Unit 3 AOS 2B - The protection of rights

Key knowledge

• 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