Basic Legal Concepts
Is 'off-side' a custom, rule, or a law?
Rule
Is Australia a common law system or a civil law system?
Common law
What is the definition of anarchy?
Name one intermediate court in NSW.
District Court.
What is the difference between a barrister and a solicitor?
Solicitors prepare the cases, barristers present the arguments in court and advise the solicitors.
What is the definition of rule of law?
No one is above the law
Adversarial
Define procedural fairness.
Fairness in all the processes and procedures that characterise the law.
Which court is the highest court in Australia?
The High Court
How many judges are on the High Court?
7
What is the definition of tyranny?
One ruler/dictator being in charge of everything
Identify one feature of the adversarial system.
TEACHER'S DISCRETION
Define jurisdiction.
The area/realm within which someone is entitled to make decisions.
Children's Court
What does PEARRJAM stand for?
Protecting individual rights
Enforceability
Accessibility
Responsiveness
Resource efficiency
Justice achieved?
Application of the rule of law
Meeting society's needs
What three concepts are aligned with the 'nature of justice'?
When is precedent binding?
When the court is a superior court and when it is within the same jurisdiction
What does law reform mean?
Change in law.
What is the judge in the Local Court referred to as?
A magistrate
Who makes statute law?
Parliament?
Does the rule of law apply in practice in NSW? Justify your response.
Teacher's discretion
To correct the moral/ethical wrongs that may occur when the law is applied as is.
Define sovereignty.
Independence, the freedom to make decisions for oneself.
In which court are matters regarding divorce heard?
The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
How is common law made?
Through precedent.