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Section One:
1) What is ADR? What role do they have to address the
inequalities that exist in the legal system?
4) Identify three things about the local court and high court.
5) There are two main types of law in Australia: criminal and CIVIL
law. In addition, there is an important part of the law called
constitutional law. The constitution is a special document that
outlines how the COUNTRY is to be run. The Australian Constitution
divides power between the Commonwealth and STATE
governments.
Total Points Scored (Section One):
Section Two:
1) In Australia laws are made by one of two methods: statute law and
common law. Common law is made by the decisions of JUDGES_.
Where the common and statute laws conflict with each other,
STATUTE law has precedence. Before the Federal Parliament
passes a law, it must first be passed by the House of
REPRESENTATIVES and then by the SENATE. If it successfully
passes both of these houses then it goes to the GOVERNOR
GENERAL for royal ASSENT.
2) An individual was unfairly dismissed from their workplace. Discuss
what public law deals with this matter? INDUSTRIAL LAW
3) Statutory Law is also known as acts of parliament, legislation and
law. True or False? TRUE
4) The highest court in Australia is the HIGH Court, and in each state
the SUPREME Court is the most senior. In New South Wales the
Local Court deals with SUMMARY ofences. These are LESS serious
ofences. This court also conducts hearings for INDICTABLE
ofences.
Total Points Scored (Section Two):
Section Three:
1) Identify two individuals and two institutions involved in legal
system? What are the roles for these individuals/institutions?
2)
Type
Of
Law
Public
Law
=
CAIC
Description
Example
Public = For
The Public
= Impacts
society as a
whole =
CAIC
Public Law
branches into
four laws.
These include
(CAIC)
Private +
FTP.C
Privat
e Law
Law=Private=
ForThe
Individuals=
Impacts
Individuals=
TRUE
Section Four:
Total Points (Section Four)
1) Write a brief description of how a bill becomes a law. Must
be 4-6 sentences long.
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20 questions:
Areas need to improve on:
Use the words in the word bank to create a story about an individual
named, Billy Bob Silly. The story must have an introduction, body and
conclusion. You must include the following in your story:
- A type of law/s
- Two individuals (in the legal system)
- At least one institution (in the legal system)
- Minimum of 10 words must be used in your story
Word Bank:
case
Common Law
defendant
witness
innocent
Judge
Civil
Law
District
Court
country
inferior
police
anarchy
Mediation
guilty
family
sue
Prime Minister
GovernorGeneral
compensation
Jury
rules
morality
decisions
rules
private law
murder
High
Court
Summary
Ofence
Governmen
t
Constitutio
n
law
public
law
lawyer
business
friends
Local
Court
prosecutor
magistrate
Indictable
Ofence
robbery
Traffic
Ofence
Defamatio
n
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Additional Questions for Mock Exam:
1) What are the 'E-Law' websites? How do they assist with the
inequalities that exist in the legal system?