This course explains the law of Australia, not US law. Rules that look the same elsewhere may be different.
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Australian Law
The law of Australia in one course: the legal system and Constitution, constitutional government, courts and the profession, rights, Indigenous peoples and public law, private law, business and workplace law, and criminal law and procedure.
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Australia is a common law federation with a written Constitution, a final High Court and a legal profession that is trained and admitted through a shared list of core subjects. Its law began in the British colonies and has been fully independent since 1986, and it has its own distinctive answers to many questions: native title, Torrens land registration, the implied freedom of political communication, the national company, consumer and workplace schemes, and the shared common law of the whole country. This course gives a complete first map. It starts with the legal system and the Constitution; then the Parliament, the executive, the separation of powers and the High Court; then the courts and the legal profession; then rights, Indigenous peoples and public law; then contract, tort, property, equity, family and succession; then company, consumer, competition and workplace law; and finally criminal law, procedure, evidence and sentencing. It uses landmark cases that have lasted, invented people and businesses, and three working tools.
The Curriculum
Foundations of the Australian legal system: history, sources, the Constitution, federalism, the territories and the rule of law→
History, sources, the Constitution, referendums, federalism, section 109, territories and legality. Practice: Which Source, Who Prevails and Spot the Mistake.
Constitutional government and public institutions: Parliament, the executive, responsible government, the separation of powers, the High Court and elections→
Parliament, the legislative process, the executive, responsible government, separation of powers, the High Court, the implied freedom and elections. Practice: Which Institution, Does the Freedom Apply and Spot the Mistake.
Courts, judges and the legal profession: the court hierarchy, federal and state jurisdiction, judicial independence, admission, regulation and ethics→
The court hierarchy, federal and state courts, judicial independence, solicitors and barristers, admission and the Priestley 11, regulation and ethics. Practice: Which Court, Which Duty and Spot the Mistake.
Rights, Indigenous peoples and administrative law: human rights, native title, judicial review, merits review, information and migration→
Human rights, Indigenous peoples, native title, judicial review, merits review, information and privacy, migration and citizenship. Practice: Which Ground, Which Review and Spot the Mistake.
Private law: contract, tort, defamation, property, Torrens land, equity and trusts, family and succession→
Contract and remedies, negligence and defamation, property and Torrens title, equity and trusts, family law and succession. Practice: Which Rule, Which Remedy and Spot the Mistake.
Business, consumer, competition and workplace law: companies, insolvency, the Australian Consumer Law, competition, intellectual property and the Fair Work system→
Companies and directors, insolvency, the Australian Consumer Law, competition, intellectual property, and the Fair Work system. Practice: Which Law, Which Duty and Spot the Mistake.
Criminal law, procedure, evidence and sentencing: responsibility, defences, police powers, the fair trial, evidence, sentencing and appeals→
Criminal responsibility, defences, police powers, fair trial, evidence, sentencing and appeals. Practice: Which Rule, Is Evidence Admissible and Spot the Mistake.
Capstone: Capstone: Mia Tran and the honey farm→
A honey farm, a labelling law that conflicts with a state rule, a protest near a logging site, a block of land with two claimants, a dismissal and a misleading label. Choose the power, the freedom, the title, the workplace route and the consumer remedy.
What It Covers
“You will be able to say, for any Australian legal problem, which government has the power, which right or duty applies, which court or tribunal decides it, which time limit applies and what the likely remedy is.”
- Follows the problem: a four-question order of thought (which level of government, which right or rule, which court or tribunal and time limit, and what remedy) that works on every problem in the course and the capstone.
- Teaches the structure behind the rules, so that a student who knows how federalism, section 109, judicial review and Torrens title fit together can read any new statute or decision.
- Three tools with invented facts: a Federal Power Checker, an Implied Freedom Test and a Torrens Priority Checker, each showing how the answer changes when a fact does.
- Honest about limits: it teaches durable provisions and landmark cases, shows where the states and territories differ, and does not state changing figures, fees or recent decisions. It is general education, not advice, and it links to the site’s Australia portal and to Australia Prep.
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Common questions
- Does it cover every state and territory?
- It teaches the national structure and the common principles, and it points out where the states and territories differ, such as criminal codes, civil liability Acts and succession law. For a real matter, always check the law of the jurisdiction concerned.
- Is this the same as Australia Prep?
- No. This course is a first map of the whole system, with invented cases and working tools. Australia Prep is exam practice for the Priestley 11 subjects that applicants for admission must cover.
- Does it give the current law on every point?
- It teaches the provisions and landmark cases that have lasted. Detailed rules, fees, thresholds and recent decisions change, so check current law for any real matter.
- Are the tools real data?
- No. The tools apply well-known rules in simplified form to invented facts. They show the structure of the answer and cannot decide a case.
- Is it useful for practice or for exams?
- Yes. It covers the core subjects of Australian legal study at a first-map level, and it is useful for anyone who needs to understand how Australian law and its courts work.
- How do I get the Certificate of Completion?
- Sign in, pass each module quiz and keep a course average of at least 75. The certificate is then issued and emailed to you automatically.
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