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Inside stories: Bringing relief in dangerous times

Carolyn Ford 01 May 2020

A health justice partnership is making a difference for new mothers affected by family violence.

Consultation on proposed legislative reform of Children, Youth and Families Act 2005

Family Law Section 01 Apr 2020

The Law Institute of Victoria has welcomed the introduction of a new framework to support children in out-of-home care and reduce the impact of the criminal justice system on young people in care...

Child Welfare COVID-19 Young Persons

VLA e-learning module on the links between crime, child protection, family law and family violence

Family Law Section 24 Oct 2019

Victoria Legal Aid (VLA) has developed a free e-learning module on the links between crime, child protection, family law and family violence...

Child Welfare

Family Law judgments

Robert Glade-Wright & Craig Nicol 01 Sep 2019

Threshold hearing on Rice & Asplund – Application dismissed...

Child Welfare Family Court Judgment Practice & Procedure Young Persons

Family Law judgments

Robert Glade-Wright & Craig Nicol 01 Aug 2019

Artificial conception – sperm donor wins bid in High Court for fatherhood...

Child Welfare Family Court Judgment Practice & Procedure Young Persons

Family Law Judgments

Robert Glade-Wright & Craig Nicol 01 Jul 2019

Expressions “supervised time” and time spent “in the presence of” may be used interchangeably...

Child Welfare Family Court Judgment Practice & Procedure Young Persons

Family Law Section Newsletter

Family Law Section 28 Jun 2019

The April edition of the Family Law Section Newsletter is now available...

Child Welfare Divorce Family Court Marriage Marriage Equality Parents

Jail for sports clubs that fail to protect children

Karin Derkley 13 Mar 2019

Lawyers who advise sporting clubs, whether in a formal or voluntary capacity, need to make them aware that failing to protect children from abuse could result in jail...

Child Welfare Young Persons

Lessons for the future

Dr Liz Curran 03 Dec 2018

The Royal Commission into Institutional Childhood Abuse laid bare the truth, with a plan for others in the future...

Child Welfare Human Rights

Legal service helping Aboriginal youths is forced to close

Karin Derkley 21 Nov 2018

Balit Ngulu, which closed down in October because of a lack of ongoing funding, would seem exactly the kind of service needed to keep Aboriginal kids out of prison and out-of-home care...

Child Welfare Young Persons

Australia's progress in implementing the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child

Family Law Section 26 Oct 2018

The Law Institute of Victoria (LIV) has prepared a submission to the United Nations Committee regarding Australia's progress in implementing the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Child Welfare Human Rights Young Persons

Child Safety, Welfare and Wellbeing Information Sharing Proposed Legislative Model

Family Law Section 26 Oct 2018

The Law Institute of Victoria (LIV) has prepared a submission to Nous Group in relation to the proposed amendments to the Child Safety and Wellbeing Information Sharing Legislative Framework.

Child Welfare

LIV calls on government to fund Balit Ngulu

Family Law Section 05 Oct 2018

The LIV has written to the Attorney-General Martin Pakula expressing concern at the closure of the Aboriginal Youth Legal Service known as Balit Ngulu because of a lack of government funding...

Child Welfare Young Persons

Cherry Creek Youth Justice Centre Design

Family Law Section 03 Aug 2018

The Law Institute of Victoria (LIV) has prepared a submission to the Department of Justice and Regulation in relation to the design of the Cherry Creek Youth Justice Centre.

Child Welfare Young Persons

Vulnerable children need advocates

Leah Tolley 01 Aug 2018

Don’t let the funding stop for specialist Aboriginal Children’s Legal Service Balit Ngulu...

Access to Justice Advocacy Child Welfare

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