Legal Studies

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Decks in this class (17)

Key Info
Jurisdiction,
Code,
Statute law
9  cards
Rule of Law
What is the rule of law,
List the hierarchy of principles,
Equality before the law
12  cards
Australian Constitution
Purpose of the australian constit...,
Division of powers,
Exclusive powers
7  cards
Separation of Powers
What is the separation of powers,
List the separation of powers,
Legislative power
5  cards
Sources of Law
Statute law,
Common law,
Judicial precedence
3  cards
Jurisidiction
The two types of jurisdiction,
Original jurisdiction,
Appellate jurisdiction
3  cards
Criminal Law
Purpose of criminal law,
Fundamental principles of the cri...,
What constitutes criminal behaviour
14  cards
Police Powers
Searching of property,
Situations where police are allow...,
Searching a person
6  cards
Nature of Offences
Two types of offences,
Two types of offences,
Indictable offences
18  cards
Balance of Probabilities
Civil law,
Criminal law,
What does civil law accomplish
6  cards
Dispute Resolution
What are the three types of adr,
Facilitative,
Advisory
8  cards
Contracts
Definition,
Examples of contracts,
3 elements of a contract
24  cards
Australian Consumer Law
Accc australian competition and c...,
Caveat emptor,
Acl australian consumer law
7  cards
Remedies for Breach of Contract
1,
2,
3
7  cards
Governance in Australia
What is governance,
Representative democracy,
Key values of democracy
13  cards
Sections of the Constitutions
Section 128,
Section 44,
Section 51 and 52
7  cards
Tasmanian Dam Case
0  cards

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