LAWS1010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Good Governance, Adversarial System, Expansionism
8 Aug 2018
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Act: 1717 judges could wave the death sentence if people went to live on the australian colonies, 1787 came to australia. Nsw was from military to a civil government. Australian courts act 1828: established criminal matters to be trailed by jury. Branches 1850: legislative council, 36 members, two thirds elected, one third by crown, kicked the governor out. English law specifically extended to the colonies: allowed judges to create law that was not a replica of england but conformed to the ideal, march 1986 australia"s act residual power to legialste for the states. Uk: appeal from australian supreme court could be appealed to the. Judicial committee of the privy council in london until 1986. Inquisitorial system rather than an adversarial system (active rather than a passive role: judicial committee council 1833 (just to hear appeals) It"s expense: litigants couldn"t afford to bring their appeal there. 1st of january 1901: division of powers state and federally, federal, tax, trade, commerce.
