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Types of Laws Cards
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Types of Laws Cards
Cut out the scenario and definition cards. Match each scenario to criminal, civil or administrative law. Then explain one match to a partner.
Scenario cards
Read each card and decide which type of law it best illustrates.
A person takes a skateboard from a park and is charged by police with theft.
After a storm damages a shared boundary fence, two neighbours disagree about who must pay for repairs.
A café owner asks the local council for permission to place seats on the footpath.
A driver is fined after travelling above the posted speed limit.
A family asks for a review after a government department decides they are not eligible for a payment.
A builder says a customer has not paid for completed work, and the disagreement is taken to court.
Someone damages a bus shelter by breaking its glass and is charged with an offence.
A council refuses a resident's application for a backyard shed, and the resident asks for the decision to be reviewed.
Two separated parents cannot agree on arrangements for when their child will spend time with each of them.
A person is accused of leaving a shop with unpaid goods and is charged with shoplifting.
Definition cards
Use these short descriptions to check your matches.
This area of law deals with offences against the law. The state brings a case against a person accused of an offence; consequences may include a fine or another penalty.
This area of law helps resolve disagreements between people or organisations about matters such as money, property, agreements or family arrangements.
This area of law concerns decisions made by government bodies and ways to question or review those decisions.
1.In your own words, explain one important difference between a criminal law case and a civil law case.
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