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September 2008 edition of Diversity News
Date: 18 September 2008
This edition has up-to-date details on new VLA services. It also reports on legal services for residents affected by the Cranbourne
Legal help for gas leak residents
Date: 16 September 2008
How Brookland Greens Estate residents can access a range of legal services to help them with legal issues associated with the gas leak from a former municipal rubbish tip in Cranbourne.
Former managing director now a magistrate
Date: 11 September 2008
The Brumby Government has appointed Tony Parsons to the Magistrates' Court.
2010 New Lawyer Program
Date: 05 September 2008
Victoria Legal Aid's new program for new lawyers begins in 2010.
Victoria Legal Aid's first federal magistrate
Date: 04 September 2008
Evelyn Bender has been appointed a federal magistrate.
Free outreach service for Kyneton
Date: 07 August 2008
More legal advice available in Kyneton district
New magistrates bring VLA experience
Date: 21 July 2008
Three VLA lawyers have been promoted to the bench.
July 2008 edition of VLA's newsletter for Section 29A practitioners
Date: 10 July 2008
Topics include transfer procedure, proof of means, checklists and the simplified grants process, home equity means test, fee schedule 1L, recovery orders and parenting orders, and enforcement proceedings.
New managing director for Victoria Legal Aid
Date: 19 June 2008
Bevan Warner is VLA's new managing director.
June edition of Briefcase newsletter
Date: 23 May 2008
Victoria Legal Aid is facing cutting its family law services by as much as $10million per year as it manages the pressures of inequities in the Commonwealth legal aid funding system.
New edition of Your rights: police powers in Victoria
Date: 13 June 2008
New edition of VLA publication Your rights: police powers in Victoria
Legal aid boost for the south west
Date: 22 May 2008
Victoria Legal Aid’s newest regional office opens in Warrnambool on Tuesday 27 May 2008, bringing the resources of the state’s major legal aid provider to the south west coast.
May edition of Diversity News now available
Date: 30 April 2008
The May edition of Diversity News features a report about the benefits of our new website for particular groups and communities, plus news on publications, services and workshops.
Victoria Legal Aid backs trial allocation by judiciary
Date: 03 April 2008
Victoria Legal Aid (VLA) believes a senior judicial officer should allocate indictable criminal trials to either the County or Supreme Courts. The officer’s decision should be based on the nature and seriousness of the particular case.
Change to the Assets test
Date: 27 February 2008
VLA has implemented a decrease in the threshold for allowable equity in an applicant's principle place of residence to $100,000.
Changes to Family Law funding
Date: 22 February 2008
VLA has adopted new strategies to deal with financial pressures on VLA's Commonwealth funded family law programs.
Clarification of VLA guidelines, procedures and policies
Date: 08 January 2008
Information to assist s29A panel practitioners with VLA guidelines, procedures and policies including pitfalls for compliance and common issues.
Access legal resources at the library
VLA's public law library is available for lawyers and students for private study, reading and research. We have a wide range of resources in print and electronic forms, covering a variety of legal topics.
Register now for e-lodgement
E-lodgement has recently been rolled out to a number of private practitioners, with early feedback indicating that users appreciate the ease and speed of applying for grants of legal assistance using electronic submission.
All s29A lawyers are now invited to register to use e-lodgement to submit applications for grants of legal assistance and invoices, in preparation for VLA's move to exclusive electronic lodgement early in 2008.