Court Jurisdiction

1️⃣Coroners court:
2️⃣Local Court:
3️⃣District Court:
4️⃣Supreme Court:
5️⃣NSW Court of Criminal Appeal:
6️⃣High Court:
7️⃣Children’s Court:
8️⃣Family Court:

The Adversary System

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The prosecution initates the case against the accused, however there is a burden of proof for the prosecution to prove the accused is guilty. Or else they will be considered innocent. This proof needs to be ‘beyond resonable doubt’.

Use of Evidence;
Judgement details;

EFFECTIVE	INEFFECTIVE
Each party is empowered to discover truth as they are acting out of self interest	Accused doesn’t have to give evidence/go on stand due to right to silence and burden of proof
In control of own case	High costs - some plead guilty just to finish process
Lawyers provide expertise	Democratic right to defend oneself is diminished if you can’t afford legal representation
Impartial third-party judge	May be a reflection of who has the best legal representation
	Jury can’t understand complex language/procedures

Legal Personnel 🤵

Magistrate:
Judge:
Public prosecutor: