Supporting the teaching and learning of Legal Studies since 1994 Legal Briefs Index 2010 – 2020 The Journal of the Legal Studies Association of NSW Inc. Legal Briefs 2020 Volume 27, Edition 1 1. From the Editor’s Desk Page 2 By Keith Thomas 2. From the LSA Office Page 2 By Julie Gleeson 3. The President’s Report 2019 Page 3 By Sophie Mynott 4. Presentation for Top 20 2019 HSC Legal Studies Achievers Page 8 By Keith Thomas 5. Tips for Success from the Top 20 Students Page 10 By Nicholas Fernandez and Keith Thomas Feature article 6. COVID-19 and All That! Page 11 By Nicholas Cowdery AM QC Supporting teaching and learning activities 7. By the time of COVID-19 Emergency Laws Page 20 By Wendy Campbell 8. Law Reform and Emerging Issues in Family Law Page 30 By Andrew Cornish 9. How to Link Shelter Issues to the Demands of an Increasing Older Generation Page 37 By Laurie Brady Legal Briefs 2020 Volume 27, Edition 2 1. From the Editor’s Desk Page 2 By Keith Thomas 2. From the LSA Office Page 3 By Julie Gleeson 3. From the President Page 5 By Sophie Mynott Feature articles 4. Can Blockchain Help Resolve Modern Slavery in Supply Chains? Page 7 By Martijn Boersma 5. Family Law – Child Support: Compliance and Effectiveness Page 12 By Tom Zagami Teaching and Learning Strategies 6. Using Exemplars Page 22 By Helen Preketes and Keith Thomas 7. Improving Literacy Using ALARM Page 27 By Erin Carney 8. Apartheid in Australia? Page 32 By Andrew Watts 9. Preliminary Case Study: Love v Cth [2020] HCA 3, Thoms v Cth Page 36 By Sophie Mynott 10. Teaching Legal Studies for the First Time Page 42 By Kate Kempthorne and Judy Macdonald Legal Briefs 2020 Volume 27, Edition 3 1. From the Editor’s Desk Page 2 By Keith Thomas 2. Sentencing and Post Sentencing Student Activity Page 3 By Wayne Gleeson, LSA Life Member 3. The ICJ Decision on The Gambia v Myanmar Page 12 Questions by Aneeta Hantes, Danebank 4. Case study: NSW Police responses to drug use at music festivals – Page 16 drug detection dogs and strip searches By Vanessa Gilmore – Hornsby Girls High 5. Law Reform in Action: sport and the law Page 34 By John Andrews, LSA Life Member 6. Shelter: temporary accommodation after a natural disaster Page 39 By Brian Elliott, LSA Committee Legal Briefs 2019 Volume 26, Edition 1 CONTENTS 1. From the Editor’s and Office Manager’s Desks Page 2 2. The President’s AGM report Page 4 From Jennie Mater Our Lady Mercy College 3. Presentation of the HSC High Achievers for Legal Studies Page 7 4. LSA state conference scholarship recipients 2019 Page 9 5. Exploring a contemporary legal issue: Drugs and Music Festival Activity Page 10 By Vanessa Gilmour – Hornsby Girls High 6. Preliminary Theme and Challenge Activity Page 16 By Emma Pender – Good Samaritan Catholic College 7. Preliminary Technology and the Law media activity Page 21 8. HSC Human Rights Theme and Challenge Activity Page 22 By Emma Pender – Good Samaritan Catholic College 9. HSC Human Rights Theme and Challenge Activity Page 24 By Natasha Isbel – Wenona School 10. Youth Koori Court Activity Page 29 By Natasha Isbel – Wenona School 11. Criminal Trial Process – Court hierarchy / Law reform Page 32 By Lauren Goodsall – Bonnyrigg High School 12. Criminal trends media activity By LSA Committee Page 39 13. Crime values and ethics media activity Page 41 By Helen Preketes – Castle Hill High School 14. Consumers “Buy now, pay later” activity Page 44 By Erin Carney – Freshwater Senior Campus 15. World Order – Chagos Islands media activity By LSA Committee Page 50 16. Family Court media article activity Page 56 By Keith Thomas – Cumberland High School 17. Workplace media article activity Page 58 By Keith Thomas – Cumberland High School Legal Briefs 2019 Volume 26, Edition 2 CONTENTS 1. From the Editor’s Desk Page 2 2. Office Manager’s Desk Page 2 3. Congratulations to Nicholas Cowdery Page 4 4. Regional lectures Page 5 5. LSA lectures at Westmead Page 6 Year 11 course materials 6. Forced Marriage – law reform in action Page 9 By Fran Wicks, Roseville College [Book Prize recipient] 7. Rights and Responsibilities – Freedom of Speech Feature Article Activity Page 19 By Tom Zagami, St Columba Anglican School [Book Prize recipient] 8. The Individual and the Law: Balancing the Needs of the State with the Page29 Rights of Individual - Safe access zones By Vanessa Gilmore, Hornsby Girls High 9. The Individual and The Law: Balancing the needs of the state with the Page34 rights of individuals (The ABC Police raids) By Vanessa Gilmore, Hornsby Girls High 10. Film study: Black & White – basic legal concepts Page 35 By: Michael Condie, The Cranbrook School 11. Sport and the law: doping in swimming debate Page 42 By Keith Thomas, Cumberland High HSC course materials 