In the last year, Victoria Legal Aid made 54 justice and law reform submissions. We also cooperated with National Legal Aid on another eight submissions. As well as the public submissions listed in the tables below, VLA also submitted to a range of confidential processes, including in relation to youth justice and the implementation of the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Family Violence. Victoria Legal Aid made 16 confidential submissions, and cooperated with National Legal Aid on one confidential submission. Submission Authority Date Submission to the Residential Tenancies Act Review: Victorian Government July 2016 Dispute Resolution Department of Justice and Regulation Submission on the Enabling Justice Project RMIT Centre for August 2016 Consultation Paper: People living with an acquired Innovative Justice brain injury using their experiences of the criminal justice system to achieve systemic change Submission to family violence information sharing Victorian Government August 2016 legislation consultation Department of Premier and Cabinet Submission to the Residential Tenancies Act Review: Victorian Government August 2016 Regulation of Property Conditions in the Rental Market Department of Justice and Regulation Submission on the Budget Savings (Omnibus) Bill Senate Standing September 2016— Social Security for Forensic Patients Committee on 2016 Economics Submission to the Residential Tenancies Act Review: Victorian Government September Alternate Forms of Tenure Department of Justice 2016 and Regulation Submission to investigation into Office of Housing Victorian Ombudsman October management of maintenance debts 2016 Response to Royal Commission into Institutional Royal Commission into October Responses to Child Sexual Abuse Consultation Paper Institutional Responses 2016 on Criminal Justice to Child Sexual Abuse Submission on the Wrongs Amendment Victorian Government October (Organisational Child Abuse) Bill Department of Justice 2016 and Regulation Submission on Infrastructure Draft 30-year Infrastructure Victoria October Victoria’s Infrastructure Strategy 2016 Submission on draft Secure Extended Care Unit Mental Health Tribunal October Report 2016
In the last year, Victoria Legal Aid made 54 justice and law reform submissions. We also cooperated with National Legal Aid on another eight submissions. As well as the public submissions listed in the tables below, VLA also submitted to a range of confidential processes, including in relation to youth justice and the implementation of the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Family Violence. Victoria Legal Aid made 16 confidential submissions, and cooperated with National Legal Aid on one confidential submission. Submission Authority Date Submission to the Residential Tenancies Act Review: Dispute Resolution Victorian Government Department of Justice and Regulation July 2016 Submission on the Enabling Justice Project Consultation Paper: People living with an acquired brain injury using their experiences of the criminal justice system to achieve systemic change RMIT Centre for Innovative Justice August 2016 Submission to family violence information sharing legislation consultation Victorian Government Department of Premier and Cabinet August 2016 Submission to the Residential Tenancies Act Review: Regulation of Property Conditions in the Rental Market Victorian Government Department of Justice and Regulation August 2016 Submission on the Budget Savings (Omnibus) Bill 2016— Social Security for Forensic Patients Senate Standing Committee on Economics September 2016 Submission to the Residential Tenancies Act Review: Alternate Forms of Tenure Victorian Government Department of Justice and Regulation September 2016 Submission to investigation into Office of Housing management of maintenance debts Victorian Ombudsman October 2016 Response to Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse Consultation Paper on Criminal Justice Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse October 2016 Submission on the Wrongs Amendment (Organisational Child Abuse) Bill Victorian Government Department of Justice and Regulation October 2016 Submission on Infrastructure Victoria’s Draft 30-year Infrastructure Strategy Infrastructure Victoria October 2016 Submission on draft Secure Extended Care Unit Report Mental Health Tribunal October 2016