you go to your letterbox and find a letter or card sent to you by someone in another country, you can thank international law for its arrival. Why would the postal service in your country agree to deliver a letter with a stamp bought in another country? Probably because your country and the sender’s […]
The Constitution
The Australian Constitution is the basic law that sets up the framework for all of the other laws that the Australian Government makes. It also defines the functions of government: the Parliament, the courts, and the executive (the government’s politicians acting via the public service). Because Australia is a federation, like many other countries such […]
Where Can I Find Our...
The laws published by State and federal parliaments in Australia are available online. Each State or Territory, and the Commonwealth of Australia, has a website where the laws and regulations for that jurisdiction are made available. In Western Australia, for example, it is the website of the State Law Publisher. For federal laws, the website […]