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- Do Not Knock comes out on film
- Victoria Legal Aid urges insurance claims by flood affected
- Legal aid helps more people in tough times
- Justice getting further out of reach
- Forum to focus on improving community legal and advocacy services
- ARC List kicks off this month for long-term benefits
- Legal aid rescue package needed to help regional Victoria
- Fewer families assisted
- Victoria Legal Aid helps people keep informed about debt
- Co-operative federalism required for legal aid
- Free law assistance for Maryborough and district residents
- Free family law service for Kyneton residents
- Access to specialist law assistance for Swan Hill residents
- Family harmony comes to Shepparton
- ‘Do Not Knock’ picks up across the south west
- New talent to grow justice and help reduce court delays
- 30 years of legal aid has turned lives around
- Bold new work of art celebrates 30 years of Victoria Legal Aid
- Victoria Legal Aid Board visits Shepparton
- Annual report confirms broad value of legal aid
- Family matters to top the agenda
- Information about family law now available in Arabic
- Information about family law now available in Chinese
- Another young Indonesian accused of people smuggling to return home
- Court test case highlights urgent need for fines system reform
- Another case highlights the urgent need for fines system reform
- Victoria Legal Aid services available to meet upsurge in legal problems over holiday period
- Information about family law now available in Vietnamese
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Media releases
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News
- 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
- New stalking laws introduced
- August Briefcase newsletter now available
- 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
- Swan Hill liquor bans withdrawn by police
- Victoria Legal Aid wins bid to have 15-year-old boy accused of people smuggling returned home to Indonesia
- Tyler Cassidy inquest: coroner's recommendations on training welcomed by VLA
- Speak out against violence on White Ribbon Day
- Give us your feedback on our website
- 15-year-old boy accused of people smuggling to return home
- VLA welcomes coroner’s recommendations on tailored police training
- Major project to prevent family violence
- Great outcome for elderly couple in Centrelink debt case
- Decision puts unfair fines system in the spotlight
- Sign up for our Community legal resources update
- VLA welcomes positive results in Client Satisfaction Survey 2011
- Victoria Legal Aid in the media to 14 December 2011
- Legal Help available over holiday season
- Hailstorms and family problems lead to busy time for Legal Help
- Hailstorms and family problems lead to busy time for Legal Help service
- New community corrections order scheme now in place
- Giving youth crime a red card
- New protective services officers set to hit the beat
- Victoria Legal Aid in the media to 8 February 2012
- VLA amongst LIV award winners
- Victoria Legal Aid to participate in Tyler Cassidy inquiry
- Report confirms economic value of legal aid to community
- Legal Aid Brief
- Victoria Legal Aid urges insurance claims for flood affected
- More Victorians to be supported through legal aid
- Legal help for flood affected
- 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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- Drugs, the law and safer injecting
- Patients' rights: a self-help guide to the Victorian Mental Health Act
- Fact sheets for separating families
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- Sexual assault: the law, your rights as a victim
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- You and family law: a short guide
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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
- Dealing with door-to-door sales part 1 – transcript
- Dealing with door-to-door sales part 2 – transcript
- Going to the Magistrates' Court information sheets
- Telling Centrelink about your same-sex relationship
- Legal basics information sheets
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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
- Public law library and research resources
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Law reform
- 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'
- Workshops and information sessions
- Our 30th anniversary
- Frequently asked questions
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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
- Support available for practitioners undertaking criminal law specialisation
- Practitioner payments for 2011 and 2012
- Senior appointments strengthen Victoria Legal Aid
- Lawyers encouraged to give junior counsel more trial experience
- Grants of legal assistance – business as usual over the holiday season
- SGP Navigator – 8 February 2012
- Criminal law specialisation study support available
- Talented Juniors in profile ... Samantha Poulter
- Summary Procedure Bulletin, No. 2 – January 2011
- New specialist criminal law teams up and running
- New appeal guidelines and fees
- Be an advocate. Stand for something.
- Appeals advice and practical support
- Update on post-committal negotiations
- April edition of SGP Navigator is available now
- 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
- Victoria Legal Aid increases fees for summary crime and bail
- Summary Procedure Bulletin
- 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
- Contact VLA's Assignments Unit for grants information
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ATLAS+ information and updates
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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
- Serving alcohol to people under 18 – new law
- Buying goods and services
- 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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