Target: trace a cautious Queensland criminal court path, distinguish jurisdiction from precedent, and contrast two broad case-presentation models. Prepare: Cards C/E and court path.
- Launch · 2 min. Ask why a bare invoice cannot decide whether Card C belongs in a particular court.
- Model · 4 min. Use the Queensland Courts pages: Magistrates first level, with serious matters potentially referred to District or Supreme; the Supreme Court includes Court of Appeal. Define jurisdiction as legal authority to hear a matter. A higher court's binding legal point matters to lower courts; facts still matter.
- Guided reading · 5 min. Sort “evidence of damage”, “identified offence”, “court with jurisdiction” and “earlier judgment's legal rule” into four boxes. Briefly contrast Card E's party-led and judicial-officer-led procedure models; neither label alone proves fairness.
- Practice route · 7 min. Select Day 7 route. Give a conditional court path and a one-sentence adversarial/inquisitorial contrast, with a “real systems vary” caveat.
- Audit · 4 min. Correct “the Supreme Court hears every criminal charge first” and “precedent proves this learner made the mark.”
- Exit · 3 min. “What does precedent settle?” Key: a relevant legal principle/interpretation, subject to hierarchy and facts, not a disputed person's conduct.