Legislation and corporate documents

Victoria Law Foundation is governed by the Victoria Law Foundation Act 2009 (PDF - 96 KB). This Act repealed the original Victoria Law Foundation Act 1978 (PDF - 10 KB).

The Foundation is internally governed by our Strategic Plan (PDF - 37 KB), which applies from 2011/12 until 2013/14. You may also find helpful information in our annual reports.

In 2007, the Department of Justice undertook a review into the Foundation, which is available here (PDF - 449 KB).

Our Board

Victoria Law Foundation is an independent statutory body governed by an eight-person Board with the Executive Director. Board members serve on a voluntary basis.

Victoria Law Foundation's independent Board is appointed under section 7 of the Victoria Law Foundation Act (above) and consists of eight members, four of whom must be lawyers. Each appointment is for three years.

Four members are appointed by the Attorney-General of Victoria with reference to their specialist skills in key areas of the Foundation's work. The other four are appointed on the nomination of the following bodies respectively: the Chief Justice of Victoria (whose member is also the Foundation's Chairperson), the Victorian Bar, the Law Institute of Victoria and the Federation of Community Legal Centres.

On 23 June 2011 the Victoria Law Foundation Amendment Act 2011 came into operation. It will reduce the number of Board members appointed by the Attorney-General from four to two as of June 2012.

Learn more about our Board.

Foundation Staff

The Foundation has eleven full-time staff members with specialist skills across a range of practice areas including grant-making, publications, education, communications, plain language, and management.

Learn more about our staff.