the right of Indigenous people to their traditional lands.
What is native title?
100
a tort involving direct contact with a person’s body without that person’s consent
What is trespass to the person?
100
legal or moral entitlements or permissions
What are rights?
100
court orders to protect a person who fears violence or harassment from a particular person. In NSW, ‘apprehended personal violence orders’ prohibit violence between members of the public; ‘apprehended domestic violence orders’ prohibit violence in the context of a family.
What are apprehended violence orders?
100
a global network of interconnected computer networks that allows users to obtain and share information in a number of ways.
What is the internet?
200
a term used to describe people who tend to travel and change settlements frequently.
What is nomadic?
200
the legal liability imposed on one person or agent for the wrongful acts of another, when those acts were done within the scope of the legal relationship between them, such as employment
What is vicarious liability?
200
legal or moral obligations to others.
What are responsibilities?
200
any dialogue intended to resolve disputes and/or produce an agreement on further courses of action
What is negotiation?
200
the handing over of a person accused of a crime by the authorities of the country where he or she has taken refuge, to the authorities of the country where the crime was committed
What is extradition?
300
to no one’; the idea and legal concept that when the first Europeans came to Australia the land was owned by no one and thus was open to settlement
What is terra nullius?
300
a general term for criminal offences involving unwanted sexual contact; acts include unwanted touching or groping, indecent acts of other kinds, and rape
What is sexual assault?
300
carelessness; a tort that involves breach of a duty of care resulting in harm that could be foreseen.
What is negligence?
300
a form of alternative dispute resolution in which the disputing parties use the services of a conciliator, who takes an active role, advising the parties, suggesting alternatives and encouraging the parties to reach agreement. The conciliator does not make the decision for them
What is conciliation?
300
the environment in which electronic communication occurs; the culture of the internet.
What is cyberspace?
400
the body of law that deals with civil wrongs including negligence, defamation, trespass and nuisance
What is tort law?
400
a serious criminal offence that requires an indictment (a formal, written charge) and a preliminary hearing.
What is an indictable offence?
400
civil and political rights that can be inferred from the Constitution, rather than being expressly stated.
What are implied rights?
400
a form of alternative dispute resolution in which the disputing parties present their cases before an arbitrator, who makes a decision that is binding on the parties
What is arbitration?
400
rights granted for any device, substance, method or process which is new, inventive or useful.
What is a patent?
500
court action brought to remedy a wrong or breach of contract.
What is civil litigation?
500
words or actions that show a disregard for the authority of the court or interfere with its powers.
What is contempt of court?
500
the act of making statements or suggestions that harm someone’s reputation in the community.
What is defamation?
500
the principle that people should be able to have access to information relating to the administration of government decision-making and information held by the government. FOI legislation governs the processes of obtaining this information, at state and federal level.
What is freedom of information (FOI)?
500
a French word literally translated as 'allow to do', used to describe economic philosophies that government should not intervene in business; may also be used in a broader sense of minimal government intervention in most aspects of society.