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U1 AOS1 - Legal Foundations
Rules definition,
Examples of rules and where they ...,
Laws definition
9
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U1 AOS1 - Social Cohesion and Rights
Social cohesion definition,
Social cohesion aims to,
What does a socially cohesive soc...
6
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U1 AOS1 - The Principles of Justice
Fairness definition,
Fairness includes,
Equality definition
6
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U1 AOS1 - Characteristics of an Effective Law
Reflects society s values,
Enforceable,
Known
5
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U1 AOS1 - Commonwealth Parliament
Parliament s structure,
House of representatives,
Senate
4
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U1 AOS1 - Victorian Parliament
Structure of victorian parliament,
Legislative assembly,
Legislative council
4
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U1 AOS1 - Court Hierarchy
The victorian court hierarchy,
Reasons for court hierarchy
2
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U1 AOS1 - Statutory Interpretation
Common law,
Statutory interpretation,
Why do acts need to be interpreted
4
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U1 AOS1 - Relationship between Parliament and the Courts
Statutory interpretation,
Codification of common law,
Abrogation of common law
4
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U1 AOS1 - Criminal and Civil Law
Criminal law,
Crime,
Features of criminal law
6
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U1 AOS2 - Purposes of Criminal Law and Elements of a Crime
Purposes of criminal law,
What is a crime,
Elements of a crime
3
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U1 AOS2 - Presumption of Innocence
Presumption of innocence,
Burden of proof,
Standard of proof
5
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U1 AOS2 - Strict Liability Offences and the Age of Criminal Responsibility
Strict liability offences,
Defence to slos,
Age of criminal responsibility vi...
3
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U1 AOS2 - Types of Crimes and Summary vs. Indictable Offences
Crimes against the person,
Crimes against property,
Drug offences
14
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AOS2 - Participants in a Crime
Principal offender,
Accessory
2
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AOS2 - Murder and its Elements
Murder,
Types of lawful killings,
Elements of murder
7
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AOS2 - Malice Aforethought
Word work malice aforethought,
Intentional murder,
R
3
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AOS2 - Complete Defences to Murder
Self defence,
Steps for self defence,
Duress
4
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AOS2 - Statistics and Impacts of Murder
Number of offenders sentenced for...,
Number of recorded murder offence...,
Number of recorded murder offence...
8
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AOS2 - Culpable Driving Causing Death and its Elements
Elements of culpable driving caus...,
Motor vehicle,
Driving
5
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AOS2 - Defences to Culpable Driving Causing Death
Two ways to defend cdcd,
Duress,
Sudden or extraordinary emergency
4
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AOS2 - Statistics and Impacts of Culpable Driving Causing Death
Sex of offenders regarding culpab...,
Age of offenders regarding cdcd,
Victorian instances of driving ca...
5
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AOS3 - Powers and Rights During Arrest and Questioning
Non exhaustive list of the source...,
Arrest powers warrant,
Arrest powers without warrant
6
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AOS3 - Powers and Rights During Court Proceedings and Imprisonment
Court proceedings powers prosecutors,
Court proceedings powers courts,
Court proceedings rights
5
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AOS3 - Role of Courts and Their Jurisdiction
The role of courts in criminal ca...,
The role of courts in criminal ca...,
Committal procedings
13
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AOS3 - Criminal Juries
When are criminal juries used,
When are criminal juries not used,
Jury composition
7
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AOS3 - Indigenous Australians
History of fnp in australia,
Overrepresentation of fnp in inca...,
Overrepresentation of fnp in inca...
