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Legal Briefs Episode 3 – The Constitution (ABC IVIEW Series)

Legal Briefs, hosted by Lizzie O’Shea, is a minute long video, series featuring Australia’s top legal minds exploring foundational topics—from what law is to how contracts or free speech work in practice. Though produced around three years ago, each episode still offers timeless insights into our legal system’s workings and its real-world impact.

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Legal Briefs Episode 2 – The Adversarial System (ABC IVIEW Series)

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Legal Briefs Episode 2 – The Adversarial System (ABC IVIEW Series)

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Legal Briefs Episode 10 – Mediation (ABC IVIEW Series)

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Legal Briefs Episode 10 – Mediation (ABC IVIEW Series)

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Legal Briefs Episode 1- What is the Law? (ABC IVIEW Series)

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Legal Briefs Episode 1- What is the Law? (ABC IVIEW Series)

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Jury Service in Victoria

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Jury Service in Victoria

This video details what to expect from jury service, what is required of jurors, and the restrictions which apply when attending for jury service.

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Koori Court

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Koori Court

Overview of the Koori Court - an alternative approach to sentencing.

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Info sheet 7 - Making laws

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Info sheet 7 - Making laws

Process of how laws are made in Commonwealth Parliament

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How the Azaria Chamberlain case resulted in changes to the ways Coroners Courts consider evidence

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How the Azaria Chamberlain case resulted in changes to the ways Coroners Courts consider evidence

Coroner Caitlin English explains how the Azaria Chamberlain case resulted in changes to the ways Coroners Courts consider evidence.

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Australia & Human Rights Treaties: Your Friendly Intro to Global Justice

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Australia & Human Rights Treaties: Your Friendly Intro to Global Justice

This page explains how Australia engages with international human rights treaties—from signing and ratifying to making them effective at home through our laws. Learn about the key rights covered, the treaties Australia has agreed to, and what needs to happen for these global commitments to become part of our national legal system.

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How can the Victorian Ombudsman help you?

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How can the Victorian Ombudsman help you?

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.

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How preferential voting works - POSTER

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How preferential voting works - POSTER

This fact sheet explains how the Australian Electoral Commission counts the votes for House of Representatives.

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Have You Got That Right? Fun, Fast Human Rights Explainers

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Have You Got That Right? Fun, Fast Human Rights Explainers

Have You Got That Right? is an innovative series of videos answering important human rights questions quickly, clearly and in a way that won’t put you to sleep. The project will be broken into a number of 10-episode series, each with a different theme. Series one blends comedy with serious academic content, while series two will be interview-based. We started out planning to make simple videos of our academics answering human rights questions. However, more and more people offered to bring their expertise on board to help us pro bono, and the series grew from there. By the end of series one, we will have benefited from thousands of hours of pro bono work from industry professionals as well as our team of writers, crew members and actors. You can read about our key people below.

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FUSE: Victorian curriculum search engine

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FUSE: Victorian curriculum search engine

Start exploring resources aligned to the Victorian Curriculum. Find Content Codes in the the more details section of each resource.

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Fencing the neighbours

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Fencing the neighbours

Information about some common disputes, including: fences and trees, noise, pets, injuries on your property. There is also information about what you can do if a dispute with your neighbour makes you fear for your safety. Updated in February 2025.

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Family Dispute Resolution (Mediation)

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Family Dispute Resolution (Mediation)

A resource providing information regarding mediation processes involving children and parenting matters after separation.

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Factsheet: Sentencing and the principles of justice

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Factsheet: Sentencing and the principles of justice

This explores how our work upholds the key principles of fairness, equality and access to justice. It investigates them in the context of hearing a criminal plea and sentence.

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Fair trial and fair hearing rights

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Fair trial and fair hearing rights

What are fair trial and fair hearing rights? The Attorney General produced this website to answer your questions.

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Factsheet: Victim's rights and roles

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Factsheet: Victim's rights and roles

This details the support and assistance available to victims of crimes being heard at the County Court. It also talks about other people affected by a trial, including family members of the victim and witnesses.

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Factsheet: Registrars and judicial registrars

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Factsheet: Registrars and judicial registrars

This explains the important support roles played by registrars and judicial registrars, including hearing Interlocutory matters and dispute resolution through mediation.

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Factsheet: Protection of rights

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Factsheet: Protection of rights

This examines the different sources of rights in both criminal and civil matters, and highlights the protection of rights within the context of several cases.

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Factsheet: Overview of County Court role

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Factsheet: Overview of County Court role

This fact sheet explains the County Court's history, role and place within the Victorian legal system. It gives an overview of the kinds of cases it deals with through our different divisions (criminal, common law and commercial) and outlines our role as an appeal court. It also discusses the different kinds of laws we apply.

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Factsheet: Mental illness and the Criminal law

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Factsheet: Mental illness and the Criminal law

This explains the two main ways in which mental illness becomes an issue in criminal trials. Using case examples, it details when an accused is deemed unfit to stand trial due to mental illness. It also examines the defence of mental impairment, when an accused may argue they cannot be held criminally responsible for their behaviour due to their mental state at the time of offending.

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Factsheet: Key organisations in the Victorian legal sector

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Factsheet: Key organisations in the Victorian legal sector

This outlines the many organisations that help us deliver justice, including government departments and legal bodies such as the Victorian Bar. It explains the role of the Office of Public Prosecutions and details organisations that assist people in dealing with the Court.

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Factsheet: Criminal trial process

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Factsheet: Criminal trial process

This outlines how a criminal trial is conducted and explains the typical processes involved, from committal hearing to sentencing. It also provides a recent case to illustrate these concepts.

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