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Basic Legal Concepts
Sources of Aus Law
Classification of Law
Law Reform
Resolving Disputes
100
A set of rules that can be enforced and is officially recognised
What is law
100
The process by which courts use decisions made in earlier cases to help decide the outcome of the case presently under consideration
What is the doctrine of precedent
100
criminal, administrative and constitutional law are all types of ....
What is public law
100
'land belonging to no one'
What is the doctrine of terra nullius
100
Negotiation, Mediation and Arbitration are forms.
What is alternative dispute resolution
200
Everyone is equal before the law and no one is above the law
What is the rule of law
200
The system of trial that Australia follows
What is the adversarial system of trial
200
the standard of proof in civil cases
What is the balance of probabilities
200
High Court case that introduced the legal doctrine of native title into Australian law.
What is Mabo
200

Media, and NGOs

What are Non-Legal Methods?

300

A type of behaviour that has emerged over time and is followed by a group by mutual consent

What are customs

300
How statute law is created
What is passing a Bill
300

the onus is on the ........... to prove a criminal case

What is the prosecution

300

The case that spurred reforms to bail laws in NSW

Who is Molly Ticehurst?

300

Try to see that law and order in a community is maintained by preventing unlawful acts, investigating crimes and arresting suspects.

What is the police

400

The three components of the justice

What is equality, fairness, access?

400
power is distributed between the three arms of government, that is between the legislature, the executive and the judiciary
What is the separation of powers
400
Fisher v Shepherd is an example of this type of case.
What is a civil case
400
Piece of federal legislation enacted to protect parties involved in and affected by native title claims.
What is Native Title Act 1993 (Cth)
400

Body that investigates police actions

What is Law Enforcement Conduct Commission (LECC)?

500

Document that sets the rules of government

What is the Constitution?

500
The authority of the state to make decisions about the nation
What is state sovereignty
500

A famous case regarding the duty of care

What is Donoghue v Stevenson (snail in the ginger beer case)?

500

These are now 'show cause' offences for young people already on bail. Name one

What is break and enter and motor vehicle theft?

500

Investigates complaints of corruption in government departments

What is the ICAC (Independent Commission Against Corruption)