Modelled on the new English poor law of 1834, this act introduced a nationwide system of poor relief based on the workhouse and financed a local property tax. The poor law remained the primary form of poor relief in Ireland until the 1920s, and in Northern Ireland until after the Second World War. Introduction. This project, Terrorism and the Law in Australia, arose in response to the proposals put forward in following September 11 2001.It was prompted a need to draw together threads which form the core of a discussion on Australia's legislative preparedness for terrorism. Relevancy of statements as to any law contained in law-books.