The 227 members of the Australian Parliament – 76 in the Senate and 151 in the House of Representatives – are responsible for making federal laws. Sections 51 ...

The Federal Register of Legislation (the Register) is the authorised whole-of-government website for Commonwealth legislation and related documents.

The federal Parliament can make laws only on certain matters. These include: international and inter-state trade; foreign affairs; defence; immigration; ...

The Constitution of Australia (also known as the Commonwealth Constitution) is the fundamental law that governs the political structure of Australia.

Australia is a federation of six states which, together with two self-governing territories, have their own constitutions, parliaments, governments and laws.

'General federal law' is a term used to describe the Court's other jurisdiction outside of family law. The Court's general federal law jurisdiction ...

The Australian Constitution sets out a federal system of government. There exists a national legislature, with a power to pass laws of overriding force on a ... History · Sources of law · Constitutional law · Statute law

The Court's jurisdiction is broad, covering almost all civil matters arising under Australian federal law and some summary and indictable criminal matters.

Each state and territory has its own police force and the Australian Federal Police are the national police. The law is different in each state and territory.