“Liberty Victoria spokesman Michael Stanton said while they welcomed most of the announcements, they worried banning far-right imagery may come with unintended consequences and prove to be a band-aid...
September 2, 2021
Liberty Victoria in the News
Liberty Victoria President Julia Kretzenbacher urged the Victorian government to review the outstanding Covid fines and waive those issued to people in financial hardship.
“We are concerned by the...
August 11, 2021
Liberty Victoria in the News
The Victorian Government has today announced six new appointments to the County Court of Victoria, bringing a wealth of expertise and diverse experience to the justice system.
Stewart Bayles has been...
August 10, 2021
Liberty Victoria in the News
Locking more people in prison is actually making Victoria more unsafe, according to the president of Liberty Victoria.
It comes on the back of a report from the anti-corruption commission that...
July 8, 2021
Liberty Victoria in the News
Liberty Victoria president Julia Kretzenbacher said the state should replicate WA’s laws because even one instance of police being granted access via a court order would seriously undermine the...
June 22, 2021
Liberty Victoria in the News
Liberty Victoria’s Julia Kretzenbacher said the current laws meant people were being remanded in custody for relatively minor indictable offences, such as possession of a small amount of cannabis...
May 17, 2021
Liberty Victoria in the News
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...
April 15, 2021
Liberty Victoria in the News
Liberty Victoria's Michael Stanton discusses submissions made to the sex offenders register with Ali Moore
April 13, 2021
Liberty Victoria in the News
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.
“...
April 13, 2021
Liberty Victoria in the News
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...
April 13, 2021
Liberty Victoria in the News