Australian law
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Australian law is the legal system of the Commonwealth of Australia, comprising federal, state, and territory laws derived from the British common law tradition and Australian legislation.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Australian law canonical | 4 |
| Australian federal legislation | 1 |
| Australian legal system | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | legal system ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| dateOfConstitutionCommencement | 1901 ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | English common law ⓘ |
| followsLegalTradition | common law ⓘ |
| governs |
administrative law in Australia
ⓘ
civil law in Australia ⓘ commercial law in Australia ⓘ constitutional law in Australia ⓘ criminal law in Australia ⓘ environmental law in Australia ⓘ family law in Australia ⓘ labour law in Australia ⓘ property law in Australia ⓘ |
| hasBranch |
executive branch
ⓘ
judicial branch ⓘ legislative branch ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
federal law of Australia
ⓘ
state law of Australia ⓘ territory law of Australia ⓘ |
| hasCourt |
Family Court of Australia
ⓘ
Family Court of Australia ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
Federal Court of Australia ⓘ district courts of Australia ⓘ magistrates’ courts ⓘ
surface form:
magistrates courts of Australia
state supreme courts of Australia ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | Commonwealth of Australia ⓘ |
| hasLegalProfession |
barristers in Australia
ⓘ
solicitors in Australia ⓘ |
| hasLegislature | Parliament of Australia ⓘ |
| hasLevel |
Commonwealth level
ⓘ
state level ⓘ territory level ⓘ |
| hasSource |
case law
ⓘ
delegated legislation ⓘ statute law ⓘ |
| hasSubnationalLegislature |
legislative assemblies of the Australian territories
ⓘ
parliaments of the Australian states ⓘ |
| hasSupremeLaw |
Australian Constitution
ⓘ
surface form:
Constitution of Australia
|
| highestCourt | High Court of Australia ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
United Kingdom law
ⓘ
international law ⓘ |
| legalSystemType | federal system ⓘ |
| recognisesDoctrine |
doctrine of precedent
ⓘ
parliamentary sovereignty (within constitutional limits) ⓘ responsible government ⓘ separation of powers ⓘ |
| recognisesHeadOfStateRole | monarch of Australia ⓘ |
| recognisesRepresentativeOfMonarch | Governor-General of Australia ⓘ |
| usesLanguage | English ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Australian legal system
this entity surface form:
Australian federal legislation