Court Jurisdiction Question 5

Hi all,

Here is the fifth question. My appologies for the hiatus. I was sick and didnt have a chance to get around to this.

b. Distinguish between the Supreme Court—Trial Division and the Supreme Court—Court of Appeal.

The trial division of the supreme court has an original criminal and civil jurisdiction whereas the Court of Appeals has no original jurisdiction.

Furthermore, the appellate civil jurisdiction of the Trial Division is limited to appeals from the Magistrates court on point of law and VCAT whereas the appellate civil jurisdiction for the Court of Appeals are civil appeals from the Supreme and County courts on point of law, question of fact or issue and also amount of damages.

In addition the appellate criminal jurisdiction of the Trial Division is limited to criminal appeals from the Magistrates Court on point of law (eg. Studded Belt Case 1996) while the Court of Appeals hears criminal appeals from the Supreme and County Courts regarding point of law, conviction or sentence.

3 marks

 

My comments:

In “distinguish” type question linking words like whereas, similarly, in contrast are all par for the cause. They are necessary and required for the marks. Learn them. Ill post a list soon with some.

Again, its about ease of reading for your examiner, separate it up. Paragraphs are your friend. Even if you dont leave a line, think about indenting the first work.

I hope this can help you,
JB