1.
Which,(if(any,(of(the(following(is(an(incorrect(description(or(use(of(the(term(“common(law”?(
Common%law%refers%to%the%body%of%laws%developed%by%judges%as%distinct%from%legislation;%
None%of%the%above%statements%is%an%incorrect%description%or%use%of%the%term%‘common%law’.%
Many%former%British%colonies%share%the%common%law%system%as%a%legacy%of%their%colonial%origin;%
Common%law%was%developed%by%successive%Acts%of%the%United%Kingdom%Parliament;%
The%rules%of%equity%developed%to%remedy%the%inflexibility%and%inadequacies%of%the%common%law;%
%
2.
Which,(if(any,(of(the(following(statements(is(correct?%
% % The%term%‘natural%law’%refers%to%laws%that%protect%the%natural%environment;%
% % The%term%‘natural%law’%refers%to%the%existing%body%of%laws;%
% % A%law%is%a%rule%for%which%there%is%only%ever%one%correct%answer%for%its%application;%
% % Laws%apply%to%all%members%of%a%society%equally%provided%all%members%of%the%society%have%an%adequate%knowledge%of% the%law;% % % None%of%the%above%statements%are%correct.%
%
3.
The("separation(of(powers"(doctrine:(
% % Requires%that%only%members%of%the%judiciary%exercise%judicial%power;%
% % Requires%Members%of%Parliament%to%be%the%heads%of%the%major%government%departments;%
% % Is%sometimes%referred%to%as%the%Westminster%system;%
% % Refers%to%the%way%that%power%is%shared%between%a%central%government%and%the%State%governments%in%a%federal%system;%
% % All%of%the%above%statements%about%the%‘separation%of%powers’%doctrine%are%correct.%
%
4.
Which(of(the(following(statements(best(describes(the(effect(of(the(doctrine(of(‘double(jeopardy’?(
% % If%an%accused%person%is%acquitted%at%trial,%there%can%be%no%further%criminal%proceedings%on%the%same%criminal%charge% nor%can%any%civil%proceedings%be%brought%against%that%person%in%relation%to%the%same%facts;% % % If%an%accused%person%is%acquitted%at%trial,%there%can%be%no%civil%proceedings%brought%against%that%person%in%relation%to% the%same%facts;% % % A%person%cannot%be%punished%by%the%criminal%law%if%that%person%has%already%been%punished%by%the%civil%law;%
% % If%an%accused%person%is%acquitted%at%trial,%there%can%be%no%further%criminal%proceedings%on%the%same%criminal%charge;%
% % A%person%cannot%be%punished%by%the%civil%law%if%that%person%has%already%been%punished%by%the%criminal%law.%
%
5.
Which(of(the(following(statements(is(correct?(
% % A%Bill%is%a%legislative%proposal%that%is%also%known%as%an%Act%of%Parliament;%
% % The%first%reading%of%a%Bill%in%Parliament%will%be%a%good%source%of%information%to%assist%a%court%in%determining%the% purpose%of%the%proposed%legislation;% % % The%second%reading%of%a%Bill%in%Parliament%involves%debating%each%separate%clause%in%the%proposed%legislation%and% making%amendments%as%required;% % % All%of%the%above%statements%are%correct;%
% % None%of%the%above%statements%is%correct.%
%
6.
The(reception(of(English(law(into(New(South(Wales(in(1828(means:(
% % a.%Copies%of%the%relevant%statute%books%were%sent%to%the%New%South%Wales%Parliament;%
% % b.%Only%the%rules%specified%by%the%United%Kingdom%Parliament%as%appropriate%to%a%conquered%colony%were%to%apply%to%
New%South%Wales;%
% % c.%English%common%law%and%equity%and%English%statutes,%if%suitable%to%conditions%in%New%South%Wales,%were%to%apply%to%
New%South%Wales;%
% % d.%The%English%court%system%was%introduced%in%New%South%Wales;%
% % (b)%and%(d)%above.%
%
7.
Countries(with(‘common(law’(legal(systems(will(always(have:(
%%%%%%%%a%written%constitution;%
% % similar%provisions%in%their%constitutions;%
% % the%same%laws;%
% % similar%legal%institutions;%
% % similar%legal%institutions%and%similar%provisions%in%their%constitutions.%
%
8.
The(jurisdiction(of(the(High(Court(of(Australia(includes:(
% % a.%Giving%advisory%opinions%on%the%constitutional%validity%of%proposed%legislation;%
% % b.%Original%jurisdiction%in%all%matters%in%which%the%Commonwealth%is%a%party;%
% % c.%Appellate%jurisdiction%in%civil%matters%only;%
% % (b)%and%(c)%above;%
% % All%of%the%above.%
%
9.