Common Law

Common Law is..

• an Act

• Law made by judge decisions

• Law made by Parliament

Statute Law is..

• Case Law

• Judge-made Law

• Parliament made Law

What is the highest Court in the Queensland Court system?

• High Court

• Supreme Court

• Court of Appeal

What is the highest Court in the Federal Court system?

• High Court

• Federal Court of Appeal

• Federal Supreme Court

Jurisdiction is..

• the power of a court to hear a case

• the authority of the court to determine a matter

• All of the above

Precedent is...

• Basically the judge needs to follow another Judges decision

• Basically if the cases are similar, the judgements should be similar

• basically difficult to understand

What is the legal principle important is determining precedent?

• Court system structure

• Jurisdiction

• Authority

• Jurisprudence

Onus of Proof refers to...

• the charge or allegation evidence requirements

• the standard of the case evidence

• The responsibility of proving a disputed charge or allegation

In a criminal proceeding, the onus of proof rests on...

• The Prosecution

• The Defendant

• The Plaintiff

Beyond Reasonable Doubt is...

• The standard that must be met by the prosecution's evidence in a criminal prosecution.

• That no other logical explanation can be derived from the facts except that the defendant committed the crime

• Overcoming the presumption that a person is innocent until proven guilty

• All of the Above