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Types of Laws
Criminal laws: designed to protect society as a whole from wrongful actions (police can take action)
- Traffic/road laws
- drink driving
- speeding
- illegal use of an aeroplane
- driving in an unregistered vehicle
- wilful damage of vehicles
- not wearing a helmet
- stopping for pedestrians
- correct indicating
- Public order (peaceful and safe community)
- drug use
- public decency (sleeping on the streets)
- carrying of weapons in public
- dry areas
- rioting
- protest marches (staying non-violent)
- assault
- defamation (writing things about people that are not true which harm their character)
- Property
- arson
- trespass
- larceny (theft)
- littering
- vandalism
- intentional damage
- People
- passive smoking
- rape
- murder
- harassment
- suicide
- sexual abuse
Civil laws: help to solve problems which occur between individuals or groups (trained legal personnel and courts help solve)
- Contract law (agreements, responsibilities)
- not allowed to break a contract
- marriage
- fishing licences
- misleading advertisements
- Employment law
- reason for firing someone
- fair duties as an employer
- equal opportunities
- not to work over 40 hours in any one week (appropriate overtime penalties)
- wrongful dismissal
- age discrimination
- Family law
- abuse of children
- catering for kids until they are 18 years old
- domestic violence
- custody of children
- registration of birth
- maintenance issues
- Law of Torts
- compensation (dog biting)
- accidents involving other animals
- others injuring themselves on your property