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Humanities and social sciences / Year 6 / Knowledge and Understanding / Civics and citizenship
Curriculum content descriptions
The roles and responsibilities of Australia’s three levels of government (ACHASSK144)
Elaborations
- clarifying the roles and responsibilities of the three levels of government (local, state/territory and federal)
- identifying issues where federal and state parliaments both have the power to make laws; recognising that federal law will override the state law if federal and state laws conflict on these issues
- identifying instances where there may be multiple levels of government involved (for example, in relation to the environment such as management of the Murray-Darling river system)
General capabilities
ScOT terms
Intergovernmental relations, Local government, National government, State government