The Francis Burt Law Education Programme provides community legal education programmes and resources to promote the Western Australian community’s understanding and awareness of the law, legal principles, the court system and the role of the legal profession.
Programmes and Resources Mapped to the WA Curriculum
Free Education Resources
Rule or Law? Interactive Quizzes
General Legal Education Resources
Sentencing Activities
- Sentencing Exercise Student Resource – Drink Driving
- Sentencing Exercise Teacher Resource – Drink Driving
- Sentencing Exercise Student Resource – Comparative Study
- Sentencing Exercise Teacher Resource – Comparative Study
- Sentencing Exercise Student Resource – Advanced
- Sentencing Exercise Teacher Resource – Advanced
What To Do If Charged With a Criminal Offence
Human Rights
- The Ways Human Rights are Protected in Australia, including in the Constitution, Common Law, Statutory Rights and Charter of Rights such as the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006 (Victoria) and the Human Rights Act 2004 (Australian Capital Territory), Mr Greg McIntyre SC, John Toohey Chambers
- The Ways Human Rights are Protected in One Other Country, Dr Jurgen Brohmer, Dean of Law, Murdoch University
- The Status of International Covenants, Protocols and Treaties in Protecting Human Rights in Australia, Ms Anna Copeland, Director of Clinical Legal Programs, Murdoch University
Characteristics of an Effective Law
Accountability of the Courts
Statutory Interpretation
The Role of the Three Arms of Government
