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Legal Eagles

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following does not give rise to binding precedent?

a)

Factually similar cases

b)

Cases from a higher court

c)

Cases from the same jurisdiction

d)

Cases from a different jurisdiction

2.

Where would appeals from the Court of Appeal be heard?

a)

The Supreme Court

b)

The District Court

c)

The High Court

d)

The Magistrates Court

3.

The lowest court on the court hierarchy is...

a)

The Magistrates Court

b)

The High Court

c)

The District Court

d)

The Supreme Court

4.

GBH carries a maximum sentence of...

a)

15 years

b)

14 years

c)

Life imprisonment

d)

3 years

5.

Manslaughter is different from murder as it...

a)

Involves a breach of duty of care

b)

Involves a dangerous, illegal act

c)

Involves an intent to cause serious harm

d)

Involves an accident

6.

Assault is defined in s245 of the CC. It is listed as a crime in...

a)

Section 335

b)

Section 302

c)

Section 310

d)

Section 245

7.

The "but for" test (for proving someone caused an injury) is NOT used in...

a)

Murder

b)

Manslaughter

c)

GBH

d)

Assault

8.

GBH does not include...

a)

Scarring

b)

An injury that if left untreated could cause death

c)

Permanent injury

d)

Transmitting a cold

9.

Legal Criteria includes...

a)

Just & Equitable

b)

Fair & Equal

c)

Equity & the Rule of Law

d)

Rule of Law & Fairness

10.

To evaluate a legal problem you must...

a)

justify which argument is stronger

b)

justify your decision with legal criteria

c)

judge the merits of the opposing argument

d)

all of the listed responses

11.

Provocation is a full defence to murder

a)

true

b)

false

12.

For a successful provocation defence, the accused must act immediately and...

a)

lose control in the setting an ordinary person would

b)

lose control in personally upsetting circumstances

c)

damage the victim (proved with but for test)

d)

none of the selected responses

13.

Self Defence is covered under section _____ of the Criminal Code Act 1899 (Qld)...

a)

s 271

b)

s 304

c)

s 305

d)

s 335

14.

The defence of accident involves two elements:

a)

subjective and objective test

b)

immediacy and damage

c)

objective test and immediacy

d)

damage and the subjective test

15.

Accident is covered in which section of the Criminal Code Act 1899 (Qld)?

a)

s 23

b)

s 52

c)

s 24

d)

s 56