Across
- 5. Hears among the most serious criminal and complex civil cases in the state.
- 6. Protects the community from the harmful actions of others. When a person commits a crime, the state prosecutes that person by having them taken before a court.
- 7. Deals with a range of offences, including less serious offences (summary offences).
- 8. Hears serious criminal cases such as armed robbery, serious drug-related offences and serious assaults, including sexual assaults.
Down
- 1. An area of law for which a court has responsibility
- 2. Deals with non-criminal disputes between individuals or groups. These can arise in matters related to business dealings, or when a person is harmed by the careless actions of another.
- 3. Courts are either lower, intermediate or higher courts. This arrangement is known as a hierarchy.
- 4. The highest court in the Australian judicial system.