Law Week in Australia is dedicated to raising awareness and understanding of the law. It promotes legal education for the wider community, and how you can get access to legal services and advice.
To celebrate Law Week 2023 (15 - 19 May), Legal Aid WA invites students across WA primary and high schools to participate in its Law Week Video Challenge!
The age of criminal responsibility in WA is 10 years of age.
This means that if you are 10 or older and you commit a criminal offence, you can be charged by the police and convicted in court. This is where the challenge comes in!
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Task: Use the information on the Legal Aid website to create a short video (1-2 minutes) on one of the following topics:
Who can enter: Students in Years 3 - 12, with the support of their classroom teacher. How: You can use any type of technology, app or software to record your video. Once you have created your video, your teacher will share it with us. Dates: Entries close on Thursday 11 May at 4.00 pm. Prize: The videos will be judged by our expert lawyers, and the winners will be featured on Legal Aid WA’s official social media pages! |
Here are some direct links to the topics you can make your video about.
What does Legal Aid do?
Ways young people might get in trouble with the law
Your rights and the law: A legal issue that might affect you and what you can do
You can find more information at https://www.legalaid.wa.gov.au/resources
How to get started
You can download our teacher, parent and student information flyers to share with your school community about our Law Week 2023 Video Challenge:
Teachers, to register your class for the Law Week Video Challenge, please email cle@legalaid.wa.gov.au with your school name, class name and number of students who will be participating.