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 LIV Library 26 Nov 2018

This review of the Victims of Crime Assistance Act 1996 (Vic) by the Victorian Law Reform Commission, tabled in the Victorian parliament on the 19 September 2018, recommends a new scheme ...

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 Karin Derkley 21 Nov 2018

Balit Ngulu, which closed down in October because of a lack of ongoing funding, would seem exactly the kind of service needed to keep Aboriginal kids out of prison and out-of-home care...

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 Karin Derkley 20 Nov 2018

Sending lower level teen offenders to "boot camp" may be more likely to entrench them in a life of crime than "scare them straight", youth justice experts say...

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 Karin Derkley 15 Nov 2018

A proposed restructure of the family law courts will add complexity and undermine the world-leading features of the Australian family law system, the LIV argues...

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 Karin Derkley 13 Nov 2018

Managers and leaders in the legal profession are poorly equipped to respond to the commercial and technological challenges being forced on the industry...

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 Karin Derkley 01 Nov 2018

The judiciary and their sentencing practices came in for criticism at the Politics of Crime forum at the Melbourne Press Club...

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 Law Institute Journal 01 Nov 2018

Welcome to the November LIJ flipbook. You can turn pages electronically, magnify type and click through to editorial content, LIV goods and services and upcoming events and advertising...

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 Karin Derkley 01 Nov 2018

Burglary and break and enter offences are the lowest they have been in a decade but crime is high on the election agenda...

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 Law Institute Journal 01 Nov 2018

The Labor government, the Coalition Opposition and the Greens respond to the 10 priorities identified in the LIV’s Call to Parties...

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 Martin Pakula 01 Nov 2018

The Labor government is proud of achieving law reform, delivering much needed funding and making record investments in community safety...

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 John Pesutto 01 Nov 2018

The Coalition promises to transform Victoria's criminal trial process so that victims have a real voice if it wins government...

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 Sue Pennicuik 01 Nov 2018

Access to justice, crime prevention and fair sentencing are important issues for the Greens...

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 Joe Lederman 01 Nov 2018

Recent developments have shown there is a need for food labelling and consumer protection legislation designed specifically for online food sales...

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 Paul McGorrery 01 Nov 2018

A recent decision has upheld a ruling that although a mobile phone may have been unlawfully or improperly seized and searched, evidence obtained from it may still be admissible...

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 Margaret Ryan 01 Nov 2018

Two recent decisions have broadened the approach to the test of whether a trade mark is “substantially identical” with another mark...

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