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| Serious offences that are heard between a judge and a jury (criminal) |
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| The term used to refer to a defendant in the county or supreme court (criminal) |
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| Minor offences heard by a magistrate |
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| A person charged with a criminal offence in court |
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| To allow a person charged with a criminal offence to be released from police custody until the trial starts |
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| A person bringing a civil action to court |
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| The outcome of a civil case aimed at restoring the injured party to their original position |
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| The person responsible for presenting a case that an alleged offender has committed an offence (criminal) |
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A penalty for disobeying a law or rule
eg) fine, prison etc. |
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Wrongful acts committed by one individual against another individual (civil)
eg) defamation, negligence etc. |
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| Money or an order to stop someone from continuing to do what brought them to caught |
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| To be denied bail and kept in custody |
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The role of them is to determine the facts of the case & apply the law to the facts
Determine outcome |
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| They decide if the defendant is guilty or innocent beyond reasonable doubt |
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| Indictable offences heard summarily |
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Could be a serious offence, but it is heard in the magistrates court to determine how serious
eg) assault (criminal) |
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| Tell us what is acceptable behaviour & what is not acceptable behaviour |
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| Keep society functioning effectively, without ANARCHY |
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| A law is neccessary in order to... |
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| reflects community values such that it meets the demands of a changing society |
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| Laws must be _ to those who need to follow them |
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| An effective law must be en_ |
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Deals with international issues and relations between countries
eg) treaties, immigration etc. |
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| Allows parties to have their issue reheard due to being too severe, or too lenient |
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- Unlimited claims for civil cases
- Most serious offences (murder, treason)
- Jury & Judge |
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- Jury & judge
- Hears indictable offences
- $100,000-unlimited claims |
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- Magistrate judge - no jury
- $10,000 - 100,000 civil cases
- Summary offences
- Offences heard by a |
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Negligence
Trepass
Nuisance
Defamation |
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| Main people in civil cases |
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Initiation
First reading (In Reps)
Second Reading (In Reps)
Third Reading (In Reps)
Consideration in Detail (In Reps)
Upper House (Review)
Royal Assent
Proclaimation / New Law |
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| 4 roles of the police in criminal cases |
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- Fingerprints
- Body Samples
- Searches
- Ask Questions |
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Sanction - Criminal
Remedy - Civil |
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Magistrates ($10,000 - $100,000)
County ($100,000 - unlimited)
Supreme (unlimited) |
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| Main people in criminal court |
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| Prosecutor, judge, magistrate, accussed (offender) |
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| Main people in civil court |
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| Main roles of the House of Reps |
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Form government
Initiate legislation |
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Act as a house of review
Safeguard interest of states (States house) |
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A principle developed by the courts which provides a geuide in similiar cases. This process is where judges refer back to past decision to decide what the law should be. *set precedent*
eg) the case of the snail in the ginger beer bottle formed precedent such that it formed the principles of negligence. |
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| How many senators for how long term? |
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76 senators for 6 years
12x6 + 2x2 |
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| Lower / upper House of Vic |
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Victorian Legislative assembly - 88 members - 4 yr term
" " Council - 40 members - 4 yr term |
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| state / territory parliaments |
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| we have a _ system of parliament |
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| Reps - how many members and represent how many ppl in one electorate |
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150 members
each have 1 electorlate with approx 80,000 voters |
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| Reps - each member's term |
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| First / Second / Third reading |
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| A Bill is introduced, some debate happens |
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| Goods are always visible and touchable things that people buy? |
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| Untangible good is a good that is intangible, meaning that it can not be touched, as opposed to a physical good |
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| Goods not for immediate consumption and able to be kept for a period of time. |
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Our beliefs as society as we decide what we can and can't do
-> What is morally correct or acceptable behaviour |
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| Determine what we can't do |
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