Law in Action

1. Full Time Job =15
2. Drink = 18
3. Rent a Flat = NL
4. Leave Home = 16
5. Buy Cigarettes = 18
6. Leave School = 17

1. Young People and The Law
2. Elements of a Crime
   1. Actus Reus
   2. Mens Rea

1. Contract Law
2. Law of Torts
   1. Negligence - Where a person fails to take responsible care and therefore injures another person
   2. Defamation - Where a person injures another person's reputation
   3. Nuisance - Where a person causes unreasonable interference with another person's right to quiet enjoyment of their property
   4. Trespass - Where a person interferes with another person or their property rights

1. Factors Considered before Determining the Punishment Given
   1. Judge/ Magistrate must consider factors: Guilty Plea, Circumstances of a Crime, Prior Convictions, Level of Hardship it will cause
2. Penalties in Aus
   1. Penalties Now - Fines, Community Service, Weekend Detention, Good Behaviour Bonds, Home Detention and Imprisonment
   2. Past Penalties - Whipping, Exile, Deportation, Torture & Capital Punishment (Hanging, Electrocution, Gas Chamber, Guillotine and Shooting

1. Rights of the Victim
   1. The right to have the police investigate any allegations the victim makes
   2. The right to protection from the accused person
   3. The right to be made aware of the progress of the case
   4. The right to make a victim impact statement (The victim/family has the right to make a statement to court before the judge/ magistrate passes sentence)
2. Rights of the Accused
   1. The right to remain silent
   2. The right to not be detained unless they have been formally arrested
   3. The right to not have their past convictions mentioned during their trail
   4. The right to have their interviews with police recorded
3. Rights of Witness
   1. The right to give their evidence free from fear or revenge
   2. The right to protection should giving evidence place them or their family in danger
4. Parties in Civil Case
   1. To present evidence that is accurate and true
   2. The right to cross-examine the witnesses called by the other side.

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• Law In Action Glossary