Understanding Australian Law and Governance

Laws made by Parliament are called:

• Delegated law

• Common law

• Statute law

• Family law

Laws based on custom or court decisions are known as:

• Delegated law

• Common law

• Statute law

• Family law

Laws made by a minister or government department are known as:

• Delegated law

• Common law

• Statute law

• Family law

From where did Australia inherit its system of common law?

• The United States

• The Netherlands

• France

• Great Britain

True or false: a statute law is the result of a majority vote in both houses that is then signed by the Governor-General.

• True

• False

What type of law takes priority in a court?

• Delegated law

• Common law

• Statute law

• Family law

True or false: the Executive can only make delegated laws because the Parliament gives them the power to:

• True

• False

Who can overrule a delegated law?

• The Courts

• The Parliament

• The Prime Minister

• The Queen

Which parts of the Australian Constitution give the Australian Parliament the power to make laws?

• Sections 51 and 52

• Sections 76 and 77

• Sections 15 and 16

• None - the High Court makes laws

A bill becomes law once given Royal Assent by whom?

• The Speaker

• The President

• The Governor General

• The Prime Minister