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Families and relationships
Parenting
Stronger Together: Strengthening family functioning to improve outcomes for children
The report presents findings from research into the lived experience of mothers seeking the return of their children to their care within the Victorian Child Protection system.
Report
Grants
April 1, 2022
Access to Justice
The role of legal education and access to justice
There is perennial interest in the utility of legal education – what kind of profession are we creating with what outlook and expectations. This session explores the extent to which legal education meets access to justice needs – what’s working well, what isn’t and where we’re headed.
Video
Research
April 1, 2022
Access to Justice
Climate change and legal need
The climate crisis is upon us and there is increasing effort around the world to scope its intersection with access to justice. This session looks at how climate change relates to and creates legal need, and what responses might look like.
Video
Research
April 1, 2022
Access to Justice
Looking to the future
The crystal ball. Our final session asks leading thinkers in access to justice to look into the future: what are the big ideas and the major hurdles?
Video
Research
April 1, 2022
Access to Justice
Legal need empowerment and older people
The voices of older people, and their experience of and response to life problems can be overlooked in access to justice debates. This session focuses specifically on older people, their legal need, and how they might be empowered.
Video
Research
March 31, 2022
Access to Justice
Culturally appropriate service design and delivery
Much access to justice research has reinforced that one size of service design rarely fits all, particularly for First Nations peoples. This session presents perspectives on getting it right for culturally diverse communities.
Video
Research
March 31, 2022
Access to Justice
Courts and COVID-19
Courts have gone through massive change as a result of COVID-19, some planned, if significantly accelerated, much imposed. This session explores what this means for access to justice.
Video
Research
March 31, 2022
Access to Justice
Making administrative data smarter
Administrative data continues to play an important role in how we understand how people interact with the justice system. This session looks at whether this data is it fulfilling its potential, and how we might we make it smarter.
Video
Research
March 30, 2022
Access to Justice
Deregulation of the legal profession
The opportunities and challenges associated with deregulation of legal activity continue to form a central part of contemporary access to justice debates. Will it make legal advice more available, or does it risk poor advice and bad outcomes for people? This session explores recent issues and where we might be going next.
Video
Research
March 30, 2022
Access to Justice
Legal tech and access to justice
In recent years, legal tech has gone through rapid growth and exerts increasing influence across all areas of law. This session explores what this might mean for access to justice.
Video
Research
March 30, 2022
Families and relationships
Family violence
Real Life Research in Partnership
The report investigated the civil law needs of older people in the Barwon region and aimed to strengthen research capacity at Barwon Community Legal Service through partnership with Deakin University.
Report
Grants
March 1, 2022
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Legal Literacy Evaluation Final
Report
Grants
February 25, 2022
Families and relationships
Family violence
Gendered Injustice: The Policing and Criminalisation of Victim-Survivors of Domestic and Family Violence
The report investigates how women, especially those experiencing domestic and family violence are policed and criminalised in Victoria.
Report
Grants
January 1, 2022
Legal assistance
Submission on Estimated Time Spent measure for NLAP Jurisdictional Performance Report
Victoria Law Foundation was invited to provide comment on proposed guidance and reporting of a new Estimated Time Spent (ETS) measure as required by the National Legal Assistance Partnership 2020–2025 (NLAP).
Submission
VLF
November 4, 2021
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2020-21 Annual Report
Annual report
VLF
October 1, 2021
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Getting the message across - Communicating effectively with young people
Full video recording of Better Information Workshop: Getting the message across - Communicating effectively with young people.
Video
Learn
July 21, 2021
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Victoria Law Foundation Reflect RAP 2021 - 2022
Document
VLF
July 1, 2021
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Strategic Plan 2021-2024
Document
VLF
July 1, 2021
Voting
Parliament
Democracy Rules: Teaching Electoral Systems & Civic Participation
Democracy rules aims to explain these facts and themes in an engaging manner and to make a worthy contribution to what might be described as the ‘democratic life experience’ of your students.
Guide
Learn
June 23, 2021
Policing
Predictive Policing and Young People
The report investigates the impact of predictive and pre-emptive policing strategies on young people in Victoria, Australia.
Report
Grants
June 1, 2021
Legal assistance
Submission on National Legal Assistance Data Strategy
Our submission noted that national legal assistance policy has shifted to focus on people facing disadvantage and provision of client-centric service based on people’s legal needs and capabilities.
Submission
VLF
May 13, 2021
Law Talk
Victoria's super tribunal: how VCAT evolved into Australia's busiest tribunal for resolving civil disputes
Presented by Justice Quigley at Law Talks, this powerpoint contains VCAT's history, present operation, process, relevance to principles of justice and recent reforms
Video
Learn
December 11, 2020
Legal assistance
Submission on the Draft National Legal Assistance Service Data Strategy 2020–21 to 2021–22
Victoria Law Foundation was invited to comment on the Draft National Legal Assistance Service Data Strategy 2020–21 to 2021–22.
Submission
VLF
November 16, 2020
Housing and tenancy
Social housing
The growth of community housing: what does it mean for tenants? Preliminary Research Report
The report examines the impact of different social housing arrangements on tenants' rights, specifically comparing eviction rates and legal proceedings between community housing organisations and public housing.
Report
Grants
November 1, 2020
New research explores what works to meet people’s legal needs
Measure for Measure: A People‑Centred Approach to Tailoring Justice, provides an important snapshot and analysis of what works to move the needle in accessing and providing justice.