determines about 90% of all cases in Victoria

is the lowest court in the Victorian hierarchy

has civil jurisdiction to hear claims for personal injury for unlimited amounts

has criminal jurisdiction to hear summary offences and indictable offences that can be heard summarily

the first parliament was convened so that the new colony could make its own laws

the English settlers applied their own legal system

there was no legal system at all amongst the First Nations peoples

a treaty was arranged with First Nations elders that incorporated aspects of both common and law as well as the customs of First Nations peoples

A police prosceutor

A judge

The defendant

A witness

Government Gazettes

Votes and Proceedings of the House of Representatives

Hansard

The Magistrates’ Court, because it is a relatively minor charge and can be heard summarily

It won’t go to court at all, as Angela and Luke have reconciled

The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (operational since 1 September 2021, merging the former Family Court and Federal Circuit Court), because it relates to the marriage of Angela and Luke

The District Court, because assault is an indictable offence, punishable by a gaol sentence

The UK Supreme Court of Judicature

The Australian High Court

The Victorian Supreme Court of Appeal

The Court of Chancery

The statement of the law is too wide in the previous case

The judge who decided on the previous case retired

Social conditions have changed profoundly since the previous case

The facts are different

The extent to which the decision has been relied upon

The decision is more than 100 years old

The decision achieved no useful result

The decision was out of step with previous authority

enabled the Australian Colonies to combine to form a federation

enabled the Victorian Parliament and courts to alter law that had been ‘received’ from the UK

restricted the ability of the UK Parliament to legislate for the Commonwealth

enabled the Victorian Parliament to repeal UK statutes which had specifically applied to Victoria

is a formal motion which, if passed, completes the passage of the bill through parliament

is published in the Government Gazette.

is the last possible time for amendments to be made.

is the step during which parliamentarians can explain why they support or oppose the bill.