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1 Australia Australia By: Marissa Sorrell

2 Court System Structured as a hierarchy.Structured as a hierarchy.  Some courts are higher then others. Depending on seriousness of offense.Depending on seriousness of offense.  Different courts in the hierarchy will deal with different cases. Two basic types of Court System.Two basic types of Court System. 1.State Courts 2.Federal Courts

3 State Court State Court Deals with bulk of disputes and offenses.Deals with bulk of disputes and offenses. Three LevelsThree Levels  Magistrates Court (Local Court)  Magistrate decides verdict.  Minor disputes  Civil amounts less than $40,000, theft and drink-driving.  Magistrate will decide if case needs to go to higher court.  District Court  Hears the appeals from the Magistrates.  More Serious Cases such as, Civil Disputes up to $250,000  Criminal offenses such as armed robbery, rape and fraud.  May have judge and/or jury.

4 State Court Continued State Court Continued  Supreme Court  Highest Court  Two Divisions  Trial Court  Deals with Civil Cases over $250,000  Murder, manslaughter, and serious drug offenses.  Uses a Jury.  Court of Appeal  Deals with cases that have already passed through the lower Courts, because parties was not satisfied with the result.

5 Federal Courts Three types.Three types.  The Family Courts  Looks after Divorce and issues relating to divorce.  Financial  Property  Child custody  The Federal Courts  Any breach of Federal Law  Bankrupt, and trades practices to immigration and international relations  The High court  Highest Court in Australia  Takes care of all cases that have went through all lower courts and parties are still not satisfied.  Deals with constitutional and commonwealth matters

6 Funny Laws Funny Laws It is illegal to wear hot pink pants after midday Sunday.It is illegal to wear hot pink pants after midday Sunday. You must have a neck to knee swimsuit in order to swim at Brighton Beach.You must have a neck to knee swimsuit in order to swim at Brighton Beach. Taxi cabs are required to carry a bale of hay in trunk.Taxi cabs are required to carry a bale of hay in trunk. Only licensed electricians may change a light bulb.Only licensed electricians may change a light bulb. Illegal to crush beer cans between yours breast in the pub.Illegal to crush beer cans between yours breast in the pub.

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