AustraliaGovernment and the law 60 · Government and the law
How is a person who has been charged with a crime treated in Australia?
- aAs guilty from the moment the police arrest them
- bAs innocent only if they can pay for a lawyer
- cAs guilty until they can prove they are innocent
- dAs innocent until a court finds them guiltyCorrect answer
Why?
In Australia everyone is presumed innocent until they are found guilty. It is up to the court to decide guilt, not the police.
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