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Seeking Legal Help Online
The report investigates how Australia’s “missing majority”, people unable to afford lawyers or access free legal aid, seek and use online legal self-help resources for common civil law issues.
Report
Grants
June 1, 2020
Media
Learn how to manage media
Lynne Haultain and Mick Paskos cover how to deal with media outlets and get your message across.
Video
Learn
May 5, 2020
COVID-19
Submission to Commonwealth Attorney-General’s Department in response to COVID-19 pandemic
Victoria Law Foundation made a submission identifying anticipated impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on access to justice and legal need in Australia
Submission
VLF
April 2, 2020
Legal assistance
Policy
Submission on the National Legal Assistance Partnership Revised Official Draft
Drawing on findings from our project to map the use and utility of Victoria’s legal assistance administrative data, our submission identified practical consequences of proposed NLAP reporting requirements, and their impacts on Victorian community legal centres.
Submission
VLF
March 30, 2020
Legal assistance
Submission on the National Legal Assistance Partnership Official Draft
Victoria Law Foundation was invited to comment on the official draft text of the National Legal Assistance Partnership.
Submission
VLF
February 14, 2020
Legal assistance
Legal need
Submission in response to the National Legal Assistance Partnership Discussion Paper on Legal Assistance Service Data Requirements
We were invited to make a submission in response to a discussion paper on legal assistance data requirements to inform development of the National Legal Assistance Partnership (NLAP).
Submission
VLF
February 8, 2020
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2018-19 Annual Report
Annual report
VLF
October 1, 2019
Mental health
Submission to the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System
Victoria Law Foundation made a submission to the Royal Commission highlighting the importance of integrated legal, health and broader human services for many people experiencing mental health issues
Submission
VLF
October 1, 2019
Measuring legal capability
Legal Need Surveys and Access to Justice
Report by Pascoe Pleasence, Nigel Balmer and Peter Chapman providing a framework for the conceptualisation, implementation and analysis of legal needs surveys, including discussion of legal capability.
Paper
Research
May 31, 2019
Human rights
Young people
What are my legal rights and where can I turn? (Years 7-12)
TeachLaw provides students with a module seeking to teach students aged between 13 and 18 about their legal rights regarding being online, at school and in public.
Website
Learn
February 1, 2019
Measuring legal capability
Development of a General Legal Confidence Scale: A First Implementation of the Rasch Measurement Model in Empirical Legal Studies
Technical paper by Pascoe Pleasence and Nigel Balmer describing the development of the General Legal Confidence (GLC) Scale. Includes detailed guidance on the use of Rasch analysis to develop legal capability scales capturing latent constructs.
Paper
Research
January 7, 2019
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2017-18 Annual Report
Annual report
VLF
October 1, 2018
First Nations
Research
Ethics
Ethical conduct in research with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and communities
Guidelines for researchers and stakeholders provides a set of principles to ensure research is safe, respectful, responsible, high quality and of benefit to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities.
Guidelines
Grants
August 1, 2018
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2016-17 Annual Report
Annual report
VLF
October 1, 2017
No items found.
Justice for All: Report of the Task Force on Justice
Drawing on research by the world’s leading justice organizations and experts, the report of the Task Force on Justice proposes a different approach to justice – putting people at the center of justice systems and justice at the heart of sustainable development.
Report
Research
June 17, 2017
No items found.
2015-16 Annual Report
Annual report
VLF
October 1, 2016
No items found.
2014-15 Annual Report
Annual report
VLF
October 1, 2015
No items found.
2013-14 Annual Report
Annual report
VLF
October 1, 2014
No items found.
2012-13 Annual Report
Annual report
VLF
October 1, 2013
No items found.
2011-12 Annual Report
Annual report
VLF
October 1, 2012
No items found.
2010-11 Annual Report
Annual report
VLF
October 1, 2011
No items found.
2009-10 Annual Report
Annual report
VLF
October 1, 2010
No items found.
2008-09 Annual Report
Annual report
VLF
October 1, 2009
No items found.
2007-08 Annual Report
Annual report
VLF
October 1, 2008
New research reveals how disadvantage compounds legal problems
Our latest research uncovers critical insights into how disadvantage shapes the experience and resolution of legal problems in Victoria.