LEGAL STUDIES EXAM THOUGHTS/DISCUSSION

[chrisjb]

Last question on 2006 paper:

a. ‘Parliament is a very effective law-maker. There are no significant weaknesses in the way parliament
carries out this role.’
Discuss this statement and indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with it.
Justify your conclusions.

Remind you of anything?

[andy456]

I thought I had read the question before.......
just couldnt place it

[KateS]

Good. So long as other people put County too.

I absolutely loved the extended response on the adversary system. I didn't think they would put it on there though, so that was a nice surprise.

Strangely, it was the 1 and 2 mark questions that got me. Like the rights of the police and the individual. My teacher spent no time on these and basically told us to go memorise three of each. Which was fine except the ones I had learnt were all from before an arrest and the question asked for after. So I made an educated guess. I hope they're right. 

CRAP.... So fingerprinting is wrong???
what are police powers after an arrest

I said that a police power is to detain the suspect for what is considered to be a 'reasonable' time, and that a right of the individual is to request a phone call to a friend or relative in that time. But I'm not entirely sure if that's right, and I've already thrown all my notes out so I can't double check haha

[KateS]

Just found them on the computer:


Arrest - your rights

Police must tell you why you are being arrested
Must ‘caution’ you before questioning you formally
Can only hold you in custody for a ‘reasonable time’ without charging you
In most cases, you have the right to phone a friend or relative, and to phone a lawyer in private.

[wonkachic]

What swayed me towards Magistrates' court was the fact that he was sentanced to 1500 hours of community service. Surely culpable driving causing death would not get a community based sentance?

agree ^^!
and also the fact that Q2 stated. who would give the sanction in this case? and i thought this was a trick of the vcaa to try to get students to write straight away a Judge... but in the magistrates court it is a Magistrate.
fingers crossed!!

[cleo_xo]

Good. So long as other people put County too.

I absolutely loved the extended response on the adversary system. I didn't think they would put it on there though, so that was a nice surprise.

Strangely, it was the 1 and 2 mark questions that got me. Like the rights of the police and the individual. My teacher spent no time on these and basically told us to go memorise three of each. Which was fine except the ones I had learnt were all from before an arrest and the question asked for after. So I made an educated guess. I hope they're right. 

CRAP.... So fingerprinting is wrong???
what are police powers after an arrest

I said that a police power is to detain the suspect for what is considered to be a 'reasonable' time, and that a right of the individual is to request a phone call to a friend or relative in that time. But I'm not entirely sure if that's right, and I've already thrown all my notes out so I can't double check haha

that's exactly what i said

[aposta28]

I did the 2 very simple ones:

Right to remain silent (accused)


Demand for name and address of person charged   (police)

[lara2707]

I said right to remain silent, and power to take body samples if consent is given or a court order is obtained

[darcy42]

I said right to have an interpreter present during questioning if English is deficient,
and power to question arrested person for a reasonable period of time.

[flash36]

^ That's what I used.

[ezst]

I said right to remain silent, and power to take body samples if consent is given or a court order is obtained

Exactly what i did. "The right to take DNA samples from an individual over the age of 18, when a court warrant is obtained"

[dilan_892]

no it isnt

I did magistrates as well 2 marks gone

dude our teacher who is an examiner said it was magistrates wth :S

culpable driving isn't that serious of an offence! -.-'

Culpable driving is reckless driving causin harm... i think...

 but Does culpable driving mean someone died??

[Hellhole]

Just quickly, back to the 10-marker. How many pages did roughly everyone write? I wrote 2.5 or there abouts, hopefully covered enough. Probably just worried for no reason, but meh. Should be studying for business! FML.

[andy456]

Just quickly, back to the 10-marker. How many pages did roughly everyone write? I wrote 2.5 or there abouts, hopefully covered enough. Probably just worried for no reason, but meh. Should be studying for business! FML.

just over 3.... i did the first one

[babygurl]

Sorry, so why is fingerprinting wrong?