Human rights organisation Liberty Victoria says the change is “unprecedented”.
“It puts so much more power in the hands of the landlord,” a Liberty spokeswoman said.
April 29, 2020
Liberty Victoria in the News
The freedom of Victorian tenants to choose where they live could be substantially restricted under new COVID-19 laws.
The temporary law is a significant departure from the original one requiring the...
April 28, 2020
Liberty Victoria in the News
Last week the Victorian Government promised that changes to rental laws would allow renters affected by COVID-19 to more easily move out of their rental properties.
The draft laws have been...
April 23, 2020
Press Release
Sydney Criminal Lawyers spoke with Liberty Victoria spokesperson Michael Stanton about the issues an expansion of police powers can result in, the confusion around whether these laws rule out...
April 22, 2020
Liberty Victoria in the News
The vice president of Liberty Victoria, Julia Kretzenbacher, said Mr Kennedy's case highlighted the potential for problems with the justice system during the COVID-19 outbreak.
"[Mr Kennedy's] case...
April 22, 2020
Liberty Victoria in the News
Liberty Victoria's Michael Stanton and other lawyers discuss the Good Friday Protest and other Covid-19 restrictions.
April 21, 2020
Liberty Victoria in the News
The emergence of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) has changed all our lives in ways we could never have imagined. Through swift and decisive action on physical distancing and movement restriction,...
April 19, 2020
Press Release
Listen to this morning's interview with Liberty Victoria's Gemma Cafarella
Liberty Victoria's Gemma Cafarella says while it is clear that limits on freedoms are necessary at the moment to protect...
April 14, 2020
Liberty Victoria in the News
Liberty Victoria is very concerned about the arrest of one person and the issuing of fines totalling $43,000 to those engaged in a “car convoy protest” on Good Friday outside the Mantra Hotel in...
April 14, 2020
Press Release
On Monday the alliance of community legal groups including Liberty Victoria said 20 reports of "concerning police interactions" in Victoria had been lodged with the new COVID-19 Policing in Australia...
April 14, 2020
Liberty Victoria in the News