Commerce

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Across
  1. 1. offence a serious criminal offence
  2. 4. deals with disputes between private citizens
  3. 7. equal opportunity for all people to make use of the legal system
  4. 10. the standard of proof in civil trials
  5. 12. a hearing in a Local Court to decide whether there is enough evidence to put a person on trial for an indictable (serious) offence
  6. 15. a court official who has the power to make decisions on matters brought before a court of law
  7. 17. a document which sets out how an organisation or a country will be governed
  8. 18. the party that commences a civil action
  9. 20. deals with disputes that affect the community
  10. 21. the party bringing a criminal action against the accused; usually the state
  11. 22. the party in a criminal or civil trial against whom an action has been brought
  12. 23. a decision made by the head of state to dissolve both houses of parliament
  13. 25. a process to determine whether someone committed a criminal act or caused another person a loss
  14. 26. a civil wrong
  15. 27. traditional indigenous rules that outline the correct way of living
  16. 29. rules applicable to people in the armed forces
Down
  1. 2. system in which two opposing parties present their arguments to a magistrate or judge
  2. 3. system of law based on the previous decisions of judges, or precedents
  3. 5. the standard of proof required in a criminal trial
  4. 6. an application for a legal decision to be reviewed in a higher court
  5. 8. to bring a civil action against another person for causing damage or injury
  6. 9. a place where people can resolve disputes relating to law
  7. 11. a group of people (either 12 or six) selected to hear the evidence in a court case
  8. 13. a court official who hears cases in the lowest court of law
  9. 14. disorder or confusion due to the absence of government or laws
  10. 16. a grading system based on order of importance
  11. 18. a previous legal decision that serves as a rule or pattern in future cases
  12. 19. laws made by parliaments
  13. 22. to treat somebody differently or less favourably because of her or his personal characteristics such as gender, ethnicity or religion
  14. 24. a set of legal rules
  15. 28. to release an accused person who is awaiting trial