Overview
1. None of the reforms proposed by the Children, Youth and Families (Disclosure of Youth Offending) Bill 2014 are necessary. They reflect an erosion of the longstanding, important and...
December 9, 2014
Submission
Barrister George Georgiou SC is the new President of Liberty Victoria.
Elected at the recent annual meeting, he was welcomed by outgoing President Jane Dixon QC who said: “Liberty's role in...
November 25, 2014
Press Release
The social and economic costs of hardline anti-crime policies are simply too great, the President of Liberty Victoria, George Georgiou SC, warned today.
He said all Victorians should be concerned...
November 24, 2014
Press Release
November 18, 2014
Liberty Victoria in the News
With speaker Robert Stary of Robert Stary Lawyers
All Liberty Victoria members welcome. Admission free. Refreshments will be provided.
RSVP by Wednesday 12 November
to Gillian Garner, Liberty...
November 10, 2014
Event
For the following reasons, Liberty Victoria is opposed to this Bill:
1. The Bill seeks to repeal entirely the scheme for Freedom of Information (FOI) Review set in place in 2010. It is a return...
November 6, 2014
Submission
Liberty Victoria wishes to endorse the submission made by the New South Wales Council for Civil Liberties to the Inquiry into the Migration Amendment (Character and General Visa Cancellation) Bill...
October 28, 2014
Submission
Joint statement on the Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Foreign Fighters) Bill 2014
15 October 2014
The Australian Government has an important duty to protect the community from terrorism....
October 21, 2014
Press Release
#YLLR TRIVIA
Join YLLR for trivia, drinks and LOLs at the Great Northern Hotel to raise funds for Young Liberty for Law Reform projects.
Tickets at http://trybooking.com/GBAC
Entry: $20 per person in...
October 15, 2014
Event
Liberty Victoria has joined civil liberties organisations throughout Australia in criticising national security laws being rushed through federal parliament in the Counter Terrorism Legislation...
October 8, 2014
Press Release