To scrutinise and amend specific parts of the bill.

To provide final approval of the bill.

To consult the High Court on the constitutionality of the bill.

To debate the bill in general terms.

A definition

An explanation 

A designation

A direction

State magistrate

Federal judge

Victorian barrister

State judge

Treaty,

Voice and Truth

Voice, Truth

and Treaty

Voice,

Treaty and Truth

Truth, Voice

and Treaty

Beyond reasonable doubt

Innocent until proven guilty

Beyond a shadow of a doubt 

Balance of probabilities

A decision of a court

A petition to the king

A decree of a monarch

A law passed by a Lord

That there were a great number of camp fires

That there were impressive dwellings

That there was a clear connection between the people and their native lands

That there appeared to be a living and rich culture of people

will strike out an Act or a provision of an Act if found incompatible with a human right

has as its main purpose an obligation on all public authorities to act in a way that is specifically compatible with the human rights of Victoria’s First Nations population

requires courts and tribunals to interpret statutory provisions in a way that is compatible with human rights

now operates in the same way that a Bill of Rights operates in the U.S.A.

would not be bound to follow decisions of the High Court of Australia.

is normally bound by decisions of other single judges of the same court.

is normally bound by the decisions of the supreme courts of other states.

is normally bound by New South Wales Court of Appeal.

An appellate decision involving a two to one majority in which the two judges in the majority provide different reasons for their decisions is a decision without a ratio

The High Court of Australia has said that where judges come to a unanimous decision in a case, common law will always override statute law

Where there are multiple judges presiding over a case, if one judge expresses a dissenting decision, this means that the case will have no ratio

Every decision of an appellate court has a ratio