VCE Legal Studies - Unit 3 AOS 1 || with 100% Correct Answers.
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Access correct answers One of the principles of justice; access means that all people should be able to understand their legal rights and pursue their case.
Accused correct answers A person charged with a criminal offence.
Burden of Proof correct answers The obligation (i.e. responsibility) o...
VCE Legal Studies - Unit 3 AOS 1 || with 100% Correct
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Access correct answers One of the principles of justice; access means that all people should be
able to understand their legal rights and pursue their case.
Accused correct answers A person charged with a criminal offence.
Burden of Proof correct answers The obligation (i.e. responsibility) of a party to prove a case.
The burden of proof usually rests with the party who initiates the action (i.e. the plaintiff in a
civil dispute and the prosecution in a criminal case.
Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) correct answers The independent officer responsible for
commencing, preparing and conducting prosecutions of indictable offences on behalf of the
crown.
Equality correct answers One of the principles of justice; equality means people should be equal
before the law and have the same opportunity to present their case as anyone else, without
advantage or disadvantage.
Fairness correct answers One of the principles of justice; fairness means having fair processes
and a fair hearing (e.g. the parties in a legal case should have an opportunity to know the facts of
the case and have the opportunity to present their side of events; and the pre-hearing and hearing
(or trial) processes should be fair and impartial).
Indictable Offence correct answers A serious offence generally heard before a judge and a jury in
the County Court or Supreme Court of Victoria.
Jury correct answers An independent group of people chosen at random to decide on the
evidence in a legal case and reach a decision (i.e. verdict).
Office of Public Prosecutions (OPP) correct answers The Victorian public prosecutions office
which prepares and conducts criminal proceedings on behalf of the DPP.
Presumption of Innocence correct answers The right of a person accused of a crime to be
presumed not guilty unless proven otherwise.
Prosecutor correct answers The Crown in its role of bringing a criminal case to court (also called
the prosecution).
Sanction correct answers A penalty (e.g. a fine or prison sentence) imposed by a court on a
person guilty of a criminal offence.
Standard of Proof correct answers The degree or extent to which a case must be proved in court.
, Summary Offence correct answers A minor offence generally heard in the Magistrates Court.
Victim correct answers A person who has suffered directly or indirectly as a result of a crime.
Victims' Charter correct answers A charter (i.e. the Victims' Charter Act 2006 (Vic)) that
recognises the impact of crime on victims and provides guidelines for the provision of
information to victims.
Criminal Justice System correct answers A set of processes and institutions used to investigate
and determine criminal cases.
Appeal correct answers An application to have a higher court review a ruling (i.e. decision) made
by a lower court.
Indictable Offence Heard Summarily correct answers A serious offence which can be heard and
determined as a minor offence if the accused agrees.
Bail correct answers The release of an accused person from custody on condition that they will
attend a court hearing to answer the charges.
Vulnerable Witness correct answers A person who is required to give evidence in a criminal case
and is considered be impressionable or at risk. This might be a child, a person who has a
cognitive impairment, or the alleged victim of a sexual offence.
Cross-Examination correct answers The questioning of a witness called by the other side in a
legal case.
Victoria Legal Aid (VLA) correct answers A government agency that provides free legal advice
to the community and low-cost or no-cost legal representation to people who can't afford a
lawyer.
Cognitive Impairment correct answers An Issue with brain functioning that can affect thinking,
memory, understanding or communication (e.g. an acquired brain injury or dementia).
Examination-in-Chief correct answers The questioning of one's own witness in court in order to
prove one's own case and disprove the opponent's case.
Beyond Reasonable Doubt correct answers The standard of proof in criminal cases. This requires
the prosecution to prove there is no reasonable doubt that the accused committed the offence.
Common Law correct answers Law made by judges through decisions made in cases; also
known as case law or judge-made law (as opposed to statute law).
Victims Register correct answers A register (i.e. database) maintained by the state of Victoria set
up to provide the victims of violent crimes with relevant information about adult prisoners while
they are in prison (e.g. the prisoner's earliest possible release date.
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