4
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AOS3 - Purposes of Sanctions
Overview,
The five purposes,
Pubnishemtn
8
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AOS3 - CALD and Young People
Culturally and linguistically div...,
Cald issues limited awareness fam...,
Cald issues language differences
7
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AOS3 - Sanctions
Fines non custodial,
Community correction orders ccos ...,
M
10
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AOS3 - Factors for sentencing
Aggravating factors,
Mitigating factors,
Guilty pleas
6
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AOS3 - Alternate sentencing approaches
The drug court,
Eligibility for the drug court,
Drug and alcohol treatment order
9
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U2 AOS1 - Purposes and Types of Civil Law
Key terms,
Key terms sue,
Key terms liability
12
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U2 AOS1 - Key Concepts of Civil Law
Name of parties before court proc...,
Name of parties during court proc...,
Breach
8
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U2 AOS1 - Key Concepts of Civil Law II
Burden of proof,
Counter claims,
Standard of proof
7
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U2 AOS1 - Possible Parties to a Civil Case
Plaintiffs and defendants,
Plaintiffs class action,
Criteria for a class action
7
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U2 AOS1 - Negligence
Negligence overview,
Elements of negligence,
Duty of care
7
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U2 AOS1 - Defences to Negligence
Lack of elements duty of care,
Lack of elements breach,
Lack of elements loss
7
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U2 AOS1 - Negligence Remedies and Impacts
Remedies,
Damages,
Types of damages
12
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U2 AOS1 - Defamation
Defamation and its purpose,
The five elements,
Statement is defamatory
6
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U2 AOS1 - Justification & Contextual Truth
Overview,
Justification,
Justification elements
5
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U2 AOS1 - Honest Opinion & Innocent Dissemination
Honest opinion elements,
Elaboration on statement of opini...,
Elaboration on public interest
7
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U2 AOS1 - Defamation Remedies and Impacts
Defamation damages,
Defamation injunctions,
Impacts plaintiff
4
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U2 AOS1 - Nuisance
Nuisance and its purpose,
Elements,
Property right
6
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U2 AOS1 - Defences to Nuisance
Lack of elements,
Statutory authorisation
2
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U2 AOS1 - Nuisance Remedies and Impacts
Kinds of remedies that can be awa...,
Impacts on the plaintiff,
Impacts on the defendant
3
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U2 AOS2 - Civil Principles of Justice
Fairness,
Fairness impartiality,
Fairness open
10
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U2 AOS2 - Mediation and Conciliation
What is mediation,
Who facilitates the mediation pro...,
When is mediation used
7
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U2 AOS2 - Arbitration
What is arbitration,
Who facilitates the arbitration p...,
How does arbitration work
4
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U2 AOS2 - VCAT
What is a tribunal,
Purpose of a tribunal,
Victorian civil and administrativ...
10
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U2 AOS2 - Ombudsmen
What is an ombudsman,
Two types of ombudsmen,
Key features
6
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U2 AOS2 - Complaints Bodies (CAV)
Complaints bodies,
Key features,
Consumer affairs victoria cav
5
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U2 AOS2 - Courts
Roles of the courts,
Determining liability,
Deciding a remedy
9
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U2 AOS2 - Juries in a Civil Trial
What is a jury,
When are juries used,
What percentage of cases end up u...
9
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U2 AOS2 - Difficulties Faced by People in Regional, Remote and Rural Areas
Rrr barriers lack of access to le...,
Lack of access to technology,
Lack of access to courts
5
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U2 AOS2 - Difficulties Faced by People of Low Socioeconomic Status
People of low socioeconomic statu...,
Cost barriers,
Examples of costs
5
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U2 AOS2 - Effectiveness of Damages (see 'U2 AOS1 - Negligence Remedies and Impacts' for definitions)
Effectiveness whether any loss ha...,
Effectiveness the type of loss th...,
Effectiveness whether there is po...
5
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U2 AOS2 - Injunctions and Their Effectiveness
Mandatory injunction,
Restrictive injunction,
Interlocutory injunction
7
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U2 AOS3 - Intro to Human Rights
Human rights,
International declarations,
Un declaration of
4
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U2 AOS3 - Statute Law and Human Rights
Examples of hr protected in statu...,
Strengths of using statute law,
Weaknesses of using statute law
6
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U2 AOS3 - Common Law and Human Rights
Establishing new human rights,
Examples of common law rights,
Dietrich v the queen 1992
10
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U2 AOS3 - The Constitution and Express Rights
What is the constitution,
What is a referendum,
Double majority
18
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U2 AOS3 - The Constitution and Implied Rights
Implied rights,
Freedom of political communication,
Strengths of implied rights
4
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U2 AOS3 - Right to the Freedom of Religion
Article 18 of the udhr,
The international covenant on civ...,
Australian statute law
4
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U2 AOS3 - DOGS + the Religious Discrimination Bill
Why did the plaintiff initiate th...,
What was the high court s ultimat...,
Conflicting views around the reli...
4
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U2 AOS3 - Australian Capital Television v Commonwealth
Key points,
What sections in the constitution...
2
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Post-Exam - Commonwealth Parliament
Governor general gg roles,
Gg ceremonial responsibilities,
Gg civic role
20
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