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Overview of Australia's Legal System:
http://www.ag.gov.au/agd/WWW/agdHome.nsf/Page/Legal_System_Australias_Legal_System

Note: This site links to the Australian Attorney-General’s Department Website.  This is the official Government resource for information regarding Australia’s legal system.

Australia has a federal system of government.  For the purposes of this database the legal instruments and guidelines refer to federal law.  Some state and territory laws and guidelines are mentioned where appropriate.