HSC Legal Studies Trial Paper (2015)

What is the role of the magistrate in a murder case?

Charge Negotiation

Plea bargaining

Sentencing

Determining prima facie

Michael commits a crime in NSW and then flees to Queensland. Which term describes the process of returning Michael to NSW to face charges?

Deportation

Probation

Corporal Punishment

Extradition

Which non-legal response aims to advance workers' rights?

The courts

Trade unions

The media

The industrial revolution

In the case of Rami v Jacobs (2015) who has the burden of proof?

The prosecution

Rami

Jacobs

The defendant

What is the term given to the rights for groups, such as indigenous people, to regulate themselves?

Intellectual property rights

Intergenerational equity

Self-determination

Sovereignty

Use the following info to answer the following questions.

16yr old Luke and 22yr old Rick planned to rob Jennifer. The next day Luke drive the car and waited for Rick to rob Jennifer. Rick assaulted Jennifer before stealing a few items and then he and Luke both drove away.

Use the following info to answer the following questions.

Which party to a crime would Luke be with regard to the charge of robbery?

Principal in the first degree

Principal in the second degree

Accessory before the fact

Accessory after the fact

Which indictable crime has Rick committed?

A property offence

A driving offence

A crime against the person

A preliminary offence

What court would most likely hear Luke's case?

Local Court

District Court

Supreme Court

Children's court

There is civil unrest and conflict in Country A. Which organ of the United Nations is responsible for maintaining peace in the region?

The Security Council

The General Assembly

The Human Rights Council

International Court of Justice

Under which of the following circumstances will a defendant most likely be held in remand?

The defendant has been granted bail

The judge believes the defendant poses a risk to society

The defendant pleads guilty

The defendant has pleaded guilty to a summary offence

Which of the following must be proven in a strict liability offence?

Causation

Mens rea

Actus reus

Negligence

An offender is serving her sentence by reporting regularly to a Probation and Parole Supervisor. She is subject to curfews and random drug and alcohol testing. What type of detention is this?

Periodic detention

Intensive correction order

Continued detention

Community service

Which of the following legal instruments specifically protect human rights in Australia?

The Australian Charter of Rights

The Australian Constitution

Common law and statute law

International law

When would a person be issued with a summons?

In a summary offence such as shoplifting

In a summary offence such as murder.

In an indictable offence such as armed robbery.

When an offender fails to attend their first court date.

Which legal instrument protects the right to vote in Australia?

Statute law

Common law

Trade unions

The Australian Constitution

Director of Public Prosecutions.

Police officer

Public defender

Barrister

What is the main purpose of punishment when a magistrate issues a fine?

Detterence

Rehabilitation

Retribution

Incapacitation

Children's Court Act 1987

Young Offenders Act 1997.

Children (Protection and Parental Responsibility) Act 1997

Evidence Act 1995

Freedom from torture and slavery are best protected by the:

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

International Bill of Rights

Which of the following is not an example of the transnational crime?

Money laundering

People smuggling

Drug trafficking

Genocide

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