There are “serious concerns” over the Victorian government’s “unprecedented plan” to establish a centralised health data sharing system which would store information such as prescribed medications...
November 19, 2021
Liberty Victoria in the News
Victoria’s peak legal bodies, the Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Liberty Victoria and the state Ombudsman, have maintained their opposition to the revised Bill, saying amendments didn’t...
November 18, 2021
Liberty Victoria in the News
Our outgoing President Julia Kretzenbacher @juliakretz spoke to Ruby Jones @therubyjones about Victoria’s proposed pandemic laws — incl. the recent amendments announced, as well as further changes we...
November 18, 2021
Liberty Victoria in the News
LIBERTY VICTORIA
President Julia Kretzenbacher said the amendments, while a step in the right direction, were still lacking. She said the organisation was disappointed an independent body to review...
November 17, 2021
Liberty Victoria in the News
Public law academics, the Centre for Public Integrity, the Human Rights Law Centre, the Law Institute of Victoria, Liberty Victoria, and a growing number of barristers are calling for key amendments...
November 16, 2021
Liberty Victoria in the News
According to Liberty Victoria, while the bill isn’t perfect, it is “an improvement in regulating the very extensive executive powers that already exist”. It says that under the current state of...
November 13, 2021
Liberty Victoria in the News
Liberty Victoria has argued for various provisions to be strengthened, but notes that while some people have argued that the bill grants the Premier "unprecedented" power, it is "an improvement in...
November 12, 2021
Liberty Victoria in the News
Liberty Victoria has published a detailed comment in response to the Public Health and Wellbeing Amendment (Pandemic Management) Bill 2021, available on its website.
Liberty Victoria welcomes the...
November 3, 2021
Press Release
This documents comments on the Public Health and Wellbeing Amendment (Pandemic Management) Bill 2021 and includes consideration of aspects of the Bill that are positive, as well as areas where the...
November 3, 2021
Submission
Liberty Victoria (the Victorian Council for Civil Liberties Inc) is calling the 2021 Annual General Meeting on Tuesday 16 November 2021 at 5.30pm via a zoom link. This is combined with a Special...
October 28, 2021
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