AC9HC9K03
Official content description
the key features and jurisdictions of Australia’s court system, and the operations of courts and tribunals
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What Year 9 HASS students should achieve
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- They explain the effects of human activity on environments, and the effects of environments on human activity.
- Students develop and modify questions to investigate an economic and business issue.
- Students analyse strategies to address a geographical phenomenon or challenge using environmental, social or economic criteria.
- Students use geographical knowledge, concepts, terms and digital tools as appropriate to develop descriptions, explanations and responses that acknowledge research findings.
- Students identify and evaluate the methods or strategies related to civic participation or action.
- Students develop a range of questions about a geographical phenomenon or challenge.
The Knowledge and understanding progression either side of AC9HC9K03
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Taught before · Year 8
- 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)
Builds towards · Year 10
- AC9HC10K01the key features and values of Australia’s system of government compared with at least one other democratic or non-democratic system of government in the Asia-Pacific region
- AC9HC10K02the Australian Government’s role and responsibilities at a regional and global level
- AC9HC10K03the role of the parliament and the High Court of Australia in protecting rights under the Constitution, common law, and through federal and state statute law
Other Year 9 Knowledge and understanding codes
- 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
- AC9HC9K04the role of courts, judges, lawyers and juries in trials, and the rights of the accused and the rights of victims
- AC9HC9K05how and why individuals and groups, including community, religious and cultural groups, participate in and contribute to civic life in Australia and to global citizenship
- AC9HC9K06the influence of a range of media, including social media, in shaping identity and attitudes to diversity
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