YEAR 1O

COMMERCE

WHY DO
LAWS
CHANGE?
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SUCCESS CRITERIA

LI: Why do laws change?

SC: Explain why laws change

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WHY DO LAWS CHANGE?
CHANGE IN SOCIETY’S VALUES
WHY DO LAWS CHANGE?
CHANGE IN SOCIETY’S VALUES
- When society’s values change, the law reflects this over time.
WHY DO LAWS CHANGE?
CHANGE IN SOCIETY’S VALUES
- When society’s values change, the law reflects this over time.
- The law often takes time to catch up with society’s values.
WHY DO LAWS CHANGE?
CHANGE IN SOCIETY’S VALUES
- When society’s values change, the law reflects this over time.
- The law often takes time to catch up with society’s values.
• EXAMPLE:
• Marriage Act 1961 “A union between a man and a woman”
WHY DO LAWS CHANGE?
CHANGE IN SOCIETY’S VALUES
- When society’s values change, the law reflects this over time.
- The law often takes time to catch up with society’s values.
• EXAMPLE:
• Marriage Act 1961 “A union between a man and a woman”
• Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Act 2017 “A union between two people”
• In 2017, Australians voted in favour of marriage equality via a postal survey. Legislation to allow same-sex
marriage passed the Australian Parliament on 7 December 2017 and received royal assent from the Governor-
General the following day.
WHY DO LAWS CHANGE?
CHANGE IN TECHNOLOGY
WHY DO LAWS CHANGE?
CHANGE IN TECHNOLOGY
- In recent years, technology has been evolving rapidly. Because of this, hackers and terrorists are
somewhat of a new threat to people.
- Stealing identities and money through the internet brought about Cybercrime legislations.
Cybercrime laws have to be introduced and constantly amended.
WHY DO LAWS CHANGE?
CHANGE IN TECHNOLOGY
- In recent years, technology has been evolving rapidly. Because of this, hackers and terrorists are
somewhat of a new threat to people.
- Stealing identities and money through the internet brought about Cybercrime legislations.
Cybercrime laws have to be introduced and constantly amended.
• EXAMPLE:
• Cybercrime Act 2001. Having unauthorised data on your computer
• Cybercrime Legislation Amendment Act 2012 (Cth) . Getting data using scams.
WHY DO LAWS CHANGE?
FAILURE OF EXISTING LAWS
WHY DO LAWS CHANGE?
FAILURE OF EXISTING LAWS
- The current law does not work or is ineffective, so it needs to be changed.
WHY DO LAWS CHANGE?
FAILURE OF EXISTING LAWS
- The current law does not work or is ineffective, so it needs to be changed.
• EXAMPLE:
• Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Amendment Act 2008:
• This was a change in the number of supervised hours a Learner driver must log in order to obtain their
Provisional License.
• This became legislation in 2008 after a fatal accident killed 4 teenage boys because of minimal driving
experience.
LETTER ACTIVITY
• Find a school policy that you would like to see changed or amended.
• Address the letter to “St Narsai Administration”. NOT to anyone specific.
• State which policy you would like to see changed.
• Keep the letters respectful.
• Explain WHY you would like to see it changed.
• You may use your laptops to use research or studies to back up your explanation as to why you think
the policy should change.