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LISA FILIPPIN ANNIE WILSON PETER FARRAR 3&4 16TH EDITION UNITS No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means.
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iii OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS Contents Summary of legal scenarios vi Using Legal Studies for VCE Units 3 & 4 viii Chapter 1 The legal toolkit 2 1.1 The VCE Legal Studies course 4 1.2 Tips for success in VCE Legal Studies 8 1.3 Tips for success in assessment tasks ................... 13 1.4 Mastering legal citation 19 1.5 Legal institutions and bodies 2 3 1.6 Careers in the law 25 Unit 3 Rights and justice .... 29 Chapter 2 Introduction to Unit 3 – Rights and justice .................................................... 32 2.1 An overview of the Australian legal system 34 2.2 Cr iminal law and civil law 39 2.3 The rule of law ........................................................ 42 Chapter 3 Key concepts in the Victorian criminal justice system .................. 44 3.1 Introduction to the criminal justice system 46 3.2 Summary and indictable offences 49 3.3 Key principles of the criminal justice system 52 3.4 The rights of an accused 55 3.5 The rights of victims ............................................... 62 Chapter 3 review .................................................67 Chapter 4 The principles of justice in a criminal case 70 4.1 The principles of justice 72 4 .2 Victoria Legal Aid (VLA) 81 4 .3 Community legal centres (CLCs) .......................... 88 4. 4 Plea negotiations 9 3 4.5 The Victorian court hierarchy 98 4.6 The judge and magistrate 10 3 4.7 The jury 10 9 4.8 The parties ........................................................... 113 4.9 Legal practitioners 117 4.10 Costs, time and cultural differences 121 Chapter 4 review 129 Chapter 5 Sentencing .................................132 5.1 Introduction to sanctions 13 4 5.2 The purposes of sanctions 13 6 5.3 Fines 14 3 5.4 Community correction orders (CCOs) ................. 14 8 5.5 Imprisonment 15 4 5.6 Sentencing factors 16 0 Chapter 5 review 167 No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means.
LEGAL STUDIES FOR VCE UNITS 3 & 4 iv OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS Chapter 6 Key concepts in the Victorian civil justice system 170 6.1 Introduction to the Victorian civil justice system 172 6.2 Key principles of the civil justice system ....................................................... 177 6.3 Factors to consider before initiating a civil claim ........................................................... 17 9 Chapter 6 review ................................................185 Chapter 7 The principles of justice in a civil dispute .......................................... 188 7.1 T he principles of justice 190 7.2 Dispute resolution methods ................................. 196 7.3 T he Victorian court hierarchy 20 4 7.4 T he judge and magistrate 208 7.5 T he jury 213 7.6 T he parties 217 7.7 L egal practitioners .............................................. 221 7.8 Class actions 2 24 7.9 C onsumer Affairs Victoria (CAV) 230 7.10 T he Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) 2 35 7.11 T he courts 243 7.12 C osts and time 248 Chapter 7 review .............................................. 255 Chapter 8 Remedies ................................... 258 8.1 Introduction to remedies 26 0 8.2 Damages .............................................................. 261 8.3 Injunctions 267 Chapter 8 review .............................................. 271 Unit 3 review ..................................................... 2 74 Unit 4 The people, the law and reform ..................... 283 Chapter 9 Introduction to Unit 4 – The people, the law and reform 286 9.1 T he Federation of Australia 288 9.2 A n overview of Australia’s parliamentary system 290 9.3 L aw-making by parliament and courts 292 9.4 T he meaning of the rule of law 294 Chapter 10 Law-making powers ................. 296 10.1 Introduction to the Australian Constitution 2 98 10.2 T he Commonwealth Parliament 300 10.3 T he Victorian Parliament 305 10.4 T he Crown ............................................................. 308 10.5 T he division of law-making powers 310 10.6 S ection 109 315 10.7 T he High Court and the division of law-making powers 318 Chapter 10 review ............................................. 325 Chapter 11 Parliament and the Constitution ................................................. 328 11.1 T he bicameral structure of parliament ............... 330 11.2 International pressures 341 11.3 T he representative nature of parliament......................................................... 3 51 11.4 T he High Court and representative government ........................................................... 357 11.5 T he separation of powers 363 11.6 T he express protection of rights 369 Chapter 11 review 377 No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means.
v OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS Chapter 12 The courts ................................ 3 80 12.1 Introduction to the courts 3 82 12.2 St atutory interpretation 38 4 12.3 Features of the doctrine of precedent ................. 3 91 12.4 The way precedent affects law-making 402 12.5 Judicial conservatism and judicial activism 4 06 12.6 Costs and time 413 12.7 The requirement for standing .............................. 416 12.8 The relationship between parliament and the courts 42 0 Chapter 12 review ............................................. 4 25 Chapter 13 Law reform ............................... 4 28 13.1 Reasons for law reform 4 30 13.2 Petitions ................................................................ 4 40 13.3 Demonstrations 4 45 13.4 The use of the courts 4 50 13.5 The media and law reform 4 54 13.6 The Victorian Law Reform Commission (VLRC) 4 62 13.7 Par liamentary committees 47 0 13.8 Royal Commissions 47 8 Chapter 13 review 48 7 Chapter 14 Constitutional reform 490 14.1 Reasons for constitutional reform 492 14.2 The process to change the Constitution 49 8 14.3 Factors affecting referendum success 5 01 14.4 The 1967 referendum 50 8 14.5 Future constitutional reform 513 Chapter 14 review 519 Unit 4 review ..................................................... 522 Glossary ................................................... 534 Index ....................................................... 543 Meet our authors ...................................... 553 Acknowledgements .................................. 554 CONTENTS No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means.
