Answer the 10 question below either true or false according to the Australian Legal System (Main ref: Parker & Box Chapters 1,2,3 and 4) (True/False)

1. When hearing a case in the Supreme Court of an Australian state, the judges are not bound by relevant a statute from another state. 2. The main remedy for an action based in the common law is damages. 3. When hearing a case in the Supreme Court of an Australian state, the judges are not bound by a relevant statute from the state. 4. The jury decides questions of law, while the judge decides all questions of fact. 5. The effect of the decision of the Mabo case was to lay to rest the idea that Australia was terra nullius. 6. The highest court of appeal from decisions of state courts in Australia is the Privy Council. 7. 'Exclusive powers' are all those powers given exclusively to state parliaments under the Australian Constitution. 8. The County Court of Victoria is bound by a decision of a higher-ranked court in another state, eg the NSW Supreme Court. 9. Laws made by parliament are called 'common law'. 10. The onus of proof in a criminal case in Australia is on the accused to prove their innocence.