Acts of the Parliament of Australia

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Acts of the Parliament of Australia are the primary laws enacted by the Australian federal legislature, becoming legally binding once passed by both houses and formally assented to by the monarch.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf federal legislation
primary legislation
statute
appliesTo Australian Capital Territory
Commonwealth of Australia
Northern Territory
bindingOn Commonwealth courts
linked to: courts of Australia

Commonwealth executive government
persons within Australian jurisdiction
canBeAmendedBy later Acts of the Parliament of Australia
canBeRepealedBy later Acts of the Parliament of Australia
citationFormat Act number and year
short title and year
country Australia
enactedBy Australian federal legislature
Parliament of Australia
entryIntoForce on Royal Assent unless otherwise provided
form private Acts
public Acts
govern Commonwealth institutions
many areas of national policy
governedBy Australian Constitution
hierarchicalRelation subordinate to the Australian Constitution
historicallyKnownAs Commonwealth Acts
linked to: Commonwealth Act
includes appropriation Acts
constitutional alteration Acts
criminal law Acts
regulatory Acts
taxation Acts
interpretedBy Federal Court of Australia
High Court of Australia
jurisdictionLevel federal
language English
legalEffect create offences
create rights
impose obligations
legalStatusAfterAssent legally binding
legalSystem Australian legal system
legislativeBody House of Representatives of Australia
Senate of Australia
mayAuthorize delegated legislation
partOf Australian federal law
promulgatedBy Federal Register of Legislation
publishedIn Federal Register of Legislation
recordedIn Acts database on the Federal Register of Legislation
requiresApprovalOf Australian House of Representatives
Australian Senate
linked to: Senate of Australia
requiresRoyalAssentFrom Governor-General of Australia
monarch of Australia
subjectTo judicial review

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King of Australia assentsTo Acts of the Parliament of Australia
United Kingdom Acts of Parliament historicalPrecedentFor Acts of Parliament of Australia
linked to: Acts of the Parliament of Australia
Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988 category Acts of the Parliament of Australia
Judiciary Act 1903 category Acts of the Parliament of Australia
Acts of the Parliament of South Australia relatedTo Acts of the Parliament of Australia
Great Seal of Australia governingLaw Acts of the Parliament of Australia
Corporations Amendment (Insolvency) Acts legalForm Acts of the Parliament of Australia