VCE LEGAL STUDIES EXAM REPORTED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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VCE LEGAL STUDIES EXAM REPORTED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
indictable offence - Answer-a more serious criminal offence, usually heard before a judge and jury in the County Court or Supreme Court: an example is murder
indictable offence heard summarily - Answer-an indictable offence triable before...
VCE LEGAL STUDIES EXAM
REPORTED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
indictable offence - Answer-a more serious criminal offence, usually heard before a
judge and jury in the County Court or Supreme Court: an example is murder
indictable offence heard summarily - Answer-an indictable offence triable before a
magistrate without a jury
indictment - Answer-a formal accusation
injunction - Answer-an order for a party to do, or refrain from doing, a particular action; a
court order for an action to be taken or for the deferment of an action
inter partes - Answer-a decision between the parties, in which one wins and one loses
interrogatories - Answer-written pre-trial questions sent by one party to another to find
out the basis of a civil dispute
intrinsic sources - Answer-in the context of an Act, includes margin notes, footnotes, the
definition sections and the object or purpose clause
judge-made law - Answer-the development of legal principles through the declaration of
common law or the interpretation of statutes
jurisdiction - Answer-which courts have the power to hear and determine which offences
legal maxim - Answer-a traditional rule, convention or practice
legal rules - Answer-laws created by institutions within the legal system and enforced by
the legal system
legislation - Answer-an Act of Parliament or piece of delegated legislation
Legislative Assembly - Answer-the lower house of the Victorian parliament
Legislative Council - Answer-the upper house of the Victorian parliament
legislative process - Answer-the process used by parliament to make laws
, listing - Answer-the setting of dates for future hearings
litigation - Answer-engaging in court action over a civil matter
mitigating factors - Answer-evidence presented which reduces the seriousness of the
offence or the offender's culpability (for example, the defendant's good character),
resulting in a lower sentence
non-legal rules - Answer-rules established within a group but not generally enforceable
in the community
norms - Answer-social expectations within social groups
oath - Answer-a verbal promise to tell the truth: oaths are made while holding the Bible,
the New Testament or the Old Testament, or the Qur'an, but can be sworn on another
relevant religious text or even without a religious text
obiter dictum - Answer-a judge's statement of opinion or observation made during a
judgment but not part of the reason for a decision
offender - Answer-a person who has been convicted of breaching a criminal law
original jurisdiction - Answer-the authority of a court to hear and determine a case in the
first instance
parliament - Answer-the supreme law-making body, consisting of elected
representatives and the Crown
parliamentary committees - Answer-select, standing or joint committees composed of
members of parliament, formed by the parliament for specific purposes
parole - Answer-the conditional release of a prisoner before the end of the original
sentence
persuasive precedent - Answer-a precedent that a court does not have to follow but
which is nevertheless very influential - applies to decisions of a lower court or a court at
the same level
petition - Answer-a written request that parliament take action
plaintiff - Answer-the party who initiates a civil action
plea negotiation - Answer-where the defence counsel and prosecutor negotiate as to
which charges will stand up in court and/or the defendant's plea
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