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Practice paper focus areas

• Exam 1 — Part A (Sources of law): bills, public vs private members' bills, parliamentary committees; Part A 5-mark: advise a constructed citizen on representative government; Part A 10-mark: critically analyse parliamentary committees (fairness and efficiency)
• Exam 2 — Part A (Dispute resolution): standard of proof, trial mode, magistrate's role; Part A 5-mark: present an argument on guilt applying a constructed statute and case; Part A 10-mark: critically analyse juries (fairness and efficiency)
• Exam 3 — Part A (Sources of law): delegated legislation and its supervision; Part A 5-mark: advise whether a regulation breaches the rule of law; Part A 10-mark: critically analyse delegated legislation (certainty and flexibility)
• Exam 4 — Part A (Sources of law): forming government and responsible government; Part A 5-mark: discuss crossbench influence on law-making; Part A 10-mark: critically analyse minority government (the empowered and the disempowered)
• Exam 5 — Part A (Dispute resolution): civil standard of proof, parties, remedies; Part A 5-mark: present an argument on liability in negligence; Part A 10-mark: critically analyse ADR versus trial (fairness and efficiency)
• Exam 6 — Part A (Sources of law): precedent, ratio, obiter, statutory interpretation; Part A 5-mark: discuss whether courts should make law; Part A 10-mark: critically analyse the courts-parliament relationship (certainty and flexibility)
• Exam 7 — Part A (Sources of law): question time, ministerial responsibility, role of MPs; Part A 5-mark: discuss how well question time upholds responsible government; Part A 10-mark: critically analyse executive accountability (the empowered and the disempowered)
• Exam 8 — Part A (Dispute resolution): rules of evidence and the adversary system; Part A 5-mark: present an argument applying a constructed offence; Part A 10-mark: critically analyse the adversary system versus inquisitorial features (fairness and efficiency)
• Exam 9 — Part A (Sources of law): bicameralism, the Senate, committees; Part A 5-mark: advise on whether the bill should pass unamended; Part A 10-mark: critically analyse the role of the Senate (the empowered and the disempowered)
• Exam 10 — Part A (Sources of law): rule of law, law-making and review of laws; Part A 5-mark: advise a constructed protest group on influencing law-makers; Part A 10-mark: critically analyse how laws balance competing rights and responsibilities
• Exam 11 — Part A (Dispute resolution): pre-trial procedures, bail, guilty pleas; Part A 5-mark: discuss resolving criminal disputes without trial; Part A 10-mark: critically analyse pre-trial procedures (fairness and efficiency)
• Exam 12 — Part A (Sources of law): executive and delegated law-making in an emergency; Part A 5-mark: advise whether the directions are lawfully made; Part A 10-mark: critically analyse executive power (fairness and efficiency)
• Exam 13 — Part A (Sources of law): influencing law-makers and representative government; Part A 5-mark: discuss the effectiveness of petitions and lobbying; Part A 10-mark: critically analyse whether institutions reflect the people (the empowered and the disempowered)
• Exam 14 — Part A (Dispute resolution): tribunals, access to justice, civil remedies; Part A 5-mark: present an argument for the tenant or landlord; Part A 10-mark: critically analyse tribunals as dispute resolution (fairness and efficiency)
• Exam 15 — Part A (Sources of law): judicial independence and separation of powers; Part A 5-mark: discuss safeguards for judicial independence; Part A 10-mark: critically analyse separation of powers in Australia (the empowered and the disempowered)
• Exam 16 — Part A (Dispute resolution): juries, judge-alone trials, role of the judge; Part A 5-mark: advise the accused on trial mode; Part A 10-mark: critically analyse the use of juries (certainty and flexibility)
• Exam 17 — Part A (Sources of law): statutory interpretation and precedent; Part A 5-mark: discuss whether parliaments guide courts adequately; Part A 10-mark: critically analyse statutory interpretation (certainty and flexibility)
• Exam 18 — Part A (Dispute resolution): protecting rights of groups and individuals in the adversary system; Part A 5-mark: discuss support measures for vulnerable witnesses; Part A 10-mark: critically analyse how the adversary system protects the disempowered
• Exam 19 — Part A (Sources of law): private members' bills, crossbench and committees; Part A 5-mark: advise the member on getting the bill passed; Part A 10-mark: critically analyse the influence of minor parties and independents (the empowered and the disempowered)
• Exam 20 — Part A (both focus areas): delegated legislation and resolving the dispute; Part A 5-mark: present an argument on whether the by-law was breached; Part A 10-mark: critically analyse the rule of law in local law-making (competing rights and responsibilities)