Content description VCCCL023

Civics and Citizenship / Levels 7 and 8 / Laws and Citizens

Content description

Compare how laws are made in Australia, including through parliaments (statutory law) and courts (common law), and explain different types of laws, including executive law (delegated law), criminal law, civil law and the place of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander customary law

Elaborations

comparing some examples of statutes and common laws and the way they are made
distinguishing statutory and common law from executive law (delegated law)
discussing examples of recent laws passed through parliaments that enact government policy
explaining the difference between criminal law and civil law
considering the significance of customary law for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
describe an example of the process of law making

Code

VCCCL023

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