The Australian Political system
The Australian Political system is 'based' on the UK Westminster system, with two main houses of Parliament for its Federal Politics.
Each State also has its own Parliament, and most States also have the Two House system, one Lower house (Representaives) and one Upper house (Senate).
However, Queensland no longer has both houses, relying on just the single house of representatives.
Full explanations of the Australian Political system can be found at:
A few excerpts from that page include:
- Australia�s government is based on a popularly elected parliament with two chambers: the House of Representatives and the Senate.
- Although Australia is an independent nation, Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain is also the Queen of Australia.
- Like the United States, but unlike Britain, Australia has a written constitution.
- A national general election must be held within three years of the first meeting of a new federal parliament. The average life of parliaments is about two-and-a-half years.
The Australian Legal system
The Australian Legal system is based on the common law system, following its origins in the United Kingdom.
A good explanation of the Australian Legal system can be found at:
This quotation from that page does provide a basic summary of the possible intricacies of the Australian legal system:
In effect, Australia has nine legal systems�the eight state and territory systems and one federal system. However, it is the state and territory criminal laws that mainly affect the day-to-day lives of most Australians.
