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AC9HC9K04: Year 9 Humanities and Social Sciences Content Descriptor – Laws and citizens
AC9HC9K04 Year 9 Humanities and Social Sciences

AC9HC9K04 – Year 9 Humanities and Social Sciences: Laws and citizens

Strand
Knowledge and understanding
Substrand
Laws and citizens

This Content Descriptor from Year 9 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 role of courts, judges, lawyers and juries in trials, and the rights of the accused and the rights of victims

Elaborations

  • • investigating the roles of judges, lawyers, court officials and juries in criminal and civil trials
  • • comparing the rights of the accused with the rights of victims in criminal trials, and the rights of the plaintiff and of a defendant in a civil case
  • • understanding the role of the police, including state and federal police, in enabling equal access to justice and equal treatment under the law (the rule of law)
  • • understanding the purpose of civil remedies and the rights of appeal in both criminal and civil cases, and evaluating whether they are applied equally and deliver just outcomes
  • • investigating potential barriers to equality of access to justice, such as education and literacy, location and proximity to legal avenues, financial constraints, race or ethnicity, especially for First Nations Australians
  • • exploring how legal aid operates and how it contributes to rights of the accused or victims

Achievement Standard This Supports

This Content Descriptor contributes to the following Achievement Standard:

Year 9 ASHASCIVY9
Year 9 Humanities and Social Sciences Achievement Standard
By the end of Year 9, students analyse the role of the Australian Constitution, the federal system of government, and the process and reasons for constitutional change. They explain policy development and legislative processes in Australia’s democracy. Students identify the key features and jurisdictions of Australia’s court system and explain the role and processes of courts and tribunals. Students identify the reasons individuals and groups participate in and contribute to civic life nationally and globally. They explain the influence of the media on reflections of identity and diversity. Students develop a range of questions and locate, select and compare information from sources to investigate political and legal systems, and contemporary civic issues. They analyse information to explain perspectives and challenges related to political, legal or civic issues. Students identify and evaluate the methods or strategies related to civic participation or action. Students use civics and citizenship knowledge, concepts and terms to develop descriptions, explanations and evidence-based arguments.