https://austlii.community/foswiki/TasLawHbk The TasLawHbk web of AustLII Communities. en-us Copyright 2026 by contributing authors Wiki Administrator [wiki@austlii.edu.au] The contributing authors of AustLII Communities AustLII Communities https://austlii.community/foswiki/TasLawHbk https://austlii.community/foswiki/pub/System/ProjectLogos/AustLII_red_50x230.jpg https://austlii.community/foswiki/TasLawHbk/WebBottomBar WebBottomBar Default WebBottomBar component. Please do not modify. Use .WebBottomBar instead. %IF{"'' ingroup 'AdminGroup'" then=' %FORMATLIST{ "%FLEXWEBL... (last changed by ChrisKenward) 2018-06-05T17:39:09+10:00 ChrisKenward https://austlii.community/foswiki/TasLawHbk/AspectsOfCrimeAndPunishment What is crime? Main.LucySmejkalDeVreeze 15 May 2017 Crime is illegal activity that is prohibited by the law. A crime is often called an ‘offence’. Some people... (last changed by LucySmejkalDeVreeze) 2017-05-15T08:08:47+10:00 LucySmejkalDeVreeze https://austlii.community/foswiki/TasLawHbk/WebHome %IF{"$WEBSUMMARY = ''" then=" "}% * Table of contents About the Handbook The Tasmanian Law Handbook ('the Handbook') has been developed as an easy to read gu... (last changed by PhilipChung) 2017-02-23T16:30:04+10:00 PhilipChung https://austlii.community/foswiki/TasLawHbk/TasLawHandbook Tasmanian Law Handbook The Tasmanian Law Handbook is an introduction to the law for people who would like to know more about the law. They could be coming into co... (last changed by PhilipChung) 2017-02-23T16:28:00+10:00 PhilipChung https://austlii.community/foswiki/TasLawHbk/WebPreferences TasLawHbk Web Preferences Appearance * Set WEBBGCOLOR = #efefef * web specific background color, current color * Set SITEMAPLIST = on * set t... (last changed by PhilipChung) 2017-02-23T16:23:08+10:00 PhilipChung https://austlii.community/foswiki/TasLawHbk/TheCourtSystem The Court System The Jury System The right of ‘trial by jury’ is an important safeguard against the power of the state over people’s lives. The primary role of t... (last changed by PhilipChung) 2017-02-20T23:00:23+10:00 PhilipChung https://austlii.community/foswiki/TasLawHbk/TheLaw The Law What is the Law? In the Australian legal system, laws come from two principal sources: * common law made by judges in the courts; * legislation mad... (last changed by PhilipChung) 2017-02-20T22:57:08+10:00 PhilipChung https://austlii.community/foswiki/TasLawHbk/WebAtom AustLII Communities's TasLawHbk web (last changed by PhilipChung) 2017-02-12T01:29:20+10:00 PhilipChung https://austlii.community/foswiki/TasLawHbk/WebChanges (last changed by PhilipChung) 2017-02-12T01:29:20+10:00 PhilipChung https://austlii.community/foswiki/TasLawHbk/WebCreateNewTopic (last changed by PhilipChung) 2017-02-12T01:29:20+10:00 PhilipChung https://austlii.community/foswiki/TasLawHbk/WebIndex (last changed by PhilipChung) 2017-02-12T01:29:20+10:00 PhilipChung https://austlii.community/foswiki/TasLawHbk/WebLeftBar " warn="off"}% * ** * * * * * * * * (last changed by PhilipChung) 2017-02-12T01:29:20+10:00 PhilipChung https://austlii.community/foswiki/TasLawHbk/WebNotify * .WikiGuest (last changed by PhilipChung) 2017-02-12T01:29:20+10:00 PhilipChung https://austlii.community/foswiki/TasLawHbk/WebRss " else="AustLII Communities's TasLawHbk web"}% /TasLawHbk (last changed by PhilipChung) 2017-02-12T01:29:20+10:00 PhilipChung https://austlii.community/foswiki/TasLawHbk/WebSearch (last changed by PhilipChung) 2017-02-12T01:29:20+10:00 PhilipChung https://austlii.community/foswiki/TasLawHbk/WebSearchAdvanced (last changed by PhilipChung) 2017-02-12T01:29:20+10:00 PhilipChung