7–10Commerce 7–10 Syllabus (2024)
The new Commerce 7–10 Syllabus (2024) is to be implemented from 2027 and will replace the Commerce 7–10 Syllabus (2019).
2025 and 2026 – Plan and prepare to teach the new syllabus
2027 – Start teaching the new syllabus
School sectors are responsible for implementing syllabuses and are best placed to provide schools with specific guidance and information on implementation given their understanding of their individual contexts. Schools may choose to implement the new syllabus during the planning and preparation phase.
Content
Stage 4
- CO4-ADJ-01
in Stage 4 teachers may adjust the Stage 5 outcomes as appropriate to the needs of students in Years 7 and 8
Teachers select options from:
- Our economy
- Running a business
- Promoting and selling
- Investing
- Law in action
- Political and community involvement
- The travel consumer
- Towards independence
- School-developed option.
The importance of human rights
The characteristics of human rights
How human rights are incorporated into Australian law
The ways in which children in Australia are protected under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
The features of legal capacity
The legal capacity of children as minors
The age when various rights and responsibilities are granted by law
The role of law enforcement agencies
The rights and responsibilities of young people when interacting with the police
The types of court personnel
The role of juries and how they are selected
Reasons for and against the use of juries
The range of ways that courts interact with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, including Culturally responsive approaches
Types and benefits of alternative dispute resolution methods
The ways that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities resolve disputes
The classification of crimes
The elements that must be proven for someone to be convicted of a crime
The purposes and types of punishments for a range of crimes
Consequences of having a criminal record
The ways in which individuals may come into contact with civil law
The capacity of a young person to enter into different types of contracts
The purposes and types of civil law remedies
Investigate a current issue in relation to the law in action and communicate findings using relevant subject-specific terminology in written, oral, visual or multimodal form
Create written texts to explain and analyse aspects of the law in action