12.4.3 Role of the state and territory governments State and territory governments provide many of the essential services we rely on in everyday life ( TABLE2 ).
TABLE2 A summary of the main state and territory services Category of service
SkillBuilder discussion Investigating contemporary Civics and Citizenship issues There is a national curriculum, but not all states use it (Victoria, for example, has its own curriculum). What are the positives and negatives of this?
Responsibilities/purpose of service • Make laws about crimes and punishments • Control road rules/trafýc offences
Criminal law
• Build and maintain roads • Handle public transport with provision being either government or private led, or a combination of both • Make rules for transport • Own police force, ýre brigade and ambulance services • Have special permission for interstate arrests • Can combine mutual aid during emergencies
Transport
Police and emergency services
• Build and run public hospitals • Receive money from the federal government to help pay for them
Health and hospitals
• Own school system • Determine starting ages and types of certiýcates for ýnishing Year 12 • Follow national curriculum, so students learn the same subjects, no matter where they live
Education
12.4 SkillBuilder activity INVESTIGATING CONTEMPORARY CIVICS AND CITIZENSHIP ISSUES Use internet resources to answer the following. 1. Identify which states and territories commence secondary school at Year 7 and which ones do so at Year 8. 2. Name the minimum age at which you can get your provisional (P-plate) driver’s licence in each of the states and territories. 3. Recall the name of the Year 12 certiýcate in each state and territory. 4. Identify the current premier or chief minister of the state or territory you live in. How long has his or her government been in power?
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