Unit 4 AOS 2A - Court processes and procedures

Key knowledge

• the elements of an effective legal system: entitlement to a fair and unbiased hearing; effective access to the legal system; and timely resolution of disputes.
• criminal pre-trial procedures and their purposes, including: bail and remand; and committal hearings;
• general purposes of criminal sanctions;
• an overview of three types of sanctions and their specific purpose;
  
• Supreme Court civil pre-trial procedures, including: pleadings; discovery; directions hearings; and the purposes of these procedures
• the purpose of civil remedies;
  
• types of civil remedies, including damages and injunctions.
  

Key skills

• define key legal terminology and use it appropriately;
  
• discuss, interpret and analyse legal information;
  
• apply legal principles to relevant cases and issues;
  
• describe the pre-trial procedures for the resolution of criminal cases and civil disputes, and compare their relative purposes;
  
• discuss the ability of criminal sanctions and civil remedies to achieve their purposes;
  
• evaluate the extent to which court processes and procedures contribute to an effective legal system.