Author: Liberty VictoiraSubmitted To: The Secretariat Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights It is often said by those who oppose a federal Human Rights Act that there is no need for one. They argue that the human rights of Australians are more than adequately protected by the common law and statute. Anyone remaining of that view […]
Author: Liberty VictoriaSubmitted To: Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs CommitteeLiberty Victoria is deeply worried by the emergence of far-right extremism, but opposes the ban of the ‘hakenkreuz’ for the reasons set out in our joint submission to the PJCIS. We understand that the display of Nazi symbols is highly confronting and offensive, particularly to the […]
Author: Liberty VictoriaSubmitted To: Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs CommitteeThis submission addresses the importance of reducing the prevalence of sexual violence, and the challenges and limitations of the criminal justice system in achieving that end. It sets out the extensive changes that have been made in the Victorian criminal justice system to prosecute sexual offending, […]
Author: Liberty VictoriaSubmitted To: Victorian Law Reform CommissionLiberty Victoria has had the opportunity to consider the detailed submission of the Criminal Bar Association of Victoria (CBA), and we respectfully endorse it and its recommendations. In particular, we agree that (1) The common law test for recklessness of probability, applied without issue in Victoria for the […]
Author: Joint SubmissionSubmitted To: Department of Home AffairsWe are a coalition of lawyers, trade unionists, service providers and advocacy groups with a shared commitment to addressing the effects of precarious and ‘permanently temporary’ visa status. We welcome this opportunity to contribute to the comprehensive review of Australia’s migration system. We work with people across the […]
Author: Liberty VictoriaSubmitted To: Yoorrook Justice CommissionThis submission responds to the Yoorrook Justice Commission’s Issues Paper 1: Systemic Injustice in the Criminal Justice System. The following submission focuses on: (a) The need to raise the minimum age of criminal responsibility; (b) Victoria’s harsh bail laws; (c) The pitfalls of presumptive and mandatory sentencing; and (d) […]
Author: Liberty VictoiraSubmitted To: PublicComment on the Major Crime and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Bill 2022 1. If enacted the Major Crime and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Bill 2022 (Vic) (the Bill) would result in a dangerous expansion of police investigative powers, including the power to compel people to provide access to personal devices. 2. […]
Author: Liberty VictoiraSubmitted To: PublicThe Victorian Parliament’s Legal and Social Issues Committee has published its report on the Inquiry into Extremism in Victoria. It’s available here: https://lnkd.in/gKxym4Ub I’m pleased to say that Liberty Victoria’s submission has been quoted throughout the report. Whilst acknowledging that the threat of far-right extremism is real, the Committee makes the […]
Liberty Victoria President Michael Stanton warned against sweeping reforms to combat the influence of far-right extremism during public hearings in June. “We need to make sure that in responding to those confronting scenes … that we do not have a legislative response that throws the baby out with the bathwater,” he said. Media Type: ArticleSource: […]
Author: Liberty VictoiraSubmitted To: Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human RightsAuthor: Liberty VictoriaSubmitted To: PublicComment on the Reason Party’s Health Legislation (Conscientious Objection) Bill 2022 (Vic) 1. Liberty Victoria welcomes the Reason Party’s Health Legislation (Conscientious Objection) Bill 2022 (Vic) (the Bill) and congratulates Fiona Patten MLC on its introduction. It should be passed. 2. The Bill is […]
Author: Liberty VictoriaSubmitted To: PublicLiberty 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 submission to the VLRC, the focus of the Government should be on introducing a restorative […]
Author: Liberty VictoriaSubmitted To: PublicLiberty 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 submission to the VLRC, the focus of the Government should be on introducing a restorative […]