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• Exam 1 — Section A Q1–Q2: the five Westminster features as checks and balances on power; separation of powers and rule of law in preventing abuse of power; Section A Q3–Q4: Commonwealth financial dominance through s51(ii) and s96; exclusion at Federation and the 1967 referendum; Section B Q5 (all five 2026 TLIs offered): barriers to law reform and the influence of interest groups
• Exam 2 — Section A Q1–Q2: responsible government and executive accountability to parliament; rule of law, equality before the law and access to justice; Section A Q3–Q4: referral of powers under s51(xxxvii); state-level voice, treaty and truth-telling reforms; Section B Q5 (all five 2026 TLIs offered): courts versus parliament as law makers in the issue
• Exam 3 — Section A Q1–Q2: the bicameral parliament and the Senate as a house of review; separation of powers and rule of law in upholding legal rights; Section A Q3–Q4: referendums as formal change, 1967 and 1999; the Native Title Act 1993 as post-1967 Commonwealth law making; Section B Q5 (all five 2026 TLIs offered): international law obligations versus domestic implementation
• Exam 4 — Section A Q1–Q2: constitutional monarchy and constitutional conventions; judicial independence despite executive appointment of judges; Section A Q3–Q4: the federal balance in 1901 compared with today; the constitutional status of First Nations peoples and possible reform; Section B Q5 (all five 2026 TLIs offered): effectiveness of institutions and processes in reforming the law
• Exam 5 — Section A Q1–Q2: representative government and legitimacy at the federal level; overlap of executive and legislature under party discipline; Section A Q3–Q4: High Court interpretation of s51(xxix) and s109; the Uluru Statement from the Heart and the 2023 referendum; Section B Q5 (all five 2026 TLIs offered): differing legal and political views and who holds them
• Exam 6 — Section A Q1–Q2: the five Westminster features as checks and balances on power; judicial independence despite executive appointment of judges; Section A Q3–Q4: Commonwealth financial dominance through s51(ii) and s96; the Uluru Statement from the Heart and the 2023 referendum; Section B Q5 (all five 2026 TLIs offered): courts versus parliament as law makers in the issue
• Exam 7 — Section A Q1–Q2: responsible government and executive accountability to parliament; overlap of executive and legislature under party discipline; Section A Q3–Q4: referral of powers under s51(xxxvii); exclusion at Federation and the 1967 referendum; Section B Q5 (all five 2026 TLIs offered): international law obligations versus domestic implementation
• Exam 8 — Section A Q1–Q2: the bicameral parliament and the Senate as a house of review; separation of powers and rule of law in preventing abuse of power; Section A Q3–Q4: referendums as formal change, 1967 and 1999; state-level voice, treaty and truth-telling reforms; Section B Q5 (all five 2026 TLIs offered): effectiveness of institutions and processes in reforming the law
• Exam 9 — Section A Q1–Q2: constitutional monarchy and constitutional conventions; rule of law, equality before the law and access to justice; Section A Q3–Q4: the federal balance in 1901 compared with today; the Native Title Act 1993 as post-1967 Commonwealth law making; Section B Q5 (all five 2026 TLIs offered): differing legal and political views and who holds them
• Exam 10 — Section A Q1–Q2: representative government and legitimacy at the federal level; separation of powers and rule of law in upholding legal rights; Section A Q3–Q4: High Court interpretation of s51(xxix) and s109; the constitutional status of First Nations peoples and possible reform; Section B Q5 (all five 2026 TLIs offered): barriers to law reform and the influence of interest groups
• Exam 11 — Section A Q1–Q2: the five Westminster features as checks and balances on power; rule of law, equality before the law and access to justice; Section A Q3–Q4: Commonwealth financial dominance through s51(ii) and s96; the constitutional status of First Nations peoples and possible reform; Section B Q5 (all five 2026 TLIs offered): international law obligations versus domestic implementation
• Exam 12 — Section A Q1–Q2: responsible government and executive accountability to parliament; separation of powers and rule of law in upholding legal rights; Section A Q3–Q4: referral of powers under s51(xxxvii); the Uluru Statement from the Heart and the 2023 referendum; Section B Q5 (all five 2026 TLIs offered): effectiveness of institutions and processes in reforming the law
• Exam 13 — Section A Q1–Q2: the bicameral parliament and the Senate as a house of review; judicial independence despite executive appointment of judges; Section A Q3–Q4: referendums as formal change, 1967 and 1999; exclusion at Federation and the 1967 referendum; Section B Q5 (all five 2026 TLIs offered): differing legal and political views and who holds them
• Exam 14 — Section A Q1–Q2: constitutional monarchy and constitutional conventions; overlap of executive and legislature under party discipline; Section A Q3–Q4: the federal balance in 1901 compared with today; state-level voice, treaty and truth-telling reforms; Section B Q5 (all five 2026 TLIs offered): barriers to law reform and the influence of interest groups
• Exam 15 — Section A Q1–Q2: representative government and legitimacy at the federal level; separation of powers and rule of law in preventing abuse of power; Section A Q3–Q4: High Court interpretation of s51(xxix) and s109; the Native Title Act 1993 as post-1967 Commonwealth law making; Section B Q5 (all five 2026 TLIs offered): courts versus parliament as law makers in the issue
• Exam 16 — Section A Q1–Q2: the five Westminster features as checks and balances on power; overlap of executive and legislature under party discipline; Section A Q3–Q4: Commonwealth financial dominance through s51(ii) and s96; the Native Title Act 1993 as post-1967 Commonwealth law making; Section B Q5 (all five 2026 TLIs offered): effectiveness of institutions and processes in reforming the law
• Exam 17 — Section A Q1–Q2: responsible government and executive accountability to parliament; separation of powers and rule of law in preventing abuse of power; Section A Q3–Q4: referral of powers under s51(xxxvii); the constitutional status of First Nations peoples and possible reform; Section B Q5 (all five 2026 TLIs offered): differing legal and political views and who holds them
• Exam 18 — Section A Q1–Q2: the bicameral parliament and the Senate as a house of review; rule of law, equality before the law and access to justice; Section A Q3–Q4: referendums as formal change, 1967 and 1999; the Uluru Statement from the Heart and the 2023 referendum; Section B Q5 (all five 2026 TLIs offered): barriers to law reform and the influence of interest groups
• Exam 19 — Section A Q1–Q2: constitutional monarchy and constitutional conventions; separation of powers and rule of law in upholding legal rights; Section A Q3–Q4: the federal balance in 1901 compared with today; exclusion at Federation and the 1967 referendum; Section B Q5 (all five 2026 TLIs offered): courts versus parliament as law makers in the issue
• Exam 20 — Section A Q1–Q2: representative government and legitimacy at the federal level; judicial independence despite executive appointment of judges; Section A Q3–Q4: High Court interpretation of s51(xxix) and s109; state-level voice, treaty and truth-telling reforms; Section B Q5 (all five 2026 TLIs offered): international law obligations versus domestic implementation