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Which of the following may be applied by the court as a precedent that is persuasive?

Select one:

a.

Decision by a higher court.

b.

Decision of other common law jurisdictions.

c.

Decision by the Supreme Court of New Zealand.

What does the committee stage of a bill's passage through Parliament involve?

Select one:

a. The bill is debated - clause by clause, in some cases.

b. A two-hour debate about the bill as a whole.

c. A debate about the merits of the bill.

What is meant by the expression 'stare decisis'?

Select one:

a. It is rude to stare at people in a decisive way.

b. Judges need to be decisive in their judgments.

c. Previous decisions should generally be followed by later judges.

Where would you find the report of the case Campbell v. Napier City Council [2000] 1 NZLR 673?

Select one:

a. Page 2000 of the New Zealand Law Review Vol. 673 (Part 1).

b. Volume 1 for the year 2000 of the New Zealand Law Reports, at page 673.

c. Vol. 673 of the New Zealand Law Reports, page 1.

Which of the following is an example of delegated legislation?

Select one:

a. A private Act.

b. A rule about staff conduct made by a government department / by an official who has been delegated the power by his/her manager to make the rule.

c. A by-law.

What does it mean when one says that a precedent is 'binding'?

Select one:

a. The decision bound the parties in the case.

b. That the judge must follow it.

c. That the case was very important.

Which of the following decisions is binding on a judge of the High Court of New Zealand?

Select one:

a. A decision of the High Court of Australia.

b. A decision of the Supreme Court of England and Wales.

c. A decision of the New Zealand Court of Appeal.

What is a private bill?

Select one:

a. A bill providing for payments of MPs' expenses.

b. A bill proposed by an MP in his or her personal capacity - i.e. not as a minister.

c. A bill that affects an individual, group or particular organisation.

Which of the following statements is false?

Select one:

a.The Bill of Rights 1688 applies in New Zealand.

b.The Magna Carta 1297 applies in New Zealand.

c.Neither the Magna Carta 1297 nor the Bill of Rights 1688 applies in New Zealand.

Which of the following best explains the term 'ratio decidendi' of a case?

Select one:

a.A statement of legal principle which was not required to make the decision.

b.Things otherwise said by the judge.

c.The judge's reason for the decision.

hich courts would a decision that was made in the Court of Appeal bind?

Select one:

a. The High Court.

b. The Supreme Court.

Which of the following is the best definition of 'material facts'?

Select one:

a. Important facts.

b. Facts that affect the application of the relevant legal principle.

c. The names of the parties.