| Question | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| The accused brings the case to court in criminal law | False | 100%
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| Statute law is created by parliament | True | 92%
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| A fine is paid to the State of Victoria, not to the victim | True | 92%
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| An individual can refuse to attend a police station unless they are under arrest | True | 85%
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| An instalment order can be made to allow the accused to pay a fine in instalments | True | 85%
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| Language barriers are sometimes faced by First Nations peoples in the justice system | True | 85%
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| Cumulative sentences are served at the same time as one another | False | 69%
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| The main aim of civil law is to remedy or wrong | True | 69%
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| An accessory to a crime can be found guilty regardless of whether the principal offender is found guilty | True | 69%
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| A summary offence is always heard in a Magistrates' Court | True | 62%
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| To be able to use intoxication as a defence to murder, the accused must have been intoxicated involuntarily | True | 62%
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| A community correction order is a custodial penalty | False | 54%
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| A community correction order can be imposed for any offence, no matter how serious | False | 54%
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| A strict liability offence is an offence where 'doli incapax' must be proven | False | 46%
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| 'Beyond reasonable doubt' is the same as being '100% certain' | False | 46%
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| The appellate jurisdiction of the Magistrates' Court includes to hear indictable offences heard summarily | False | 38%
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| The burden of proof refers to the degree or extent to which a case must be proved | False | 38%
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| Local councils have the power to enforce criminal law | True | 38%
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| A judge determines the guilt and sanction of an accused in the County and Supreme Courts | False | 31%
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| An offender who has breached a community correction order is resentenced for the original offence | True | 31%
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| Lack of remorse is an aggravating factor | False | 23%
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| Homicide is a type of murder | False | 8%
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