The nature and reasons for laws
Give one way in which laws and rules are different
Laws can be enforced
Laws apply to all members of society
Laws relate to public interest
Laws reflect rights and responsibilities
What is the lowest court in the court hierarchy?
The Local Court
What is a proposed law called?
A Bill
What does the term 'custom' mean?
Established patterns of behaviour of a group of people
What is meant by the term 'law reform'?
Changing/updating the law
Define the term 'anarchy'
An absence of the rule of law/law
In what court are the most serious criminal cases heard in NSW
The Supreme Court
What is 'judge made law'?
Common law
What is the process that incorporated Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples' customary law into the legal system?
Circle Sentencing
Why does the law need to be reformed?
To reflect the morals/ethics of society of the day
To remove injustice
To improve the law
Give one reason as to why laws are needed in society
To establish boundaries of acceptable behaviour
Protect people from the actions of others
To give people freedom (i.e. tell people what they can do)
To help people resolve disputes
What is the term that means 'area of legal responsibility or authority'
Jurisdiction
What is the legal term that describes judges giving similar decisions in an attempt to achieve fairness and justice
Precedent
What does BOCSAR stand for?
Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research
A type of law where one person fails to meet their duty of care to another
Negligence
In a criminal case (e.g. R v LMW) - who is "R'?
Regina/Rex/King/Queen/Crown
Name one specialised court
Children's Court
Coroner's Court
Family Court
Drug Court
After being approved by the House of Representatives and the Senate, who needs to 'approve' a proposed law?
The Govenor General
Give one finding from BOCSAR about Circle Sentencing
Offenders less likely to receive a prison sentence
Offenders less likely to reoffend
Offenders take longer to reoffend
What is the name of the bodies that give advice to the government about law reform?
Law reform commissions
What does Doli Incapax define?
The age of criminal responsibility
The judges in the High Court of Australia interpret this document
The constitution
What is the Australian case that explored the same legal principle as Donoghue v Stvenson (the snail in the ginger beer bottle)
Grant v Australian Knitting Mills.
Why was Circle Sentencing introduced into the legal system?
Over-representation of Aboriginal people in jail
Large number of Aboriginal deaths in custody
What is the standard of proof in a criminal trial?
Beyond reasonable doubt