12. In-depth: 30 articles of UDHR & the International Bill of Rights Page 45 By Helen Preketes, Castle Hill High School 13. Do trials and juries really matter anymore? Should we just leave it to the media? Page 51 By Nicholas Cowdery AM QC 14. High Risk Offending Activity By Erin Carney, Freshwater Senior Campus Page 58 15. Consumer Cross Word By Judy MacDonald Page 59 16. Consumers media article By Keith Thomas, Cumberland High Page 60 17. Summary of Legal and Non-Legal Responses to World Order Issues Page 64 By Dianne Tsitsos, Kingsgrove North High School Answer section Page 67 Legal Briefs 2019 Volume 26, Edition 3 CONTENTS 1. From the Editor’s and Office Manager’s Desks Page 4 Commerce & Year 11 course articles 2. Law reform unit Page 5 By Sophie Mynott - Barker College 3. Film study: “It’s Mabo, It’s the Constitution it’s the Vibe” Page 16 The Castle and the Australian Legal System By Michael Condie - The Cranbrook School 4. Parliamentary role play about the issue of terrorism Page 21 By Jennifer Venhuizen - William Clarke College 5. Native Title Analysis Activity Page 38 By Nermin Sadak – Ryde Secondary College HSC course articles 5. Sentencing Starter Page 48 By Vanessa Gilmore, Hornsby Girls High 6. Regional and Global Situations that Threaten Peace and Page 49 Security South China Sea Conflict By Roanne Thadani – Mount St Benedict College 7. Where do (surrogate) babies come from? Surrogacy as a human rights violation Page 54 By John Andrews 8. The Criminal investigation process – investigating crime: search and seizure Page 56 By Julia Kostalas – Henry Kendall High 9. Law reform – The abolition of committal hearings Page 63 By Neil Kusi-Appauh – Five Islands Secondary College 10. Consumer media item activity Page 65 By Judy Macdonald – St Patrick’s College and Keith Thomas – Cumberland High 11. Arguments in favour of raising the age of criminal responsibility Page 67 By Erin Carney – Freshwater Senior Campus 12. Case deconstruction activity: using group work to immerse students within criminal cases Page 69 By Helen Preketes – Castle Hill High Legal Briefs 2018 Volume 25, Edition 1 CONTENTS 1. From the Editor’s and Office Manager’s Desks Page 2 2. The President’s AGM Report Page 3 By Jennie Mater – President of Legal Studies Association of NSW Inc 3. Presentation for Top 20 2017 HSC Legal Studies Achievers Page 6 By LSA Committee 4. Criminal Justice: A Question Of Balance Page 9 By Nicholas Cowdery AM QC 5. Issues in International Crime Page 27 By LSA Committee Member 6. They call it ‘tabloid’ for a reason Page 37 Article by Nicholas Cowdery AM QC Student Activities by Kate Kempthorne – Barker College 7. Australia’s Shame Page 41 Article by Caro Meldrum-Hanna, Mary Fallon, Elise Worthington, ABC Student Activities by Neil Kusi-appauh – Five Islands Senior College 8. Criminal Trial Process – Mental Illness Defences: A Comparison Page 44 By Sophie Mynott – Barker College 9. Should I worry about being blacklisted as a bad tenant? Page 49 By Jason Om, ABC News on 4 March 2018 10. Vulnerable Workers & The Employment Relationship Page 52 By Natasha Isbel – Wenona School 11. NSW parliamentary inquiry finds child protection system in crisis Page 59 Article by Sydney Morning Herald on 16 March 2017 Student Activities by Neil Kusi-appauh – Five Islands Senior College Legal Briefs 2018 Volume 25, Edition 2 CONTENTS 1. From the Editor’s and Office Manager’s Desks Page 2 2. LSA Student Lectures Page 3 3. Tragic case may lead to law reform Page 4 By Jennie Mater – OLMC Parramatta 4. The Nature And Responses To World Order – Darfur Crisis Page 7 By Aneeta Hantes – Danebank School 5. The Individual and Technology: Image Based Abuse Page 13 By Vanessa Gilmore – Hornsby Girls High School 6. HSC CRIME: Factors affecting Criminal behaviour Page 20 By Helen Preketes – Castle Hill High School 7. Factors Affecting the Definition of Crime and Criminal Behaviour Page 23 By Teresa O’Dwyer – St Luke’s Grammar School 8. Corrupting Benefits & The Employment Relationship Page 24 By Natasha Isbel – Wenona School 9. Essay writing – some helpful online resources and an essay-writing checklist! Page 29 By Keith Thomas – Cumberland High School 10. ‘Don’t kill them, let’s choose them as wives’: the development of the crimes of forced marriage, sexual slavery and enforced prostitution in international criminal law Page 31 By Melanie O’Brien – TC Beirne School of Law, University of Queensland 11. Adani Mine and the Native Title System Page 51 By LSA Committee 12. Contemporary Issue – Consent Laws In NSW Page 53 By Vanessa Gilmore – Hornsby Girls High School 13. The Appointment of Judges – The Separation of Powers Page 58 By LSA Committee Legal Briefs 2018 Volume 25, Edition 3 CONTENTS 1.