Information and resources

Measure for Measure: Illustrated infographic

Illustrated infographic showing a people‑centred justice framework with trust at the core.

Presentation

Research

April 22, 2026

People-Centred Justice Model poster

As an exploratory model, this framework brings together common elements that participants identified as making a difference in meeting legal need.

Research tool

Research

April 21, 2026

Measure for Measure: A People-Centred Approach to Tailoring Justice (Summary)

Measure for Measure draws on the knowledge and experience of justice practitioners across Victoria to explore what works to meet legal need—and what more is needed.

Summary

Research

April 21, 2026

Stigma, Discrimination and the Weaponisation of Survival: Women’s Experiences of the Intersection between the Child Protection and Criminal Legal Systems

This report provides a window onto the needs and experiences of women in contact with both the criminal legal and child protection systems. It shows clearly how women experience the intersection of these two systems: as working against them, as well as harming and discriminating against both them and their families at times of crisis.

Report

Grants

March 27, 2026

Courts, Community and Confidence: A conversation with the Chief Justice

Chief Justice Richard Niall and VLF Executive Director Lynne Haultain in a conversation about the law and the challenges facing justice today.

Video

Events

December 18, 2025

Scientific Disciplines Researching Play

A summary of the broad range of play research conducted in universities around the world under the auspices of over twenty scientific disciplines.

Website

Learn

November 20, 2025

Three Questions with Sporting Change

South-East Monash Legal create this video to demonstrate a novel approach to community legal education. The video accompanied the Enhancing Engagement Webinar November 2025

Video

Learn

November 20, 2025

Reproductive coercion and abuse: A guide for community legal practitioners

South-East Monash Legal Service (SMLS) developed this guide to support community legal practitioners to better understand, recognise, and respond to reproductive coercion and abuse (RCA).

Guide

Grants

November 11, 2025

2024-25 Annual Report

A year of renewal, growth and engagement across the justice and community sector. Our work in research, education and grants helped to build legal capability and improve access to justice for all Victorians.

Annual report

VLF

November 10, 2025

Am I a Casual? website

The Young Workers Centre has developed a range of resources to empower young workers with the knowledge and skills needed to end workplace insecurity.

Website

Learn

October 15, 2025

Am I a casual? fact sheet

Advice for young workers in casual employment about converting to ongoing employment under recent changes in the Closing Loopholes legislation.

Factsheet

Learn

October 15, 2025

National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research (2025)

A series of guidelines made in accordance with the National Health and Medical Research Council Act 1992.

Guidelines

Grants

October 1, 2025

Excessive rent increase as a single parent | Macy shares her experience

Why is lived experience important in research? As a single parent, Macy was distraught when an excessive rent increase came her way.

Video

Research

September 10, 2025

Legal needs and housing status: Insights from the Public Understanding of Law Survey - Research Network September 2025

Presentation slides for the September 2025 Research Network webinar featuring insights from Victoria Law Foundation's Public Understanding of Law Survey on housing status.

Presentation

Research

September 10, 2025

SPR presentation - Hannah Gray - Research Network September 2025

Presentation slides for the September 2025 Research Network webinar featuring Tenants Victoria's Restricted, Resilient, Resourceful: Legal Help-Seeking Among Single-Parent Renters research project.

Presentation

Research

September 10, 2025

Template: Informed Consent Checklist

A template to ensure that you have covered the necessary information in your participant information sheet or verbal script for consent.

Template

Grants

July 31, 2025

The Mabo Case from Terra Nullius to Native Title

Dr Bryan Keon-Cohen’s account and perspective during his time as junior barrister in the case.

Case Study

Learn

July 15, 2025

Franklin Dam Case

Dr Bryan Keon-Cohen’s recollections of the Tasmanian Dam case reflecting on the legal strategy, courtroom experience, and broader implications of the case.

Case Study

Learn

July 15, 2025

Equality Law Capability project

Insights on the legal needs of people from four communities in the western suburbs of Melbourne.

Report

Grants

July 1, 2025

Restricted, Resilient, Resourceful: Legal help-seeking among single-parent renters – Condensed report

A summary of the key findings and recommendations, access the condensed version of the report investigating how single-parent renters in Victoria experience rental stress, legal help barriers, and housing insecurity.

Summary

Grants

June 11, 2025

Restricted, resilient, resourceful: Legal help-seeking among single-parent renters

The report investigates how single-parent renters in Victoria experience rental stress, legal help barriers, and housing insecurity.

Report

Grants

June 11, 2025

Class Actions: VCE Factsheet

This factsheet provides information and explains Class Actions using examples for students and teachers to use in their studies of VCE Legal Studies specifically in relation to references the 2024-2028 Legal Studies curriculum has regarding Class Actions.

Factsheet

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June 2, 2025

The Protection of Rights in Australia (Koowarta v Bjelke-Petersen)

Relevant to Unit 2, AOS 3 & Unit 4 AOS 1 of the Victorian Legal Studies Study Design 2024 and onwards. This is a summary of the context and case of Koowarta, who made a claim on the basis of section 109, invalidity between Commonwealth and State Law, where the question was asked: Does the Federal Government have the right to legislate the Anti-Discrimination Act?

Study Notes

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April 15, 2025

Evaluating the Outcomes of First Step Legal’s Health Justice Partnerships

The report evaluated First Step Legal’s integrated legal-health services. The findings point to improved client wellbeing, legal confidence, access to justice, and staff satisfaction and recommends broader adoption of such partnerships.

Report

Grants

April 1, 2025