AC9HC8K04
Year 8
Humanities and Social Sciences
AC9HC8K04 – Year 8 Humanities and Social Sciences: Laws and citizens
Strand
Knowledge and understanding
Substrand
Laws and citizens
This Content Descriptor from Year 8 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 Description
the types of law in Australia, including criminal law and civil law, and the place of First Nations Australian customary law
Elaborations
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1
explaining the fundamental difference between criminal law and civil law and their role in the protection of rights and freedoms
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2
distinguishing statutory and common law from executive law (delegated law) and identifying how the houses of parliament can disallow delegated legislation
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3
examining the significance of customary law for First Nations Australians through selected case studies
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4
evaluating the opportunities and limitations of Native Title law for First Nations Australians
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