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  1. jeff.wong

    PAST HSC'ers

    There are always rooms for improvement, it is really a game of determination. Try to eliminate silly mistakes though, they really hurt because you know you can do the work except you just weren't thinking straight at that instance. Generally speaking, half yearly aien't that weighty so it is...
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    What are a good set of criteria for evaluating effectiveness of the legal system...

    Re: What are a good set of criteria for evaluating effectiveness of the legal system. In evaluating effectiveness you can look a set criteria such as: -Effectiveness for individual i.e. access and equality, protection and recognition of individual rights -Effectiveness for society i.e...
  3. jeff.wong

    Question!

    Ye you can, you can introduce by Corbett v. Corbett (1970) and bring in Re Kevin [2001] which overrule the decision in the first case. Re Kevin [2001] established that: For the purpose of ascertaining the validity of a marriage under Australian law, the question whether a person is a man...
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    Question!

    Same sex relationship, can look at: Toonen v. Australia Hope and Brown v. NIB Health Fund Ltd [1995] Family Leave Test Case (1994) and Personal Carers Leave Test Case (1995) W v. G (1996) Property (relationships) Legislation Amendment Act 1999 (NSW) Proposals for civil unions HREOC: Same...
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    ESSAY HELP PLEASE - function and role of sentencing in society

    Sentencing I take it as in punishment from the HSC Legal Studies syllabus it prescribes several purposes of punishment: Here are some of the main ones -Retribution: i.e. seeking revenge to achieve a sense of justice on the victim's behalf -Rehabilitation: as you mention, "jails should help...
  6. jeff.wong

    help!!! on law reforms???

    Anti-Bikies Law Anti-Terror Laws [few years back]
  7. jeff.wong

    are some notes on BOS fake?

    If you think about it, most notes are uploaded by people who finished the HSC so they don't benefit in any way or gain an advantage over those who download them. With that being said it is always good to double check the notes and prepare your own.
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    Help - Human Rights being Hindered

    For Australian Law look maybe specifically into: -Conventions on the rights of a Child (CROC)and detainment of child refugees In the CROC, it states children should be detained as a last resort whereas in cases of detainment of child refugee, it is the first resort. Thus argubly state...
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    Aggravating + Mitigating VS Subjective + Objective factors in sentencing?

    Circumstances of the offence - Objective factors Every crime has unique circumstances and this must be considered when passing sentence. These circumstances, often referred to as ‘objective features’, are usually put forward by the prosecution in a bid to reinforce the severity of the crime...
  10. jeff.wong

    Jurisprudence

    The philosophy of law not really a part of the HSC course.
  11. jeff.wong

    Criminal Case Help

    http://www.austlii.edu.au and find the exact case there
  12. jeff.wong

    Bio question that is confusing me??

    Q26 The line represents species B the dotted line represents species A Reasoning: The line is further away from the sea and will require a wzxy cuticle to minimise water loss. Whereas the one closer to sea would have certain exposure to salt [since its closer to sea] thus will have...
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    Bio question that is confusing me??

    So from the information, we know that Anne is a carrier so her genetic makeup is XBXb [B for normal and b for colourblind] hence she is an open circle which denotes unaffected female. It says Mari's father John is unaffected therefore, his makeup must be XBY, Y cannot carry anything [hence why...
  14. jeff.wong

    A few questions

    I think it increases breathing rate not slow.
  15. jeff.wong

    Legal Studies Extended Responses!!

    Answer the qs Structure: intro body conclusion Examples: case, media, legislation Legal terminology
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    for the GUYS! wat do you look for in a girl?

    Someone kind, knowledgeable but not neccesarily too smart, honest and attractive in a way.
  17. jeff.wong

    Pedigrees

    Pretty much explains it here: HSC Online
  18. jeff.wong

    Equity/Equality

    Judge on its own merits basically means it does take individual circumstances. Same thing. Edit: as to origins of equity just basically mean you should look up where it originated from because it sometimes come up in hsc e.g. last year. From memories the concept of equity derived from the...
  19. jeff.wong

    Need help please.

    Subjective factors are mitigating factors in consideration during the sentencing process. Subjective factors refer to the subject i.e. the offender. Examples of mitigating subjective factors are: the offender is of good character, the offender is young and inexperience etc.
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