Education Resources

The Francis Burt Law Education Programme (the Programme) provides legal and civics education programmes and resources to promote the Western Australian community’s understanding of the law, legal principles and the court system.

Our programmes and resources are mapped to the WA curricula and the fees to access the Programme’s Year 3-6 primary and Year 7-12 secondary pre and post-visit student and teacher resources are as follows:

Primary Schools: $50 (excl GST) per school (access from January to December 2019)
Secondary Schools: $100 (excl GST) per school (access from January to December 2019)

Programme and Resources Mapped to the WA Curriculum

For access to these resources please complete the payment process below:

Primary Education Resources (FBLEP)

Please complete the payment process for access. Once your payment is complete, a tax invoice will be automatically generated and sent to your email address along with a download link containing instructions (with your password) for access to these resources.
Price: $50.00

Secondary Education Resources (FBLEP)

Free Education Resources

Court Trial Scenarios

Magistrates Court Trial: The Trial of James SMART: a scripted Magistrates Court criminal trial scenario.
Supreme Court or District Court Trial: The State of Western Australia v Goldie LOCKS: a scripted District Court criminal trial scenario.

Rule of Law

The Legal Studies page of the Rule of Law Institute of Australia website has numerous rule of law resources for teachers and students including:

What is the rule of law and why do we have it? Presentation: Nick Clark
The Rule of Law Lecture Series: The Hon. Kevin Lindgren AM QC
Video 1: What is the Rule of Law? (Including Western Australian worksheets and flashcards)
Video 2: Torts (Including Western Australian worksheets and flashcards)

General legal education resources for schools

Sir Ronald Wilson Lecture

Lecture papers

2019: Climate Change – Political and Legal Accountability
2018: The Changing Experience of LGBTQI People with Respect to their Political and Legal Rights in Australia – Timeline – The Hon Justice Jeremy Curthoys
2017: Judicial Review: Populism, the rule of law, natural justice and judicial independence – The Hon Robert French AC
2016: The High Court: Legal Answers to Contemporary Political, Social and Administrative Issues – Greg McIntyre SC
2015: Protecting the Human Rights of Australians through Anti Terrorism Laws and their Enforcement – Winthrop Professor Stephen Smith
2014: Justice Reinvestment – What difference could it make in WA? – Tammy Solonec
2013: Recent Developments in the Law Relating to Refugees and Asylum Seekers – Associate Professor Mary Anne Kenny
2012: From the Doctrine of Discovery to the Recognition of Sovereignty – Adjunct Professor Dennis Eggington
2011: The Delivery of Criminal Justice: Building on the past to meet the challenges of the future – The Hon Justice Murray
2010: Being a Chapter 3 Judge – The Hon Justice Barker

Lecture videos

2018: Sir Ronald Wilson Lecture: The Changing Experience of LGBTQI People with Respect to their Political and Legal Rights in Australia – The Honourable Justice Jeremy Curthoys
2017: Judicial Review: Populism, the rule of law, natural justice and judicial independence – The Hon Robert French AC
2016: The High Court: Legal Answers to Contemporary Political, Social and Administrative Issues – Greg McIntyre SC
2015: Protecting the Human Rights of Australians through Anti Terrorism Laws and their Enforcement – Winthrop Professor Stephen Smith
2014: Justice Reinvestment – What difference could it make in WA? – Tammy Solonec
2013: Recent Developments in the Law Relating to Refugees and Asylum Seekers – Associate Professor Mary Anne Kenny
2012: From the Doctrine of Discovery to the Recognition of Sovereignty – Adjunct Professor Dennis Eggington

Advanced legal education resources for the community

Access to Justice – The Hon. Chief Justice (February 2014)
Human Rights in WA: A Report Card on Developments in 2013
Forewarned and Four-Armed – Administrative Law Values and the Fourth Arm of Government – The Hon. Chief Justice (August 2013)
Youth Justice in WA: How do we rate by reference to the international instruments? – The Hon. Chief Justice (October 2012)
The Third Branch of Government: The Constitutional Position of the Courts of Western Australia – The Hon. Chief Justice (October 2012)
Resolving the Intractable – the over-representation of Aboriginal people in the criminal justice system – The Hon. Chief Justice (October 2012)
Sentencing Issues in People Smuggling Cases – The Hon. Chief Justice (February 2012)
Law Council Guidelines for Parties in Mediations
The Role of the Courts in Protecting the Environment – The Hon. Chief Justice (September 2011)
The Role of a Judge – The Hon. Justice Jenkins (May 2010)

In addition, the Programme contributes legal and civics education resources to the Regional and Remote Schools Loan Box Programme.