Laws in Australia

What is the criminal age of responsibility in Australia?

• 13

• 14

• 10

• 18

True or False:

Rules are made by government to ensure that our society functions properly

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Rules are the decisions your parents, guardians and local communities make about your safety and needs

Which one of these does NOT make a law effective?

• Clear and not constantly changing

• Able to be enforced

• Known to the public

• Be tried by the court

Young people have given the following reason as to why they get involved in crime. List one reason and explain why this may be.

Answer explanation

The age of criminology responsibility in Australia is 10 years old. Should we keep it the same or increase the age? if So, why or why not.

When you are being charged with an offence, you then:

• Get a charge sheet

• View the police prosecution file

• Talk to a lawyer

• Decide whether to plead guilty or not guilty

• All of the above

Police have the right to?

• Ask you for your number

• Ask for your name

• Ask you for your address

• Ask for you parents name

• All of the above

True of false?

Police have the right to stop you while you are operating a vehicle and they are trying to enforce a specific law in reasonable circumstances

• True

• False

If you refuse to give your name and address when police have a right to ask for it, and you have no reasonable excuse for refusing, you’ll be committing an offence and could be (a)  

Which of these is not an example of Criminal Law?

• Armed Robbery

• Assault

• Homicide/

  Murder

• Child Abuse

• None of the above