Across
- 2. A principle ensuring fair treatment under the justice system.
- 5. A more serious criminal offence typically heard in higher courts.
- 7. The person responsible for ensuring the fairness of a trial.
- 9. The lowest court in the Victorian court hierarchy.
- 11. The term for minor criminal offences.
- 14. A wrongful act or infringement of a right leading to legal liability.
- 16. A court primarily responsible for investigating deaths and fires.
Down
- 1. The court that handles serious criminal offences such as armed robbery.
- 3. The ability of a court to hear a case for the first time.
- 4. Legal disputes involving compensation rather than punishment.
- 6. The type of trial where two opposing sides present evidence to a judge.
- 8. An offence that damages someone's reputation through false statements.
- 10. The side of a criminal trial tasked with proving guilt.
- 12. The term for the mental element of a crime.
- 13. The ranking system of courts in Victoria.
- 15. The authority of a court to hear specific types of cases.