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Humanities
The australian law/court/stuff
Question | Answer |
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Which court takes serious offences such as murder? | Supreme Court |
Which court takes minor offences? | Magistrates Court |
which court takes serious offences such as robbery besides from murder? | County Court |
Who can participate in jury service? | Anyone who is over the age of 18 and are enrolled to vote |
Which court hears cases covered by commonwealth laws? | Federal Court |
Which court hears Family cases? | Family court |
In which order are the courts? | High court of Australia Supreme court County court Magistrates Court |
What is a Court Hierarchy? | Where courts are in order from lowest to highest |
What defence was used in the Ramage case? | The Provocation defence |
What is the example of an Accident? | Car accident |
What is a criminal defence used for? | A defence to a crime is a justification or lawful 'excuse' for committing the crime |
What is an example of Homicide | Child Homicide |
What is a proposed law known as? | Bill |
What is the law made by Parliament known as? | Act |
What is law made by the courts known as? | Common law |
What is the role of Parliament in law-making? | To make or change a law, a bill must be introduced to parliament |