Michael Stanton, president of civil liberties group Liberty Victoria, said it was a “weak decision from a government still paranoid about being wedged on law and order instead of committing to...
Liberty Victoria in the News
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Media Type: Article - The AgeDate: April 26, 2023
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- Medical Republic
Several years after a hospital safety and quality review recommended it, the state’s data sharing network may come online next year. Legal and privacy advocacy groups – including the Law Institute...
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Media Type: Article - Yahoo News
But Liberty Victoria said proponents of the legislation were using a "straw man" argument, and it was not acceptable to justify the model on the grounds it is done in states like NSW or is better...
Date: March 10, 2023 -
Media Type: Article - AAP
While welcoming improved protections, Liberty Victoria president Michael Stanton said the amendments don't remedy the bill's foundational problem of not having an opt-out mechanism.
"We...
Date: March 9, 2023 -
Media Type: Article - National Indigenous Times
Liberty Victoria said “it’s rare for governments to admit they got the balance wrong, so credit to the Vic AG”.
“We’ll wait to see the details of the proposed reforms. Our position is that...
Date: March 6, 2023 -
Media Type: Article - AAP
Liberty Victoria credited Ms Symes for admitting the government "got the balance wrong" but maintained an unacceptable risk test should be the only threshold for bail.
"If an alleged...
Date: March 3, 2023 -
Media Type: Article - The Herald Sun
Liberty Victoria president Michael Stanton said the legislation needed to be amended to avoid a repeat of the Lawyer X scandal.
“Given what occurred with the Lawyer X scandal, and the High...
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Victorian AMA seeks to allay privacy concerns as lower house passes contentious health database bill
Media Type: Article - The GuardianThe Liberty Victoria president, Michael Stanton, said he had several concerns about the bill, including that the database could become a “major target for exploitation by hackers and organised...
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Media Type: Article - Crikey
“All around the world, the information contained in health records is recognised as a sensitive, special category of information,” Vaile said. “So one of the clearest problems with not confining...
Date: February 23, 2023 -
Media Type: Article - Jani News
Liberty Victoria’s Sam Norton said the justice system was responsible for delivering justice, not the police.
“Our criminal justice system delivers, our police are not there to augment it...
Date: February 10, 2023