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- New community corrections order scheme now in place
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- Hailstorms and family problems lead to busy time for Legal Help service
- New protective services officers set to hit the beat
- Victoria Legal Aid in the media to 8 February 2012
- Talented Juniors in profile ... Samantha Poulter
- Senior appointments strengthen Victoria Legal Aid
- Giving youth crime a red card
- Lawyers encouraged to give junior counsel more trial experience
- Support available for practitioners undertaking criminal law specialisation
- Major project to prevent family violence
- Decision puts unfair fines system in the spotlight
- Great outcome for elderly couple in Centrelink debt case
- Practitioner payments for 2011 and 2012
- Victoria Legal Aid in the media to 14 December 2011
- Swan Hill liquor bans withdrawn by police
- Sign up for our Community legal resources update
- Information about family law now available in Arabic
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- 15-year-old boy accused of people smuggling to return home
- VLA welcomes coroner’s recommendations on tailored police training
- A decade of service to VLA
- Victoria Legal Aid in the media to 22 February 2012
- Workshop collaboration benefits Karen community
- Victoria Legal Aid in the media to 7 March 2012
- Progressive Law Network Legal (r)Evolution Conference
- Castan Centre Human Rights Law Conference
- Trial Counsel Development Program: new name, new intake, same aim
- Latest from our library
- New Equal Opportunity Legal Service is now up and running
- Disclosure reforms to achieve timely outcomes welcomed
- Boat crew a world away from understanding
- Discretion in eligibility for legal aid consistent with the Charter
- Latest from our library
- Victoria Legal Aid in the media to 21 March 2012
- Children’s Law specialisation study support information session – Tuesday 3 April
- Specialist advocates reach to regions
- Opportunity opens for twelve junior counsel
- Victoria Legal Aid supports a National Disability Insurance Scheme
- Applications for our New Lawyers Program close next Friday
- Innovative training to focus on sexual offences
- Victoria Legal Aid in the media to 4 April 2012
- Women in the law survey
- Transnational knowledge sharing broadens our legal aid horizons
- Latest from our library
- Victoria Legal Aid in the media to 18 April 2012
- Recent cases highlight inequity of infringements law
- Novel approach helps tackle the debt burden for disadvantaged people
- Report pitched at realistic reform of the sex offenders register
- Adding value to guardianship law review
- Latest from our library
- Victoria Legal Aid in the media to 2 May 2012
- Circuit court initiative aims to deliver quality representation and reduce trial delays
- VLA raises important legal questions in first people smuggling trials of boat crew in Victoria
- VLA welcomes new Board member
- Senior appointments reinforce our commitment to high quality, client-centred services
- Legal aid representation delivers fairer outcomes in infringements cases
- Latest from our library
- Victoria Legal Aid in the media to 16 May 2012
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News and media
- National Bulk Debt project writes-off debts for vulnerable clients
- New program targets talented juniors in a bid to cut Victoria’s court delays
- Victoria Legal Aid challenges prison sentence for a man with an intellectual disability who failed to pay fines
- Celebrating 30 years of Victoria Legal Aid
- Legal education for new arrivals provides benefits for all
- Victoria Legal Aid reminds earthquake affected people to seek insurance help
- Experiencing mortgage stress? Take action
- August Briefcase newsletter now available
- New stalking laws introduced
- Why the rush? Amendments to social security laws
- Annual report tabled
- Free wireless at the VLA Public Law Library
- Learning about rights with Space Invaders
- Victoria Legal Aid welcomes new Chairperson and Board member
- Family matters to top the agenda
- Victoria Legal Aid shares the Herald Sun's child protection investigation concerns
