legal concepts
This is the concept that the law should apply equally to all.
What is the rule of law?
The arm of government with the power create laws.
What is the legislature?
Finish this sentence: The presumption of innocence means you are .........
innocent until proven guilty
The court that hears murder.
What is the Supreme Court?
This means two houses of parliament.
What is bicameral?
This is a set of rules that specifies powers, responsibilities and roles of governing bodies of a country or state.
What is a constitution?
The Prime Minister and members of the Cabinet hold this type of power.
An act committed or an omission of duty, injurious to the public welfare, for which punishment is prescribed by law, imposed in a judicial proceeding, usually brought about by the State,
What is a crime?
This is the court for small claims up to $25,000.
What is QCAT? Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal.
The authority for a court to hear matters of a civil or criminal nature for the first time.
What is original jurisdiction?
These are the three things that distinguish a rule from a law.
What is Authority, Consequence and Regulation?
Judges hold this type of power in the separation of powers doctrine.
What is the power to interpret laws?
The person who brings the case to court for criminal matters.
Who is the prosecutor/crown?
This is the original jurisdiction for civil disputes in the District Court
What is $150,000 to $750,000?
The person who signs a bill to give it Royal Assent at the federal level.
Who is the Governor General?
What is one way that passing a law through Queensland parliament is different to passing a law through Federal parliament?
1. Governor v Governor General
2. Steps are repeated in the Senate at the Federal level
3. The jurisdiction is different (law applies to Qld v Australia).
What is section 51?
This is the process by which judges make law.
What is judicial precedent?
The number of seats in the House of Representatives.
What is 151?
This is the system in which the judge, jury and lawyers all have specific roles to play to ensure each party has a fair trial.
What is the adversarial system?
These are the three types of powers contained in the Division of Powers.
What are exclusive, concurrent and residual powers?
This is who has the responsibility to prove a case, in criminal matters this is the prosecution.
What is the onus of proof?
This is the Latin term that mean 'the reason for deciding'.
What is the ratio decidendi
The name given to the special vote required to change the Constitution.
What is a referendum?