Stuff

Mixed

100

This is the system that ranks courts according to their level of authority.

court hierarchy

200

This proposed law has not yet completed the parliamentary process.

Bill

300

This fictional African nation is the home of Black Panther.

 Wakanda

400

This Australian performer achieved international success with Dance Monkey.

Tones and I

500

This is the only sea in the world that has no coastline.

 Sargasso Sea

General

100

Miley Cyrus released this independence-themed hit in 2023.

Flowers

200

With the chemical symbol W, this element has the atomic number 74.

 tungsten

300

This type of precedent must be followed by a lower court.

binding precedent

400

Parliament uses this process to remove an Act or part of an Act from the law.

 repeal

500

This is the legal reason or principle necessary for a court’s decision.

ratio decidendi

Stuff

100

ROSÉ and Bruno Mars collaborated on this 2024 pop hit.

 APT

200

This is the desert planet at the centre of the Dune films.

 Arrakis

300

This Queensland court hears many serious indictable offences and civil disputes involving larger amounts.

District Court

400

Located in Siberia, this is the world’s deepest freshwater lake.

Lake Baikal

500

This tiny bone found in the middle ear is the smallest bone in the human body.

stapes

Things

100

This form of law is created through decisions made by judges.

common law

200

Billie Eilish recorded this reflective song for the Barbie soundtrack.

What Was I Made For

300

This parliamentary group investigates Bills and may receive public submissions.

committee

400

This Japanese animation studio produced Spirited Away.

Studio Ghibli

500

This jurisdiction allows a higher court to review the decision of a lower court.

appellate jurisdiction

Easy?

100

This is a change made to an existing Act or proposed Bill.

 amendment

200

This court hears constitutional disputes and is Australia’s final court of appeal.

 High Court of Australia

300

This type of offence is generally less serious and is normally decided by a magistrate.

summary offence

400

This earlier decision may influence a judge but does not have to be followed.

persuasive precedent

500

This mountain range extends along the western edge of South America.

 Andes