What is the constitutional basis for statute and judge made law in australia?
If you mean the the constitutional authority for Parliament and the Courts at the federal level, this is found in the Constitution: s1 and s71: 1. The legislative power of the Commonwealth shall be vested in a Federal Parliament, which shall consist of the Queen, a Senate, and a House of Representatives, and which is herein-after called “The Parliament,” or “The Parliament of the Commonwealth. ” 71. The judicial power of the Commonwealth shall be vested in a Federal Supreme Court, to be called the High Court of Australia, and in such other federal courts as the Parliament creates, and in such other courts as it invests with federal jurisdiction. The High Court shall consist of a Chief Justice, and so many other Justices, not less than two, as the Parliament prescribes. If you mean at a state level, this is often more complicated. In NSW the Constitution Act 1902 defines the legislature and its powers. The Supreme Court Act 1970 defines the Supreme Court. The NSW power to pass the Const
