Unit 1 VCE Legal Studies - True or False?

1. The main aim of civil law is to remedy or wrong

2. The accused brings the case to court in criminal law

3. Statute law is created by parliament

4. The appellate jurisdiction of the Magistrates' Court includes to hear indictable offences heard summarily

5. A strict liability offence is an offence where 'doli incapax' must be proven

6. The burden of proof refers to the degree or extent to which a case must be proved

7. 'Beyond reasonable doubt' is the same as being '100% certain'

8. A summary offence is always heard in a Magistrates' Court

9. An accessory to a crime can be found guilty regardless of whether the principal offender is found guilty

10. Homicide is a type of murder

11. To be able to use intoxication as a defence to murder, the accused must have been intoxicated involuntarily

12. Local councils have the power to enforce criminal law

13. An individual can refuse to attend a police station unless they are under arrest

14. A judge determines the guilt and sanction of an accused in the County and Supreme Courts

15. A community correction order is a custodial penalty

16. A fine is paid to the State of Victoria, not to the victim

17. An instalment order can be made to allow the accused to pay a fine in instalments

18. A community correction order can be imposed for any offence, no matter how serious

19. An offender who has breached a community correction order is resentenced for the original offence

20. Cumulative sentences are served at the same time as one another

21. Lack of remorse is an aggravating factor

22. Language barriers are sometimes faced by First Nations peoples in the justice system