Commerce

Laws

A set of legal rules

Anarchy

Disorder or confusion due to absence of government or laws

Hierarchy

A grading system based on order of importance

Appeal

An application for a legal decision to be reviewed in higher court

Magistrate

A court official who hears cases in the lowest court of law

Committal hearing

A hearing in the local court to decide whether there is enough evidence to put a person on trial for an indictable offense

Adversarial system

Two opposing parties present their arguments to a magistrate or judge

Empanelment

The process of selecting a jury

Statue law

Laws made by parliament

Common law

System of law based on the previous decisions or judges, called precedents

Constitution

A document that outlines the powers of parliament

Cabinet

Group of government ministers that meet regularly to discuss major issues of government

Double dissolution

A decision made by the head of state to dissolve both houses of parliament

Private law

Disputes between private citzens

Public law

Disputes that affect the community

Tort

A legal wrong which a person commits which cause the claimant to suffer loss/harm and therefore sue