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Civics and citizenship / Year 9 / Civics and Citizenship Knowledge and Understanding / Laws and citizens
Curriculum content descriptions
The key features of Australia’s court system and how courts apply and interpret the law, resolve disputes and make law through judgements (ACHCK077)
Elaborations
- creating a visual representation of the court jurisdictions in Australia
- categorising sample cases in relation to the courts in which they would be heard (for example, cases from criminal, consumer, family, human rights and environmental law)
- describing the role of a particular court (for example, a supreme court, a magistrates court or the Family Court of Australia)
- exploring how court judgements impact on the development of law (for example, the role of precedents)
General capabilities
ScOT terms
Court procedures, Jurisdiction