With the Crime section of HSC Legal Studies, it is so crucial that you have a firm understanding of key legislation in order to answer multiple choice questions as well as give evidence in your short answer questions.
Luckily for you, we’ve collected all the key pieces of legislation for HSC Legal Studies: Crime!
We’ll cover their relevance, context, as well as how they contribute to the criminal justice system. Without further delay, here is the only list of HSC Legal Studies Legislation for ‘Crime’ you will ever need!
If you’re looking for some Crime case studies for HSC Legal Studies, you can read up on some with our guide.
If you’re ready to take on some practice questions, check out the HSC Legal Studies Crime practice questions we’ve written up!
Let’s take a look!
1. The Nature of Crime
2. The Criminal Investigation Process
3. Criminal Trial Process
4. Sentencing and Punishment
5. Young Offenders
6. International Crime
1. The Nature of Crime
General
Legislation | What |
Crimes Act 1990 (NSW) & Crimes Act Commonwealth (1914) | |
Article 14 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights |
Offences against the sovereign
Legislation | What |
National Security Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2014 | |
Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment (Data Retention) Act 2015 | |
Anti-Terrorism Act (No. 2) 2005 (Cth) | - Preventative detention - Control orders - Restrictions on criticism of the sovereign - Police powers to request information - Providing funds to a terrorist or terrorist act - Charges for 'hoax offences' |
Economic offences
Legislation | What |
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Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) |
Drug offences
Legislation | What |
---|---|
Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW) |
Driving offences
Legislation | What |
---|---|
Road Transport Act 2013 (NSW) |
2. The Criminal Investigation Process
Legislation | What |
---|---|
Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 (NSW) & Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Amendment Act 2014 | |
Crimes (Forensic Procedures) Act 2000 (NSW) | |
Bail Act 2013 (NSW) & Bail Amendment Act 2014 (NSW) |
3. Criminal Trial Process
Legislation | What |
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Criminal Procedures Amendment (Indictable Offences) Act 1986 | - Table One offences: summarily (unless prosecution or accused elects to have matter dealt with by judge and jury) - Table Two offences: summarily (unless prosecution decides to have offence dealt with by a judge and jury - Strictly indictable offences: most serious, must be dealt with by judge and jury |
Local Court Act 2007 (NSW) | |
Children's Court Act 1987 (NSW) | |
Drug Court Act 1998 (NSW) | |
District Court Act 1973 (NSW) | |
Judicial Officers Act 1986 (NSW) | |
Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) | |
Crimes (Forensic Procedures) Act 2000 (NSW) | |
Section 23 of the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) | |
Jury Act 1977 (NSW) & Jury Amendments Verdicts Act 2006 (NSW) |
4. Sentencing and Punishment
Legislation | What |
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NSW Court of Criminal Appeal with Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 | |
The Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 | |
Crimes Act NSW 1900 | |
Victims Rights and Support Act 2013 | |
Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Regulation 2014 (NSW) |
5. Young Offenders
What | What |
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The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989 | |
Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 (NSW) | |
Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 (NSW) | |
Young Offenders Act 1997 (NSW) | |
Children (Protection and Parental Responsibility) Act 1997 (NSW) |
6. International Crime
Legislation | What |
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Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) | |
Crimes at Sea Act 2000 (Cth) | |
Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Maritime Navigation (1988) | |
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (1982) | |
Geneva Conventions 1949 | |
Hague Conventions (1899 and 1907) | |
Criminal Code 1995 (Cth) | |
Crimes (Torture) Act 1998 (Cth) | |
United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organised Crime (2000) |
And that wraps up our key pieces of Crime Legislation for HSC Legal Studies – good luck!
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