The proposal reported on in the media that there was consideration to reduce jury sizes from 12 to 8 is wrong and should not be implemented. Rather than rush through such a fundamental change to a...
October 14, 2020
Press Release
Liberty Victoria vice-president Julia Kretzenbacher called on police to show restraint with fines, and to instead issue more warnings to people found to be breaching coronavirus lockdown rules.
"The...
October 14, 2020
Liberty Victoria in the News
The Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews is standing firm on retaining the 9pm-5am curfew for Melbourne, even though new cases of the virus continue to dip.
Michael Stanton is a spokesman for the civil...
September 24, 2020
Liberty Victoria in the News
The state government insists expanded police powers are needed to help battle Covid-19, but civil rights groups disagree
September 23, 2020
Liberty Victoria in the News
Liberty Victoria president Julian Burnside said: "If the punishment reduces the likelihood of obtaining the ultimate objective of the offence – which in this case, is reducing the spread of...
September 21, 2020
Liberty Victoria in the News
The state government insists expanded police powers are needed to help battle Covid-19, but civil rights groups disagree.
The Covid-19 omnibus (emergency measures) and other acts amendment bill 2020...
September 21, 2020
Liberty Victoria in the News
Liberty Victoria's press release gets a mention in this 10 news report.
September 18, 2020
Liberty Victoria in the News
Liberty Victoria is very concerned about the new powers sought to be introduced by the COVID‑19 (Emergency Measures) Bill.
In particular, we are concerned about how the new powers of what seems to be...
September 17, 2020
Press Release
Liberty Victoria expressed alarm at the idea of detaining people who might spread COVID-19 arguing the proposed law would unfairly target those with severe mental health issues.
“We are particularly...
September 15, 2020
Liberty Victoria in the News
Civil rights groups call for inquiry after man taken to hospital and put into induced coma. A spokesman for the civil rights group, Liberty Victoria, agreed the case should be referred to IBAC.
September 14, 2020
Liberty Victoria in the News