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Court Hierarchy (including Boards and Tribunals) 1. Every society has laws to ________________________________. 2. The legal process has three main purposes: (i) _________________________________________________ (ii) _________________________________________________ (iii) _________________________________________________ 3. The issues that can be heard in each court is known as a court’s _______________________. 4. There are four main reasons for having a court hierarchy: (i) ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ (ii) ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ (iii) ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ (iv) ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. Comment on the jurisdiction of each of the following courts: Civil Criminal Appeal Judge or Magistrate Jurisdiction Court of Petty Sessions Local Court Children’s Court Coroner’s Court Warden’s Court Compensation Court Drug Courts Liquor Licensing Court Family Court District Court Supreme Court Federal Court High Court Boards and Tribunals 1. Describe four differences between a court and a tribunal. (i) ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ (ii) ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ (iii) ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ (iv) ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Court Hierarchy (including Boards and Tribunals)

  1. Every society has laws to ________________________________.

  2. The legal process has three main purposes: (i) _________________________________________________ (ii) _________________________________________________ (iii) _________________________________________________

  3. The issues that can be heard in each court is known as a court’s _______________________.

  4. There are four main reasons for having a court hierarchy: (i) ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ (ii) ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ (iii) ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ (iv) ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

  5. Comment on the jurisdiction of each of the following courts:

    Civil Criminal Appeal Judge or Magistrate Jurisdiction Court of Petty Sessions

Local Court

Children’s Court

Coroner’s Court

Warden’s Court

Compensation Court

Drug Courts

Liquor Licensing Court Family Court

District Court

Supreme Court

Federal Court

High Court

Boards and Tribunals

  1. Describe four differences between a court and a tribunal. (i) ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ (ii) ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ (iii) ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ (iv) ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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It seems like you're asking for a completion of a worksheet on court hierarchy, jurisdiction, and the differences between courts and tribunals. Here are the answers:

  1. Every society has laws to maintain order and protect the rights and freedoms of its citizens.

  2. The legal process has three main purposes: (i) To determine the truth (ii) To enforce laws (iii) To resolve disputes

  3. The issues that can be heard in each court is known as a court’s jurisdiction.

  4. There are four main reasons for having a court hierarchy: (i) To allow for a system of appeals where decisions can be reviewed (ii) To ensure that the most serious cases are heard by the most experienced judges (iii) To allow for specialization in different areas of law (iv) To manage the caseload and ensure that cases are heard in a timely manner

  5. The jurisdiction of each court varies based on the type of cases they handle. For example, a local court might handle minor civil and criminal cases, while a supreme court would handle major civil and criminal cases and appeals from lower courts.

Boards and Tribunals

  1. Describe four differences between a court and a tribunal. (i) Courts are part of the judicial branch of government, while tribunals are part of the executive branch. (ii) Courts handle criminal and civil cases, while tribunals usually deal with specific areas of law like employment or immigration. (iii) The procedures in courts are usually more formal and strict than in tribunals. (iv) Decisions made in courts can be enforced by the police or other authorities, while tribunal decisions usually need to be enforced through the courts.

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