- Disaster Legal Help to continue to provide legal information to Victorian communities
- Victoria Legal Aid wins bid to have 15-year-old boy accused of people smuggling returned home to Indonesia
- Co-operative federalism required for legal aid
- Tyler Cassidy inquest: coroner's recommendations on training welcomed by VLA
- Speak out against violence on White Ribbon Day
- Victoria Legal Aid helps people keep informed about debt
- Fewer families assisted
- Access to specialist law assistance for Swan Hill residents
- Legal aid rescue package needed to help regional Victoria
- ARC List kicks off this month for long-term benefits
- Forum to focus on improving community legal and advocacy services
- Free family law service for Kyneton residents
- Free law assistance for Maryborough and district residents
- VLA welcomes positive results in Client Satisfaction Survey 2011
- Justice getting further out of reach
- ‘Do Not Knock’ picks up across the south west
- Legal Help available over holiday season
- Hailstorms and family problems lead to busy time for Legal Help
- Legal aid helps more people in tough times
- Victoria Legal Aid urges insurance claims by flood affected
- Family harmony comes to Shepparton
- Do Not Knock comes out on film
- New talent to grow justice and help reduce court delays
- Bold new work of art celebrates 30 years of Victoria Legal Aid
- 30 years of legal aid has turned lives around
- Annual report confirms broad value of legal aid
- Information about family law now available in Chinese
- Victoria Legal Aid services available to meet upsurge in legal problems over holiday period
- Information about family law now available in Vietnamese
- Our latest submissions on people smuggling laws
- New legal service for Victorians who have faced discrimination
- Robust debate on freedom of speech kicks off new Equal Opportunity Legal Service
- New Frankston civil law service to benefit Mornington Peninsula
- Legal help for Victoria's flood affected
- New Lawyers Program information evening – Tuesday 27 March
- Victoria Legal Aid supports a National Disability Insurance Scheme
- Senate reports on people smuggling laws welcomed
- Appointment recognises legal aid’s contribution to law reform
- People smuggling charges against three Indonesian boat crew dropped
- Another young Indonesian accused of people smuggling to return home
- Law Week 2012: a chance to learn more about our role in the community
- Report confirms economic value of legal aid to community
- Family matters to top the agenda
- Court test case highlights urgent need for fines system reform
- Another case highlights the urgent need for fines system reform
- Victoria Legal Aid Board visits Shepparton
- More Victorians to be supported through legal aid
- A Fair Go in Insurance
- Support from the Chief
- The steps to family reunion
- Submission highlights improvements for flood insurance
- Victoria Legal Aid launches its Strategic Plan 2011–14
- Victorian legal sector celebrates 30 years of Victoria Legal Aid
- Rugged up for a good cause
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- Client Satisfaction Survey to commence
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Do not knock campaign
- Dealing with door-to-door sales – part one
- Dealing with door-to-door sales – part two
- Dealing with door-to-door sales – part one
- Dealing with door-to-door sales – part two
- Do not knock – video file download
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What's the law? Australian law for new arrivals
- Australia's legal system – What's the law?
- Buying a car – What's the law?
- Family violence – What's the law?
- Police – What's the law?
- Renting – What's the law?
- Driving – What's the law?
- Family law – What's the law?
- Child protection and parenting – What's the law?
- Centrelink – What's the law?
- Car accident – What's the law?
- You have been asked to supervise contact between a parent and their child. Do you want to do this?
- Legal basics 3 – Fines: how to sort them out
- Keeping out of debt: Your guide to staying out of the red
- Family law in Australia fact sheets
- Are you on an involuntary treatment order?
