Legal Courts and Juries

It is an automatic right to have a jury in criminal trials

• True

• False

It is an automatic right to have a jury in a civil trial

• True

• False

Which of these is not a strength of a civil jury?

• reflect community values

• independent and impartial

• spreads decision making power

• may be overly influenced by a strong lawyer

The Magistrates' Court has appellate jurisdiction

• True

• False

If you appeal from VCAT which court do you lodge your appeal in?

• Court of Appeal

• County Court

• Trial Division

• Magistrates'

Which is not a role of the civil court

• Hand down a remedy

• To manage the case

• Determine liability

• put people in prison

How many people in a civil jury?

• 6

• 5

• 12

• 8

The the max value of trials the Magistrates' Court can hear?

• 50k

• 100k

• 1 million

• 10k

When does the County Court have appellate jurisdiction?

• Over 100K

• Only on appeals from VCAT

• Whenever

• Under specific Acts of Parliament

Which of these three aspects of the court's role are not aided by the court hierarchy?

• Specialisation and expertise

• manage the case

• hear appeals