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Press Release
Post date: April 27, 2021
Liberty Victoria's Rights Advocacy Project is calling for a fairer and more transparent bridging visa system for refugees and people seeking asylum who are waiting in the community for their protection claims to be processed, as part of its latest report ‘Bridging the Department's Visa Blindspot... Read more
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Liberty Victoria in the News
Post date: April 22, 2021
"There is a very big difference between people wanting to hand over photos of their weekend via Instagram and giving very sensitive information to government in a way that could be used against them, in for example a criminal prosecution"
Liberty Victoria's Gemma Cafarella, features in this... Read more
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Liberty Victoria in the News
Post date: April 15, 2021
It comes as the Herald Sun on Tuesday revealed a radical plan by the County Court to overhaul the state’s sex offender registration system.
Under the bold plan, judges would have the discretion to leave offenders off the register or remove registered offenders at their discretion.
While supported... Read more
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Liberty Victoria in the News
Post date: April 15, 2021
Isabella Farrell-Hallegraeff, from Liberty Victoria's Rights Advocacy Project, explained that people on bridging visas often wait many years for their claim for refugee status to be assessed. Their visa may run out and not be renewed, without due process. There is a complete a lack of transparency... Read more
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Liberty Victoria in the News
Post date: April 13, 2021
Liberty Victoria's Michael Stanton discusses submissions made to the sex offenders register with Ali Moore
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Liberty Victoria in the News
Post date: April 13, 2021
Liberty Victoria criminal policy committee member barrister Michael Stanton said judges are best placed to decide whether someone should be on the list because they have all the facts about a case.
“The best person to make that decision is a judicial officer that has all the facts, that has expert... Read more
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Liberty Victoria in the News
Post date: April 13, 2021
Civil liberties organisation Liberty Victoria said there were “chronic problems” with the current registration regimen.
These included the rapidly expanding number of registrants, the absence of judicial discretion to leave people off the register and the complexity of reporting obligations.
“The... Read more
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Liberty Victoria in the News
Post date: March 29, 2021
Liberty Victoria president Julia Kretzenbacher described the government’s legal argument in the court as a “radical shift in policy” and a “shocking and unprecedented development, indicating complete disregard by the Australian government for international laws and standards, and its moral... Read more
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Liberty Victoria in the News
Post date: March 28, 2021
Prominent civil liberties lawyer Julian Burnside said refugees in hotel and offshore detention were being treated worse than criminals.
"Every human being has the right to seek asylum," he said.
"Why do we treat these people so badly? It's because we are lied to by our parliamentarians. They lie to... Read more
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Press Release
Post date: March 25, 2021
Liberty Victoria concerned about Morrison Government being prepared to send refugees back to countries where they face a real risk of death, torture or persecution
In a recent Federal Court proceeding, Alex Hawke, the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs... Read more