- Personal safety intervention orders – A guide to resolving disputes and protecting your safety
- Administration order fact sheets
- A victim's guide to support services and the criminal justice system
- Having a grandchild in your care
- Your legal rights: a practical guide to everyday legal issues
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Phones and internet: Your rights
- Ways of communicating in Australia – presentation slides
- Understanding costs and contracts – presentation slides
- What you should understand about buying a mobile phone – presentation slides
- Buying a mobile phone – digital story
- Internet downloads – digital story
- What you need to know about connecting to the internet – presentation slides
- Pay TV – digital story
- Phones and internet: Your rights – lesson plans
- Buying a phone card – digital story
- Where to go for help – presentation slides
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- Understanding phone cards – presentation slides
- Problems and costs – digital story
- What you need to know before you buy or build a house
- Law help guide and directory 2012
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Law reform
- Senate inquiry into Migration Amendment Removal of Mandatory Minimum Penalties Bill 2012
- Consolidation of Commonwealth anti-discrimination laws
- Submission on age assessments in people smuggling cases
- Senate inquiry into Crimes Amendment (Fairness for Minors) Bill 2011
- Response to Deterring People Smuggling Bill 2011
- Submission on Baseline sentencing
- Submission on access to justice by people with an intellectual disability
- Submission on Proposed failure to protect offences
- Submission on Judicial review in Australia
- Submission on statutory minimum sentences for gross violence offences
- Submission on the the operation of the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006
- Submission on guardianship consultation paper
- Submission to the 'Protecting Victoria's vulnerable children inquiry'
- Adult Parole Framework
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ATLAS+ information and updates
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Help and frequently asked questions
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Lawyers' news
- Fee increase to all legal aid lawyers
- Summary Procedure Bulletin, No. 4 – September 2011
- New civil justice specialist teams up and running
- New Commonwealth family law guidelines
- September SGP Navigator newsletter now available
- Legal aid fee increases go live
- ATLAS+ upgrade
- New claim forms for private practitioner duty lawyers
- New Commonwealth family law guidelines go live 1 November
- SGP Navigator – 30 November 2011
- Children’s law specialisation study support available
- SGP Navigator – 22 February 2012
- Trial Counsel Development Program Q&A event – Monday 5 March
- Grants of legal assistance – business as usual over the holiday season
- SGP Navigator – 8 February 2012
- SGP Navigator – Wednesday 7 March
- ATLAS+ training may qualify for CPD points
- Intake opens for Trial Counsel Development Program
- Summary Procedure Bulletin, No. 2 – January 2011
- SGP Navigator – Wednesday 21 March
- SGP Navigator – Wednesday 4 April
- New specialist criminal law teams up and running
- Court of Appeal training for lawyers on the indictable crime panel
- New appeal guidelines and fees
- Barristers sought for block briefing
- SGP Navigator – Wednesday 18 April
- Be an advocate. Stand for something.
- Appeals advice and practical support
- Sign up for regional ATLAS+ training
- Update on post-committal negotiations
- Criminal and children's law professional legal education opportunities
- SGP Navigator – Wednesday 2 May
- April edition of SGP Navigator is available now
- SGP Navigator – Wednesday 16 May
- Additional training for ATLAS+ available
- New talent to grow justice and help reduce court delays
- Summary Procedure Bulletin, No. 3 – May 2011
- Simplified Grants Process newsletter
- Summary Procedure Bulletin
- Victoria Legal Aid increases fees for summary crime and bail
- ATLAS+ updates available online
- ATLAS+ milestone
- SGP Navigator looks at ATLAS+ help and much more
- Funding changes for independent children's lawyers
- Changes to whole of job fees
- Accessing police court documents to become easier
- Specialist accreditation
- Criminal and children’s law professional legal education opportunities
- Contact VLA's Assignments Unit for grants information
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Birth, life and death
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Powers of attorney and guardianship
- Powers of attorney and guardianship – frequently asked questions
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- Choosing the right power
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- Making a power of attorney or guardianship
- Protecting your best interests
- Changing or cancelling your powers
- Powers of attorney and guardianship forms
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New law
- Owners living in moveable homes – new law
- Tenancy databases – new law
- Protecting personal safety – new law
- Sexual harassment – new law
- Ban on sale of weapons to young people
- Orders to bar a person from licensed premises – new law
- Regulating debt collectors
- Restricted breed dogs – new law
- Changes to hoon driving
- Increased penalties for drug drivers
- Criminal penalties for owners after dog attacks – new law
- Buying goods and services
- Serving alcohol to people under 18 – new law
- Drug and alcohol treatment orders
- Protective services officers – new law
- Penalty for driving while disqualified
- Drinking alcohol while driving – new law
- National registry to protect people buying personal property – new law
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