BSBLEG413A Interpret and apply the legal framework

1. BSBLEG413AInterpret and apply the legal framework Assessment Tasks

2. JUS401B • Welcome to your first justice unit • Assessment tasks include: • Court assignment • Systems of Trial Essay • Online theory quiz

3. Assessment task one – Court assignment • What does the Court system look like? • Why is it important that the Court system has a hierarchy? • Understand certain elements of the court system: • Current Chief Justice of High Court • Current Chief Magistrate • Difference between a Magistrate and Judge • What is the role of a barrister? • What does the Sheriff’s Officer do? • What are the amounts that dictate which court a civil matter will be heard in? • What is the role of each court in the hierarchy? • Flow chart plus report type format

4. Differences between the State and Federal Courts State Court System Federal Court System • High Court • Supreme Court of Appeal/Criminal Court of Appeal • Supreme Court • District Court • Magistrates Court • Tribunals • High Court • Federal Court of Appeal • Federal Court • Family Court • Federal Magistrates Court

5. Australian High Court Highest court in the land Original jurisdiction for matters relating to the Constitution Appellate jurisdiction for matters on appeal from lower courts Permission must be granted to appeal to the High Court

9. Qld Supreme Court First erected in 1876 Destroyed by an arsonist in 1968 Civil matters of a certain value Serious criminal matters Appeals from lower courts Presided over by judges FIRST BRISBANE SUPREME COURT

10. INSIDE BRISBANE SUPREME COURT

11. Brisbane Magistrates Court building, housing District and Supreme Court New technology inside the new Magistrates Court

12. Supreme Court Justice Always robed and gowned Chief Justice wears the long wig Remaining justices wear the shorter wigs Chief Justice Dormer Andrews 1985-89

13. Qld District Court Middle court in hierarchy Civil matters between a certain financial amount Indictable criminal offences and criminal matters for imprisonment greater than 3 years Hears appeals from Magistrates Courts Rockhampton District Court

14. Qld Magistrates Court Lowest court in the hierarchy Hears most criminal matters at commencement Hears minor criminal matters Civil matters less than a certain financial amount Presided over by Magistrates

15. BRISBANE MURRI COURT

16. Federal Court Based in Canberra but sits all over Australia Matters relating to Federal jurisidiction Consistent application for laws across the country Presided over by Judges A.C.T FEDERAL COURT

17. Federal Magistrates Court Newly established court with first appointments in 2000 Designed to relieve the burden off the Federal Court Presided over by Federal Magistrates Federal Court Melbourne, housing High Court, Federal Court and Federal Magistrates Court

18. Assessment task two - essay • The adversarial system means that the best lawyer wins, rather than the truth prevails. Do you agree or disagree?’ • The essay should include the following: • An explanation of the adversarial system • An explanation of the inquisitorial system as it compares to the adversarial system • An explanation of how the adversarial system may be based on the abilities of the lawyers rather than a search for the truth • An explanation of how the adversarial system discovers the truth in matters, if relevant • A conclusion about the topic – do you agree or disagree with this concept? • Anything you believe is relevant to your argument • The essay must be a minimum of 500 words

19. Assessment task three – theory quiz • Understanding of the legal framework • Understanding of the basic principles of law • Criminal and civil proceedings • Law making process • Interpreting legislation • Answer all the review questions in unit guide 35 true/false, short answer, multiple choice and matching type questions