QCE Legal StudiesPractice Examination 13

This paper covers

• Implied freedom of political communication — Lange v ABC (1997) and AEUFDS test
• Data retention laws — Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment (Data Retention) Act 2015 (Cth)
• Right to privacy as a human right — ICCPR Article 17
• Australian Constitution express and implied rights — ss 75, 80, 92, 116, 117
• Human rights in criminal law contexts — right to silence, fair trial, presumption of innocence
• International human rights framework — UDHR 1948, ICCPR 1966, treaty bodies, Special Rapporteurs
• Queensland and federal anti-discrimination law — ADA 1991, RDA 1975, SDA 1984, DDA 1992
• Surveillance and law reform — ALRC, parliamentary inquiries, criteria for evaluating reform
• Australian Human Rights Commission — role and limitations
• Proportionality, balancing rights, and constitutional limits on legislative power

Students are permitted to bring into the examination the materials normally allowed for this subject. Answer all questions in the spaces provided.

This is an ATARMAxxing practice paper. It is not an official examination and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced by the VCAA, NESA or the QCAA.