Across
- 2. Court – Highest court in Victoria.
- 3. – Person bringing a civil case.
- 6. – Person responding to a civil claim.
- 7. stage – Detailed examination of the bill.
- 9. – Being legally responsible for actions.
- 11. of law – Principle that everyone is subject to the law, including government.
- 12. – Punishment for a crime.
- 15. – People should be able to use the legal system.
- 19. – A proposed law.
- 20. – Able to be applied and upheld.
- 22. resolution – The process of settling conflicts legally.
- 23. cohesion – When society works together in harmony.
- 24. justice – The right to a fair hearing.
- 28. legislation – Law made by authority given by parliament.
- 29. Court – Handles serious criminal and civil cases.
- 30. values – Matches society’s standards.
- 32. Court – Lowest Victorian court.
- 34. – Laws made by parliament.
- 35. – Turning common law into statute law.
- 38. – Explaining the meaning of statutes.
- 40. interpretation – Courts interpreting Acts.
- 43. decisis – “Let the decision stand.”
- 44. – The supreme set of rules governing Australi
- 45. reading – Final vote on the bill.
- 46. – Penalties imposed for breaking the law.
- 47. – Public is aware of the law.
- 48. – All people are treated the same before the law.
- 49. – A legal principle from a previous case.
Down
- 1. – Review of a lower court decision.
- 3. – The state bringing a criminal case.
- 4. offence – A minor offence.
- 5. reasonable doubt – Standard of proof in criminal cases.
- 7. law – Law made by judges through cases.
- 8. of probabilities – Standard of proof in civil cases.
- 10. precedent – A decision that may influence but not bind.
- 13. decidendi – The reason for the court’s decision.
- 14. dictum – A judge’s comment not essential to the decision.
- 16. assent – Formal approval of a bill.
- 17. reading – Main debate on the bill.
- 18. – Written in plain, understandable language.
- 21. – Processes must be impartial and unbiased.
- 23. – Does not change too frequently.
- 25. – Decisions made without bias.
- 26. – Failure to take reasonable care.
- 27. – The authority of a court to hear a case.
- 31. – Money awarded as compensation.
- 33. offence – A serious crime.
- 36. law – Law made by parliament.
- 37. precedent – A decision that must be followed.
- 39. – Rules made under an Act.
- 41. reading – Formal introduction of a bill.
- 42. – Parliament cancelling common law.
- 44. law – Law developed by judges.