Laws, Customs and Rules
What is the term for a rule that applies to all of society and is enforceable in court?
A law
Is criminal law a public or private set of laws?
PUBLIC
What court deals with deceased (dead) people?’
Coroners Court
What do the letters OMCG stand for?
Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs
Voting is?
* A right
* A responsibility
*Both a right and a responsibility?
Both a right and a responsibility
What is the term when society has no order due to an absence of rules or laws?
Anarchy
What are the names for serious offences in NSW?
Indictable Offences
Which of the following courts is not a state court in NSW?
Local Court, District Court, Supreme Court, High Court
The High Court
What is the name of the largest OMCG in Australia called?
REBELS
Does Australia have a Bill of Rights?
No, we rely on the constitution for protection.
What is the term for rules and laws passed down from the State and Federal Governments to sub-ordinate bodies?
Delegated legislation
What is the name of the precedent case of Tort Law?
Donoghue v Stevenson (the snail in the ginger beer case)
What is the financial jurisdiction of the District Court in NSW?
(How much money do most cases involve)
$60,001 to $750,000
What is the name of the NSW Police Strike Force relating to OMCG’s?
RAPTOR
What is the standard of proof in a civil matter in NSW?
On the Balance of Probabilities
●legislative powers; the legal power or capacity to make laws
●concurrent powers; existing at the same time; powers held by both state and federal parliaments
●exclusive powers; that can be exercised only by the Federal Parliament
●residual powers; those matters on which the states can legislate, as they are not referred to in the Constitution
These are all part of the Separation of Power or Division of Power?
Division of Power
What is the name of the process where you can’t be tried for the same crime twice in NSW?
Double Jeopardy
Name the first court used in a criminal trial in NSW?
Local Court for a committal hearing
Which 2 gangs fought at the Viking Tavern in Milperra in 1984?
Bandido’s and Comanchero’s
A wide area of law that governs relations involving things and interests that can be owned and that have a commercial value are called …… law?
Property Law
What is the name of the precedent native title case in Australia?
●Mabo v Queensland [1988] HCA 69; (1989) 166 CLR 186 (8 December 1988)
●You can write Mabo cases or Mabo v Queensland
Who determines innocence or guilt in most criminal trials in NSW?
The jury.
To examine the witnesses of its opponent, in order to call into question the opponent’s version of the facts, or a witness’s credibility is the process in a trial called ……..
Cross Examination
The first report of OMCG’s was on July the 4th …., American independence day?
1947.
How many people were killed by Martin Bryant in the Port Arthur massacre in 1996?
35.