My notes

• Skills/Knowledge Covered


  • Australian Legislative Body
  • Australian Parliament
  • The Australian Constitution
  • The Australian Judicial System
  • Criminal Law
  • Principles of Criminal Law
  • Types of crimes
  • Court Hierarchy
  • Summary/Indictable Offence
  • Mens-Rea, Actus feas
  • Age of criminal responsibility
  • Burden & Standard of proof
  • Defenses to crimes (self-defense, automaton, necessary/force)
  • Crimes against Person (Homicide, assault)
  • Crimes against Property (theft, burglary, robbery)
  • Civil Law
• Command Terms


  • List
  • identify
  • define
  • explain
  • discuss
  • rank
  • justify
• Australian Legislative Body


  • Purpose of Parliament, structure, Key roles (e.g. Prime Minister, Speaker)
• Australian Parliament


  Process of A bill becoming law
• The Australian Constitution


  Purpose, rights and freedoms
• The Australian Judicial System

  • Purpose of Courts, Difference between a Law/rule, Difference between Civil/Criminal Law, Reasons for a court hierarchy
• Criminal Law


  • Sanctions/punishment, Liability
• Principles of Criminal Law

  • Mens-Rea, Actus feas
  • Age of criminal responsibility
  • Burden & Standard of proof
  • Defenses to crimes (self-defense, automaton, necessary/force)
• Types of crimes


  • Crimes against Person (Homicide, assault)
  • Crimes against Property (theft, burglary, robbery)
• Court Hierarchy


  • Purpose, Characteristics of each court, order
  • Name of person who overseas each level of court (e.g. justice, judge, magistrate)-their basic role