2024

Question 1

Criminal law

Answer 1

A system of law concerned with the punishment of offenders for crimes considered to be a threat to the whole community. Such as homicide, assault, sexual offences, property offences, road rules, drink driving and so on.

Question 2

Imprisonment

Answer 2

Imprisonment is the most severe sentencing order available in Victoria. Under this order, an offender’s freedom is restricted by confining them in prison.

Question 3

Accused

Answer 3

In criminal law, the accused is a person who appears in court, charged with an offence.

Question 4

Assault

Answer 4

Assault is physical contact inflicted upon another person that is both unwanted and violent.

Question 5

Presumption of innocence

Answer 5

The presumption of innocence is an important legal principle and fundamental human right in most societies. It requires that any person accused of a criminal offence is considered innocent until proven otherwise by a court.

Question 6

Conviction

Answer 6

A conviction is a formal record of guilt, made after a court finds a person guilty of committing a criminal offence.

Question 7

Judge

Answer 7

A judge is an independent official who oversees the operation of a court and acts as an arbiter of justice.

Question 8

Summary offence

Answer 8

A summary offence is a minor criminal offence. In Victoria, Summary offences can be dealt with in a Magistrates Court without a jury.

Question 9

Arson

Answer 9

Arson is an indictable offence, the act of setting fire to buildings or bushland to purposefully cause destruction.

Question 10

Remand

Answer 10

Remand is an order to appear in court at a later date, given to a person charged with a criminal offence. A person can either be remanded on bail (released) or remanded in custody (detained) until the scheduled date of their court appearance.

Question 11

Competition

Answer 11

Rivalry among sellers to sell their goods and services to increase their profits and share of the market

Question 12

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

Answer 12

The monetary value of a country goods and services produced per year.

Question 13

Macroeconomics

Answer 13

Economics concerned with large-scale or general economic factors, such as interest rates, national productivity, unemployment and inflation.

Question 14

Consumer

Answer 14

People or groups that are the final users of goods and services

Question 15

Depression

Answer 15

In economics, an extreme form of recession when there is a downturn in economic activity for a very long time.

Question 16

Recession

Answer 16

Slow or not economic growth for a period of time (usually up to 6 months)

Question 17

Want

Answer 17

Desires that are not necessary for survival.

Question 18

Needs

Answer 18

Objects that will fulfil our basic needs for survival, such as food, water and shelter.

Question 19

Scarcity

Answer 19

Something that happens because our wants are unlimited, but resources required to fulfill our wants are limited

Question 20

Opportunity Cost

Answer 20

When we have more than 2 options to choose from, it is what we miss out on from the next best option