QCE Legal StudiesPractice Examination 17

This paper covers

• Domestic and family violence as a human rights issue
• Australia's obligations under CEDAW and ICCPR
• Adequacy of state legislative responses to DFV
• International human rights framework (UDHR, ICCPR, CEDAW, ICERD)
• Treaty bodies and enforcement mechanisms
• Queensland Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 and federal anti-discrimination legislation
• Australian Human Rights Commission
• Constitutional protections and their limits
• Law reform processes and criteria (justice, equity, consistency, accessibility)
• Non-discrimination and equality rights under international law
• Access to justice for DFV survivors
• UN Special Rapporteurs and treaty body reporting
• Justiciability of international obligations in Australian domestic law
• Queensland Family and Child Commission and DFV legislative framework
• Implied freedom of political communication and human rights advocacy

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.