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TCE Legal StudiesPractice Examination 6

Reading time15 minutes
Writing time2 hours
Total marks420
Questions9
StructureSection A — 4 Q, 240 marks · Section B — 1 Q, 60 marks · Section C — 4 Q, 120 marks

This paper covers

  • Section A Q1–Q2: the five Westminster features as checks and balances on power; judicial independence despite executive appointment of judges
  • Section A Q3–Q4: Commonwealth financial dominance through s51(ii) and s96; the Uluru Statement from the Heart and the 2023 referendum
  • Section B Q5 (all five 2026 TLIs offered): courts versus parliament as law makers in the issue
  • Section C Part 1 Q6–Q7: impartial adjudicator and role of the jury; restorative justice as an alternative to the trial
  • Section C Part 2 Q8–Q9: bail and one other safeguard plus one victim right; diversionary processes and proposed reforms

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

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TCE Legal Studies Practice Examination 6