VCE Legal Studies Past Exam Questions
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Question 7 – continued Question 7 (10 marks) Sam, 23, has prior convictions and drug and alcohol addictions. Sam has been charged with three indictable offences, including armed ro
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Report-based difficulty · EasyAverage marks: 70% of available · official reportFull marks: 54% of students · official report
a. Outline one purpose of bail. Refer to Sam’s case in your answer. 2 marks
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Report-based difficulty · MediumAverage marks: 60% of available · official reportFull marks: 31% of students · official report
b. Describe the law-making process that the court will use to determine whether Sam possessed an offensive weapon within the meaning of the statute. 3 marks 9 2016 LEGAL STUDIES EX
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Report-based difficulty · MediumAverage marks: 62% of available · official reportFull marks: 16% of students · official report
c. Provide one sanction that may be imposed if Sam is found guilty and discuss the ability of that sanction to achieve its purposes. 5 marks 2016 LEGAL STUDIES EXAM 10
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Report-based difficulty · MediumAverage marks: 56% of available · official reportFull marks: 16% of students · official report
Question 8 (5 marks) Why is it possible for a Victorian law to be in conflict with an existing Commonwealth law? In your answer, describe the impact that section 109 of the Commonw
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Question 9 – continued TURN OVER Question 9 (7 marks) A Bill has been introduced into the Commonwealth Parliament to amend an existing law.
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Report-based difficulty · EasyAverage marks: 90% of available · official reportFull marks: 77% of students · official report
a. Describe one reason why a law may need to change. 2 marks 2016 LEGAL STUDIES EXAM 12
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Report-based difficulty · MediumAverage marks: 44% of available · official reportFull marks: 8% of students · official report
b. Discuss the law-making role of the Commonwealth Parliament. 5 marks 13 2016 LEGAL STUDIES EXAM TURN OVER
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Question 10 (6 marks) Evaluate the extent to which the Commonwealth Constitution protects the rights of Australians through implied rights. 2016 LEGAL STUDIES EXAM 14
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Report-based difficulty · MediumAverage marks: 61.7% of available · official reportFull marks: 13% of students · official report
Question 11 (6 marks) ‘Mediation is a better way to resolve disputes than a more formal method such as arbitration.’ Discuss this statement. 15 2016 LEGAL STUDIES EXAM
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Question 12 – continued TURN OVER Question 12 (10 marks) ‘Judges can resolve disputes effectively because the adversary system of trial and the operation of the doctrine of precede
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Question 1 (6 marks) A plaintiff is seeking an injunction and damages of $1 million in the Supreme Court of Victoria. The defendant has been told by their lawyer that they will nee
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