SAC 1A: THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW!

TOPIC RESOURCE
 SLIDE SHOW ON WEEBLY (PRINCIPLES OF
The principles of justice: fairness, equality and JUSTICE)
access  PG 46- 51
 PG 51 Q 1-8
 https://www.thelegalstudiesguy.com/u3-
aos1 (3.1.1)

Feeling a bit extra?

The case of Gene Gibson-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJqsNWzGKps
- Worksheet (on Gene Gibson- ask Miss A)
The principles of justice: fairness, equality and  PG 52- 56
access (continued)  PG 56 Q1-6
 https://www.thelegalstudiesguy.com/u3-
aos1
Key concepts in the Victorian criminal justice  (3.1.2)
system, including:

 – the distinction between summary

offences and indictable offences
 – the burden of proof
Feeling a bit extra?
 – the standard of proof
- Worksheet on indictable offences vs.
 – the presumption of innocence summary offences (Ask Miss A)

 The rights of an accused, including the  PG 57-63

right to be tried without unreasonable  PG 62 Q1-8 + 10-11
delay, the right to a fair hearing, and the  https://www.thelegalstudiesguy.com/u3-
aos1 (3.1.3)
right to trial by jury

 The rights of victims, including the right  PG 64- 70

to give evidence as a vulnerable witness,  PG 71 Q1-8
the right to be informed about the https://www.thelegalstudiesguy.com/u3-aos1
(3.1.4)
proceedings, and the right to be informed
of the likely release date of the accused
 TIPS FOR SACS:
Structure
 SACs will be in the form of structured questions and will conducted under full test conditions

 The structured questions will be written in a question and answer booklet i.e. you will be writing your
responses in the booklet

 The questions will be between 1 and 10 marks, with a maximum of one 10-mark question per SAC

 You will have reading time at the start, prior to the commencement of writing time

 This will mirror the conditions of the end of year examination

Important tips
 Questions worth 6 marks or more should be written in paragraph form

 Make one point per paragraph – the examiners mark papers very quickly and this makes it easier for
them to find marks

 You must use TEEAL when structuring paragraphs (see below)

 The amount you write must be guided by the number of marks allocated to the question

 If you fill the space allotted for an answer, you must clearly label that it’s continued in the extra space at
the end of the paper

 For example, “continued in extra space” then, in the extra space write “question 9 continued”