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CCYP Permanency Amendments Inquiry

Clara Bradley 23 Nov 2016

The LIV made a submission to the Victorian Commission for Children and Young People Inquiry into the implementation of amendments...

Child Welfare

Sentencing (Community Correction Order) and Other Acts Amendment Bill 2016

LIV Submissions 18 Oct 2016

The LIV has written to the Attorney General regarding the Sentencing (Community Correction Order) and Other Acts Amendment Bill 2016 which...

Criminal Procedure

Victoria Legal Aid Means Test Review

LIV Submissions 03 Oct 2016

The Law Institute of Victoria (LIV) welcomes Victoria Legal Aid’s (VLA) Means Test Review (Review). The LIV appreciates being given the opportunity to respond to the Means Test Review Consultation Paper...

Justice

Review of the Adoption Act 1984

LIV Submissions 27 Sep 2016

This submission has been prepared by members of the LIV Family Law Section, Administrative Law and Human Rights Section and Reconciliation Advancement Committee...

Child Welfare Human Rights

The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse

LIV Submissions 15 Sep 2016

The LIV welcomes the Consultation Paper on Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse in Out-of-Home Care (OOHC) (the Consultation paper)...

Human Rights

Marriage Equality Plebiscite

Administrative Law & Human Rights 12 Sep 2016

The LIV sent a letter to the Prime Minister advocating for Parliament to legislate in favour of marriage equality. The letter outlined the LIV’s concerns with a plebiscite, noting that the government has the Constitutional power...

Discrimination LGBTIQ Marriage Equality

Inquiry into the Control of Invasive Animals on Crown Land

Administrative Law & Human Rights Section 12 Sep 2016

This submission to the Environment, Natural Resources and Regional Development Committee on its Inquiry into the Control...

Advocacy

FOI Amendment (Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner) Bill 2016

Administrative Law & Human Rights Section 25 Aug 2016

This letter to the Special Minister of State and Attorney-General welcomes many of the provisions of the Freedom of Information...

Advocacy Freedom of Information Legislation

Amendments to s194 IBAC Act in FOI Amendment Bill 2016

Administrative Law & Human Rights Section 12 Aug 2016

The LIV welcomes the Government’s steps to amend s194 of the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission Act 2011...

Advocacy Freedom of Information Legislation Police

Inquiry into Data Availability and Use

Steven Sapountsis 12 Aug 2016

The LIV has made a submission on the Productivity Commission’s Data Availability and Use Issues Paper. It has commented on various issues of general application, including...

SAI Global Property Customer Service Agreement

LIV Media 01 Aug 2016

The Law Institute of Victoria (LIV) is the peak representative body for some 12,500 legal practitioners in Victoria, and many of our legal practitioner members (including me) use the services of SAI Global...

Advocacy Technology

Land Victoria Processes

LIV Media 01 Aug 2016

LIV members have expressed concern about a number of existing Land Victoria processes and business rules that are adversely impacting individuals and law practices, and undermining the certainty of numerous property transactions...

Advocacy Practice & Procedure