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Guides, videos, factsheets, links and other material to learn about the law.
Guides, videos, factsheets, links and other material to learn about the law.
Mandatory sentencing has been shown to increase incarceration rates without improving community safety, while removing the ability of courts to consider individual circumstances. The ALRC highlights how these laws disproportionately affect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and recommends reform to create a fairer, more effective justice system.
The Hon. Philip Cummins explains the structure of the courts at state and federal levels.
Featuring Timm Hutton from Youthlaw, this webinar provides an overview of some common legal issues experienced by young people in Victoria.
Videos created with and for communities affected by forced marriage in Victoria.
A series of four case studies for students to discuss, consider and apply the principles of sentencing. Students move through the case studies and decide the sentence for each of the offenders before comparing their sentences with that of the actual judge. Supported by teacher notes.
VCE Legal Studies Unit 4 Exam Preparation by David Thomson, VLF Teacher in Residence.
Video made by the Victorian Ombudsman that outlines their function as an independent investigative body - an example of how an individual can become involved in the law making process in a non-traditional way.
This video is specifically targeted to Unit 1 Headstart. It provides a fantastic overview of the topics and expectations of Unit 1 Legal Studies.
This is a fact sheet created by Victoria Legal Aid. Some young people of Māori or Pacific Islander background do not know if they are Australian citizens. Being a citizen gives you more rights. This new fact sheet can help you:
This series deals with a case relating to a workplace injury resulting from negligence. This Video contains the judgement and the final reward of remedies for the plaintiff.
Live web-streaming from the Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council on sitting days.
Understand which laws apply in Victoria and who’s who in the legal sector.