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Question 1

What is Criminal Law?
AMA

Answer 1

Criminal law is when an offence is seen as a threat to the whole community. Some examples are: Arson, Murder and assault.

Question 2

What is Civil Law?

Answer 2

Civil law involves disputes between individuals rather than the community as a whole

Question 3

The Children’s Court of Western Australia deals with offences committed by young people aged between?

Answer 3

10-17

Question 4

What are the 4 main types of Criminal Law?

PPSTNALS

Answer 4

Laws that protect property
Laws that protect people
Laws that protect society
Laws that protect the nation and legal system

Question 5

bail delay for boy on murder charge recount the story?

Answer 5

• he was 11 years old
• he was charged with armed robbery and a week later allegedly mudered someone.
• what made this case really hard was the fact that he was only 11 though had committed some of the most serious crimes possible.

Question 6

what are the 3 main types of civil law

Answer 6

• family law
• contract law
• tort law

Question 7

What is Tort Law and what are the 4 kinds of issues covered under Tort Law?

NNDT

Answer 7

-Nuisance
-Negligence
-Defamation
-trespass

Question 8

what is negligance laws
-plus examples

Answer 8

• negligance is when manufacturers neglect their duty of care to their consumer or person who purchased the product
• 2 examples are
  +if a clothing store forget to mention on the label that a shirt is made of part polyester which someone is allergic to and caused them to have a serious reaction.
  +button from the clothing of a worker at a soup company fell into the soup and the consumer who ate it nearly choked to death.

+In both of these cases the person would have the right to pursue legal action.

Question 9

what is nusiance laws
- important factors
-plus examples

Answer 9

• A nusiance in legal terms is any behaviour or activity that interferes with you being able to enjoy your time.
• factors that courts take into account in nusiance cases
  +the activity causing the issue
  +how long it has been happening
  +when it takes place
  + whether a reasonable person would also consider it a nusiance (like the plantiff does).
• an example could be your neighbour is consistently throwing parties that wake you up at night.

Question 10

what is defamation
- example

Answer 10

defamation is when a persons reputation or image is ruined because of another person spreading rumours on a large scale.
- for example if someone claimed that the prime minster was a horrible person and made up accusations that were so real everyone believed it. Because of these lies this could damge his reputation and image because of his important position.