The Commonwealth of Australia or Australia
is comprising of mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania
and other smaller islands and thus it is the 6th largest country in
the world for its territory. It was in 1901 6 colonies were federated and
formed the Commonwealth of Australia and from that time there is a stable
liberal democratic political system in Australia and it is federal
parliamentary constitutional monarchy where 6 states and other territories are
included. Learn more about its legal system, Parliament, Courts, Legislation,
Treaties, Governmental information, etc. at http://www.nyulawglobal.org/globalex/Australia.html
Constitution of Commonwealth of
Australia:
The Commonwealth of Australia is having its
supreme law i.e. the Constitution Of Australia in which the Government of the
Australia is operating. There are many documents which can be seen in
constitution of the country of which one is ‘Constitution’ in the remainder of
this article.
View Australian Constitution at
Following are the important links for
online reading and downloading the legal system:
Children’s Court Act, 1992: http://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/LEGISLTN/CURRENT/C/ChildrensCtA92.pdf
Federal Court of Australia Act, 1976: http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/fcoaa1976249/
Court Procedures Act, 2004: http://www.legislation.act.gov.au/a/2004-59/20160616-63780/pdf/2004-59.pdf
Legal Regulation of Prostitution: http://aic.gov.au/media_library/publications/proceedings/14/hancock.pdf
Regulation of Judiciary: http://www.districtcourt.justice.nsw.gov.au/Documents/Speeches/Regulation%20of%20the%20judiciary%20in%20Australia%20(ENG).pdf
Public Safety Laws: https://law.resource.org/pub/au/manifest.au.html
Immigration and Life in Australia: https://www.border.gov.au/LifeinAustralia/Documents/lia_english_full.pdf
Firearms Act of New South Wales: http://psm.du.edu/media/documents/national_regulations/countries/asia_pacific/australia/australia_firearms_act_of_new_south_wales_1996-english.pdf
Zoo related laws: http://zooreach.org/ZooLegislation/Australia/Introduction.pdf
Adoption laws: https://aifs.gov.au/sites/default/files/publication-documents/adoption_law_in_australia.pdf
Land Ownership policy: http://www.icsm.gov.au/cadastral/Fundamentals_of_Land_Ownership_Land_Boundaries_and_Surveying.pdf
Copyright policy: https://www.ag.gov.au/RightsAndProtections/Documents/ShortGuidetoCopyright-October2012.pdf
Mines Safety and Inspection Regulations, 1995: https://www.slp.wa.gov.au/pco/prod/FileStore.nsf/Documents/MRDocument:27726P/$FILE/Mines%20Safety%20and%20Inspection%20Regulations%201995%20-%20[06-b0-01].pdf?OpenElement
Counter Terrorism Law: https://www.nationalsecurity.gov.au/Media-and-publications/Publications/Documents/australias-counter-terrorism-laws/australias-counter-terrorism-laws-english.PDF
Banking Laws: https://www.fos.org.au/public/download.jsp?id=2793
Media Ownership and Regulation: https://cpd.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Centre_for_Policy_Development_Issue_Brief.pdf
Free Trade agreement with Papua New Guinea: http://rtais.wto.org/rtadocs/139/TOA/English/PATCRAAgreement.pdf
Economic Partnership with Japan: http://www.mofa.go.jp/files/000044322.pdf
Water management Policy: https://www.environment.gov.au/system/files/resources/4d08becb-c90a-4637-bcbc-5772451f7c5e/files/nwmqs-groundwater-guidelines.pdf
Domestic Violence Law: https://www.dss.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/05_2012/domestic_violence_laws_in_australia_-_june_2009.pdf
Gender Equality: https://www.humanrights.gov.au/sites/default/files/content/sex_discrimination/listeningtour/ListeningTourCommunityReport.pdf
Anti- Discrimination laws: http://www.jil.go.jp/english/events/documents/clls08_smith%20.pdf
Child Labour: https://www.dol.gov/ilab/reports/pdf/childlabor.pdf
Food and Nutrition Policy: http://www.aihw.gov.au/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=6442453705
Protection of Women against Sexual harassment: https://www.humanrights.gov.au/sites/default/files/content/sexualharassment/serious_business/SHSB_Report2008.pdf
Civil Service Policy: https://cpd.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/CPD_OP12_2011_State_of_APS_Whelan.pdf
Tax laws and Policy: http://setis.library.usyd.edu.au/ozlit/pdf/p00086.pdf
Download Legal eBooks and Online Articles:
The Australian Legal System: http://lib.oup.com.au/he/samples/ciro_LAB4e_sample.pdf
Legal Studies Australia: https://essentialseducation.com.au/wp-content/uploads/SACE2_Legal_Studies_Workbook_Sample_Pages.pdf
History of Company Law: http://mulr.com.au/issues/31_3/31_3_4.pdf
A compendious and comprehensive law dictionary : elucidating the
terms, and general principles of law and equity: https://repository.library.georgetown.edu/bitstream/handle/10822/707610/compendiousa_will_1816_00_a_b.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
Departmental links:
Governor General of Australia: http://www.gg.gov.au/
Parliament: http://www.aph.gov.au/
Attorney General: http://www.law.gov.au/
Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet: http://www.dpmc.gov.au/
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry: http://www.affa.gov.au/
Department of Defence: http://www.defence.gov.au/
Department of Communication, IT and Arts- DCITA: http://www.dcita.gov.au/
Department of Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business: http://www.dewrsb.gov.au/
Department of Education, Training and youth affairs: http://www.detya.gov.au/
Department of Environment Heritage: http://www.environment.gov.au/
Department of Family and Community Services: http://www.dfcs.gov.au/
Department of Immigration and Multiculture Affairs: http://www.immi.gov.au/
Department of Finance and Administration: http://www.dofa.gov.au/
Department of Health and Aged Care: http://www.health.gov.au/
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: http://www.dfat.gov.au/
Department of Industry, Science and Resource: http://www.disr.gov.au/
Department of Transport and Regional Services: http://www.dotrs.gov.au/
High Court of Australia: http://www.hcourt.gov.au/
Federal Court of Australia: http://www.fedcourt.gov.au/
Family Court of Australia: http://www.familycourt.gov.au/