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New summary criminal justice procedures

Date: 22 October 2009

Feedback is invited from anyone affected by pilots currently underway of the new processes in summary procedure.

2008-09 annual report released

Date: 15 October 2009

Victoria Legal Aid's fourteenth statutory annual report was tabled in State Parliament this morning.

New Victoria Legal Aid booklet 'A workers’ guide to fines' is now available

Date: 21 September 2009

The 2009 edition of On the spot, now rewritten and updated to become A workers’ guide to fines has just been printed.

Human rights are Aussie Rules

Date: 07 September 2009

The Eastern Community Legal centre launches a children's project about human rights.

African report addresses legal barriers

Date: 07 September 2009

The 'Out of Africa and Into Court' report calls for more help for African migrants.

Helping youth with the law

Date: 03 September 2009

A new edition of What's the deal?, our youth legal education resource kit for teachers and community workers, is now available.

New family violence intervention order publications

Date: 19 August 2009

Our new plain language intervention order booklets and updated factsheets are now available.

Free tenant and civil claims workshops

Date: 06 August 2009

The Peninsula Community Legal Centre is running a series of free workshops for tenants and consumers.

VLA supports national Human Rights Act

Date: 07 July 2009

Victoria Legal Aid (VLA) has made a submission to the National Human Rights Consultation Committee supporting the implementation of a national Human Rights Act.