VCAA Legal Studies The Victorian criminal justice system
2 sample questions with marking guides and sample answers
Using Stimulus 1–11 in the stimulus book, examine two different viewpoints to analyse how criminalising public nuisance offences affects the right of access to justice for people experiencing homelessness.
Present two legal alternatives from your analysis and justify a decision about the extent to which homeless people’s access to justice is affected in Queensland.
What type of right is the right to trial by jury? Explain two ways in which s 80 of the Australian Constitution limits the right to trial by jury.
The Australian Constitution: Section 80 — Trial by jury
The trial on indictment of any offence against any law of the Commonwealth shall be by jury, and every such trial shall be held in the State where the offence was committed, and if the offence was not committed within any State the trial shall be held at such place or places as the Parliament prescribes.