The Australian Legal System and its efficiency: A Critical Analysis

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Australian Legal System
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Table of Contents
The Australian Legal System and its efficiency: A Critical Analysis...........................2
Introduction................................................................................................................2
The Australian legal system in theory........................................................................2
The Consciousness of the Media highlighting the loopholes of the legal system.....3
Conclusion..................................................................................................................4

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The Australian Legal System and its efficiency: A Critical Analysis
Introduction
The Australian Legal System is comprised of a vast and complex rules and
regulations that operates the legislative, executive and the judicial system. It is designed to
safeguard the rights of the Australian citizens and it ensures that the citizens are treated
equally in the eye of the law. However, in today’s date, there are several allegation along
with justifications that vividly shows that there are flaws and loopholes in the legal systems
that fails to safeguard the vulnerable Australians by its strict yet complicated and orthodox
legal system1. The paper would strive to highlight the vulnerability of the people in the hands
of the inefficient legal system.
The Australian legal system in theory
As discussed by Australian Law Commission, the Australian Legal System vouch for
its impartial and independent court system and disseminate the message that the courts
ensure that the citizens receive an unbiased and fair trial before the court2. Along with this,
the judicial system ensures that the people have a right to appeal when they are unsatisfied
by an order of the court. Equality before the law being one of the major principles of the
Australian Legal System which signifies that the citizens would be safeguarded from any
discrimination irrespective of their race, gender, ethnicity, economic status or even mental
capacity and they would be treated equally under the legal system3. For example, there are
legal provisions that entrusts people with the right to be silent and not answer when arrested
by the police and ask for legal help. On a similar note, legal provisions safeguard people and
1 "160,000 People Turned Away: How The Justice System Is Failing Vulnerable Australians", ABC News
(Webpage, 2019) <https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-03/how-the-justice-system-is-failling-vulnerable-
australians/8770292>.
2 Australia. Law Reform Commission. Equality before the law: Justice for women. The Commission (1994).
3 Williams, John M. "The Australian Constitution." A Documentary History (2005)