10 Commerce
  • Law in Society
  • Running A Business
    • (1.0) Selecting Business Opportunities
    • (2.0) Managing the Business
    • (3.0) Group Task
  • Law in Action
    • 1.0 Contact with the Law
    • 2.0 Rights and Responsibilities
    • 3.0 Resolving Disputes
    • 4.0 Current Issues
  • Our Economy
    • Economic Change
  • Employment Issues
    • 1.0 Legal Issues in the Workplace

current issues

Law in Australia today

Laws are often seen as reflections of the societies that make them. Therefore, in a diverse society such as Australia there is going to be debate about the nature and appropriateness of our laws. In recent years we have seen debate on a range of legal issues, such as:
  • mandatory sentencing
  • abortion
  • euthanasia
  • the legislation of some drugs
  • anti-terror laws
  • whether sentencing by some judges is harsh enough
YOUR TASKS
  1. You are to copy the above passage into your books!
  2. Read the document attached --> "Media file/report. You are to source current (2000 +) articles relating to Australian law and its implementation. For each article you source, complete questions 1-4 into your books.
  3. You should have at least FOUR articles by the end of the lesson! 

USEFUL LINKS TO HELP - Examples of the possible articles you could locate:
  • Lock-out Laws http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2014/12/03/sydneys-lockout-laws-have-they-worked
  • P-Plate driving  http://www.smh.com.au/national/pplaters-driving-without-a-parent-double-the-risk-double-the-death-rate-20141011-1148py.html
  • Abortion: http://cannold.com/articles/article/abortion-case-could-set-an-ugly-precedent/
  • Graffiti: http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/new-laws-to-jail-graffiti-vandals-for-seven-years-20130409-2hje7.html
  • www.austlii.edu.au (Contains references to legal cases and legal issues)
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