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AC9HC7K03: Year 7 Humanities and Social Sciences Content Descriptor – Laws and citizens
AC9HC7K03 Year 7 Humanities and Social Sciences

AC9HC7K03 – Year 7 Humanities and Social Sciences: Laws and citizens

Strand
Knowledge and understanding
Substrand
Laws and citizens

This Content Descriptor from Year 7 Humanities and Social Sciences provides the specific knowledge and skills students should learn. Use it to plan lessons, create learning sequences, and design assessments that align with the Australian Curriculum v9.

Content Descriptor

the key principles and features of the Australian legal system, including the Australian Constitution, the rule of law and the court system

Elaborations

  • • exploring the origins of Australia’s legal system, including British common law, the Magna Carta, an independent judiciary and the Court hierarchies, both federal and state/territory
  • • explaining the principles of justice, fairness, equality, the rule of law and the importance of equal access to the protections provided by the law
  • • making connections between a fair and just legal system and democratic principles
  • • explaining Australia’s legal and justice system, including the principles of the rule of law, presumption of innocence, burden of proof, and right to a fair trial and legal representation
  • • discussing the elements of a “fair trial”, including citizens’ roles as witnesses and jurors, legal representation and due process
  • • exploring how Australians can receive access to justice and can apply for legal representation, such as through legal aid

Achievement Standard This Supports

This Content Descriptor contributes to the following Achievement Standard:

Year 7 ASHASCIVY7
Year 7 Humanities and Social Sciences Achievement Standard
By the end of Year 7, students describe the key features of Australia's system of government, and the principles and features of the Australian legal system. They explain the characteristics of Australian democracy. Students describe the nature of Australian society, its cultural and religious diversity, and identify the values that support cohesion in Australian society. Students develop questions and locate, select and organise information from sources to investigate political and legal systems, and contemporary civic issues. They analyse information and identify perspectives and challenges related to political, legal or civic issues. They identify and describe the methods or strategies related to civic participation or action. Students use civics and citizenship concepts, terms and sources to create descriptions, explanations and arguments.