Levels of Government & Responsibilities

LOCAL GOVERNMENT • Building regulations • Waste management • Parks and gardens • Libraries • Swimming pools • Animal control • Local roads • Street lights

STATE GOVERNMENT • Law and order • Schools • Hospitals • Water • Transport • Agriculture • Forests • Energy • Major roads

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT • Defence • Trade • Foreign affairs • Immigration • Communications • Lighthouses • Quarantine • Currency • Bankruptcy • Copyright • Family Law • Pensions • Highways