I feel comfortable using legal jargon in everyday life
Common law
What is judge made law
What is the 'doctrine of precedent'
TWO law enforcement agencies.
What are the NSW Police, the Australian Federal Police, Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission, Australian Border Force.
The purpose of the ALRC
What is Under the Australian Law Reform Commission Act 1996, the ALRC's function is to undertake inquiries on matters referred to it by the Attorney-General and to review Commonwealth laws and legal processes relevant to those matters for the purpose of systematically developing and reforming the law.
Name a technological advancement the law cannot keep up with and a real world example.
What is Cyber bullying, CCTV, Surveillance/facial recognition, Metadata etc.
A state/society without rulers, for example Somalia 1997-2006
What is anarchy/anarchist
The TWO types of jurisdiction of the High Court
What is Original and Appellate
Legal doctrine, proven false.
What is Terra Nullius
Alternative Dispute Resolution methods between individuals
What are negotiation, mediation, conciliation and arbitration. If these fail then off to Court!
Legal and non-legal responses to both contemporary issues studied. Name all NINE.
What are:
CROC, YJC, KHL and ACF
Operation Alliance, Detachment 88, Trail Process, Memorials and Anti-Terror campaigns.
What is Rule of Law
Court hierarchy of NSW
What is Local, District, Supreme, NSW Court of Appeal/Criminal Appeal, High Court
TWO examples of Legal rights in Australia
What are Trial by Jury for some offences, Freedom to practice religion, right to vote ... any other in the ICCPR or ICESCR
Non-legal methods of dispute resolution with the state (FOUR)
What are the Media, Members of Parliament, Interest groups/NGOs, Trade Unions.
The topics studied in HSC Course
What are Crime Core, Human Rights Core, Family Option and World Order Option.
Government can only be formed by winning the majority of seats in
What is the Legislative Assembly
The difference between the standard of proof in a civil vs criminal case
What is Balance of Probabilities vs Beyond Reasonable Doubt
TWO legal responsibilities in Australia
What are be a safe driver, obey the laws, serve on a jury if you are called to do so, duty of care
Legal Methods of Dispute Resolution and a specific example.
What is Internal and External Review. E.g. ICAC, Royal Commission, Ombudsman, AHRC.
Mens Rea, Actus Reus, Doli incapax, Decree nisi, Decree absolute and jus cogens. Define FOUR
Mens Rea = guilty mind, Actus Reus = guilty act, Doli incapax = incapable of guilt, Decree nisi = provisional decree of divorce given to the court, Decree absolute = a legal document that ends a marriage, jus cogens = a fundamental principle of international law that is accepted as a norm
Rights are protected in Australia under these THREE areas of the legal system
What is Common law, Statute law and the Constitution.
I hear mostly criminal matters, appeals from me go to the District Court.
What is The Children's Court
Conditions that give rise to law reform AND an example of this in practice.
What are changing social values, new concepts of justice and emerging/new technology.
An example could be changing attitudes regarding consent and the role of women in society or metadata and its impact on privacy laws etc
If you don't like the outcome of a DR with the state you can go to court and potentially be granted one of these FOUR remedies. Name TWO.
What are a Prohibition, an Injunction, a Mandamus (order compelling certain types of public duties) or a Certiorari (a decision reversal)
1. Proposal to alter originates in either House via a bill. 2. Passed by majority 3. Must pass other house 4. Bill presented to Governor General 5. A referendum is held 6. A 'double majority' must vote 'yes' to the proposed changes: a national majority of voters in the states and territories. a majority of voters in at least 4 out of 6 states