Review of police stop, search and seizure powers, the control order regime and the preventative detention order regime

This was a combined submission of the NSW Council for Civil Liberties, Liberty Victoria, Queensland Council for Civil Liberties, South Australian Council for Civil Liberties and the Australian...
October 31, 2017
Submission
Criminal Justice, Government, Regulation and Equality

Review of the 'declared area' provisions

This was a combined submission of the NSW Council for Civil Liberties, Liberty Victoria, Queensland Council for Civil Liberties, South Australian Council for Civil Libertiesand the Australian Council...
October 30, 2017
Submission
Government, Regulation and Equality

Inquiry into The status of the Human Right to Freedom of Religion or Belief

Time did not permit Liberty Victoria to address in full all aspects of the Terms of Reference for this Inquiry. Our concerns therefore centred on “3 — The relationship between the freedom of religion...
August 7, 2017
Submission
Government, Regulation and Equality

Review of the Open Courts Act 2013

Liberty Victoria had the opportunity to consider the detailed submission by Victoria Legal Aid (‘VLA’) and we respectfully endorse it and its recommendations. We also make the following brief...
May 30, 2017
Submission
Criminal Justice, Government, Regulation and Equality

Playing God: The Immigration Minister’s Unrestrained Power

May 4, 2017
Submission
Government, Regulation and Equality, Refugees and People Seeking Asylum

Independent National Security Legislation Monitor’s Statutory Deadline Review

Liberty Victoria has made a submission to the Independent National Security Legislation Monitor’s (INSLM) Statutory Deadline Review of: Division 3A of Part IAA of the Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) (Crimes...
April 28, 2017
Submission
Criminal Justice, Government, Regulation and Equality

Proposed Activities (Public Amenity and Security) Local Law 2017

In Liberty's view the City of Melbourne’s proposed Activities (Public Amenity and Security) Local Law 2017 (“Amending Laws”) are draconian in their nature and target some of the most vulnerable...
March 21, 2017
Submission
Criminal Justice, Government, Regulation and Equality

Inquiry into whistleblower protections in the corporate, public and not -for-profit sectors

A lot of what we know about the harm being caused by our immigration policies comes from whistleblowers. However, many stay silent, deterred from speaking out. Their silence is harmful. It is harmful...
March 9, 2017
Submission
Government, Regulation and Equality, Refugees and People Seeking Asylum

Access to Telecommunications Data in Civil Proceedings

In its submission to the inquiry by the Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security into the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment (Data Retention) Bill 2014 the councils for civil...
February 20, 2017
Submission
Government, Regulation and Equality, Privacy and Private Life

Inquiry into the Commonwealth Government’s exposure draft of the Marriage Amendment (Same-Sex Marriage) Bill

Liberty Victoria welcomes the government's exposure draft marriage equality bill, but calls for religious exemptions to be removed, not expanded. Announced along with the failed plebiscite...
January 20, 2017
Submission
Government, Regulation and Equality

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