Australian Court and Law

What is a custom or tradition?

• Law that has evolved from customs and practices

• An enforced code or standard of behavior

• Is a habitual practice handed down from generation

Involves treating people equally with equal opportunities

• Equality

• Equity

• Fairness

• Just

Legally right, lawful and fair

• Equality

• Equity

• Fairness

• Just

Quality of being fair

• Equality

• Equity

• Fairness

• Just

Achieving equal outcomes, providing the disadvantaged with more opportunities

• Equality

• Equity

• Fairness

• Just

Bill

• A draft law not yet passed by parliament.

• law passed by parliament.

• body of laws made through courts

Statue Law

• A draft law not yet passed by parliament.

• law passed by parliament.

• body of laws made through courts

Common Law

• A draft law not yet passed by parliament

• law passed by parliament

• body of laws made through courts;

What is Obiter Dicta

What is Ratio decidendi