Unit 3 AOS 2B - The protection of rights
Key knowledge
Key skills
- the means by which the Commonwealth Constitution protects rights, including structural protection, express rights, and implied rights
- the significance of one High Court case relating to the constitutional protection of rights in Australia
- Australia’s constitutional approach to the protection of rights and the approach adopted in one of the following countries: Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, or the United States of America.
Key skills
- define key legal terminology and use it appropriately
- discuss, interpret and analyse legal information and data
- apply legal principles to relevant cases and issues
- explain the role of the Commonwealth Constitution with respect to law-making powers and the protection of rights
- identify the types of law-making powers
- explain the methods and processes of changing constitutional power
- analyse the impact of referendums, High Court interpretation of the Constitution, and the referral of powers on the division of law-making powers