Australian constitutional law
Law relating to the Constitution of Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the story of how Australia evolved from a set of British colonies to an independent nation, see constitutional history of Australia, and for a discussion of Australia's federal system, see Federalism in Australia.
For a briefer outline of the basic structure of the Constitution, see Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act. For an overview of constitutional law generally, see constitutional law.
Australian constitutional law is the area of the law of Australia relating to the interpretation and application of the Constitution of Australia. Legal cases regarding Australian constitutional law are often handled by the High Court of Australia, the highest court in the Australian judicial system. Several major doctrines of Australian constitutional law have developed.