Write a report about the legal systems and structures of Australia and the state of Victoria

 The report should focus on the following areas:

1. The Constitution

• Relationship between States and Commonwealth

• Remunerated and residual powers

• The Governor General and Governor

2. Legislature - Law-Making Systems

• Type of system – democracy / monarchy / communist / other - Representative government

• Structure of Parliament • Electorates and election procedures

• Processes for passing legislation

3. Judiciary

• Names of Courts and court hierarchy

• Court jurisdictions - original / appellate, Criminal / Civil, State / Federal - types of cases heard by each court

• Types of legal personnel (judges, juries, lawyers)

• An explanation of the adversarial system

• Doctrine of Precedent and the creation of Common Law

4. Executive

• Prime Minister and Ministers

• Role of the executive

• Government departments and public servants