AC9HC8K04
Official content description
the types of law in Australia, including criminal law and civil law, and the place of First Nations Australian customary law
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What Year 8 HASS students should achieve
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- Students identify ways in which Australians express different aspects of their identity and explain perspectives on Australia’s national identity.
- They describe the roles of political parties and elected representatives in Australian government.
- They sequence events and developments to explain causes and effects, and patterns of continuity and change across societies and time periods.
- They interpret information and data to identify economic and business issues and trends, and describe economic cause-and-effect relationships.
- They describe the effects of human activity or hazards on environments.
- They explain how these interconnections change places or environments.
The Knowledge and understanding progression either side of AC9HC8K04
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Taught before · Year 7
- AC9HC7K01the key features of Australia's system of government, including democracy, the Australian Constitution, responsible government and federalism
- AC9HC7K02the characteristics of Australia's democracy, including freedom of speech, association, assembly, religion and movement
- AC9HC7K03the key principles and features of the Australian legal system, including the Australian Constitution, the rule of law and the court system
Builds towards · Year 9
- AC9HC9K01the role of the Australian Constitution in providing the basis for Australia’s federal system of government and democratic processes, including institutions, and the process for constitutional change through a referendum
- AC9HC9K02the legislative processes through which federal government policy is shaped, developed and implemented
- AC9HC9K03the key features and jurisdictions of Australia’s court system, and the operations of courts and tribunals
Other Year 8 Knowledge and understanding codes
- AC9HC8K01how Australians are informed about and participate in democracy
- AC9HC8K02the role of political parties and independent representatives in Australian democracy, including elections and the formation of governments
- AC9HC8K03the characteristics of laws and how laws are made in Australia through parliaments (statutory law) and through the courts (common law)
- AC9HC8K05how culture and religion may influence individuals' and groups' perceptions and expressions of citizenship and their actions as citizens
- AC9HC8K06different experiences of, perspectives on and debates about Australia’s national identity and citizenship, including the perspectives of First Nations Australians as owners of their respective nations, and of different migrant groups
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