TASC Legal Studies Level 3 case studies
TASC Legal Studies Level 3 · Put your knowledge to work in context.
Legal Studies (Level 3) is a senior secondary course in the Tasmanian curriculum, delivered by schools and providers and quality-assured by the Tasmanian Assessment, Standards and Certification body (TASC) through external assessment. It suits students in Years 11 and 12 who want a structured understanding of how law is made, applied and contested in Australia, and who are weighing further study in law, criminology, politics or public policy. The TASC Legal Studies Level 3 case studies are 5 cases and about 4,171 words.
1The Foreshore Food Van
Priya operates a licensed food van on the Esplanade of a small Tasmanian coastal town. On 8 January the council issues her an infringement notice for $1,300, alleging she sold food within 200 metres of the foreshore without a permit.
877 words, about 4 min2The Single-Use Plastics Bill
The Tasmanian Government introduces the Single-Use Plastics (Phase-Out) Bill. As passed by the House of Assembly, clause 7 provides: 'A person must not supply a scheduled single-use plastic item.' Clause 2 defines a 'scheduled item' as 'any item prescribed by the regulations'.
790 words, about 4 min3The 2 am Search
At 2 am on a Sunday, two police officers attend his family home in Launceston after an anonymous tip that he was responsible for $4,200 of graffiti on a council bus shelter. Dylan's mother lets them in.
881 words, about 4 min4The Saturday Shift
'Harbourline Support', a Hobart call centre with 14 employees and an annual turnover of about 1.6 million, advertises a receptionist role: 'Must be available Saturdays; ability to lift 10 kg.' Amira, who is Muslim and wears a hijab, applies and is the strongest candidate on skills. She tells the interviewer she cannot work Saturdays for religious reasons but can work any other day, including Sundays.
782 words, about 4 min5The Access Road
A 60-person protest camp blocks the only access road to a logging coupe in Tasmania's north-west. On day four, police direct the group to disperse under a Tasmanian statute that makes it an offence to 'obstruct, hinder or impede' access to a workplace.
841 words, about 4 min