Liberty Victoria supports some aspects of the Bill. However, in our view many other aspects of the Bill are unnecessary and add complexity to an already difficult area of the law. As we said in our...
August 15, 2022
Submission
Liberty Victoria is opposed to the proposed new offence of engaging in grossly offensive conduct in public. It should not become law.
The Bill seeks to respond to particular conduct by Mr Richard...
August 2, 2022
Submission
Two dominant issues have contributed to a recent increase in right-wing extremism: shared grievances and crises of identity. The underlying social and structural issues that are fuelling systemic...
June 15, 2022
Submission
Sentencing a parent or caregiver has a direct impact on a child, in particular where the caregiver is incarcerated and separated from their children. The imprisonment of a parent can have socio-...
May 31, 2022
Submission
This submission focuses on stream 2 relating to people in custody as outlined in the terms of reference published in October 2021 . It makes recommendations in relation to limiting the expansion...
December 21, 2021
Submission
While the objectives of the Bill in seeking to increase engagement in the community and to enhance community safety are laudable, the manner in which they are sought to be achieved is inapt and the...
October 26, 2021
Submission
Complainants and victims of crime are entitled to be part of a society that respects and protects their human rights. As we have previously submitted, Liberty Victoria strongly supports the view that...
October 21, 2021
Submission
Liberty Victoria supports the introduction of additional protections for complainants in
stalking prosecutions, insofar as the accused’s fundamental right to a fair hearing and
the presumption of...
September 7, 2021
Submission
We accept that extremist movements and actors pose a significant threat to the Australian Community. However, over the past two decades there has been a focus on the danger of Islamist extremism at...
July 20, 2021
Submission
On 13 May 2021, Liberty Victoria’s Senior Vice-President, Sam Norton gave evidence at the Inquiry into the Management of Child Sex Offender Information. His evidence can be read here. Sam Norton was...
June 22, 2021
Submission