SECTION A 10 short answer questions (40 marks, 4 marks per question) YOU MUST ANSWER ALL 10 QUESTIONS 1. How do you determine whether an offence can be determined summarily or on indictment? What factors might influence a prosecutor or defence representation to make an election? 2. Give 3 examples of when a police officer might make an arrest without a warrant. 3. Under what circumstances might it be appropriate to appeal from the Local Court to the Supreme Court? In your answer, include the relevant legislation and sections that are applicable. . What are the principles of law established in Wood v R [2012] NSWCCA 21? 5. What are the problems with relying solely on the appellate system to remedy miscarriages of justice? 6. Give 5 examples of powers that police officers can exercise without a warrant and identify the source of those powers. 7. How do the Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 (NSW) and the Crimes (Forensic Procedures) Act 2000 (NSW) interact in respect of the collection of forensic evidence? 8. How does mandatory sentencing adversely impact on vulnerable groups within the population? 9. What are some key examples of discretion that exist in respect to the 'investigative phase' of the criminal justice process? What are the advantages and disadvantages of such discretion? 10. Do police have the power to order a medical examination of a suspect? If, so, outline in what circumstances this may occur and the section of the LEPRA that enables this