You and the Law

Why do we have laws?

• Ensure safety and security

• To make sure the police can do their job

• To provide politicians with power

• To make judges jobs easy

Why do we have a separation of power?

• To stop corruption

• To make sure no one group is too powerful

• To ensure the process is impartial

• All of the answers

What is the role of the Government?

• To interpret the laws

• To enforce the laws

• To create the laws

• All of the answers

What is the role of the Police?

• To interpret the laws

• To enforce the laws

• To create the laws

• All of the answers

What is the role of the Courts?

• To interpret the laws

• To enforce the laws

• To create the laws

• All of the answers

Which is NOT a principal of the Rule of Law?

• Everyone is entitled to a legal defence

• Everyone is perceived as guilty until proven innocent

• Everyone is equal in the eyes of the law

Is this an example of The Rule of Law in Action?

A Prime Minister is arrested for drink driving. They go through the Court System and are fined and lose their driver's licence as punishment.

• Yes

• No

How are there checks and balances within the Law?

• Bills need to be approved by only one House of Parliament

• The Police decide who is guilty or innocent

• The Courts can ignore the laws created by Parliament

• There is a Separation of Powers

How is the Government independent from the Court System?

• Government does not decide how to interpret the laws

• Government cannot comment publicly on cases

• The Government cannot put pressure on the courts to decide in their favour

• All of the answers

Why are cases PUBLICLY decided in Courts?

• To entertain the Australian Public with interesting cases

• To ensure transparency and to reduce possibility of corruption

• Allows for people to learn about the Law