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Parliamentary Counsel Plain English Manual
A guide to legislative drafting by the Australian Government.
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Plain language
Meeting the information needs of litigants
A research report examining the information needs of self-represented litigants in England and Wales.
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Plain language: the underlying research
A paper outlining the underlying research that underpins plain language practice.
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Legal Glossary
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Podcasting - the basics
Slides from a Better Information Workshop presentation on the basics of podcasting.
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Refugees and asylum seekers
Legal information in languages other than English
A report providing recommendations and best practice examples for developing resources in languages other than English.
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Plain language checklist: five steps to plain language
A quick and easy guide to making sure your writing meets the fundamentals of plain language.
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Sharing your research findings effectively
Slides from a Better Information Workshop on sharing your research findings effectively.
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Sharing your research findings effectively video
Full video recording of Better Information Workshop: Sharing your research findings effectively
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Legal writing
Better information handbook
A guide to the principles of plain language that contains practical, step-by-step publishing advice.
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Family violence
Peer-to-peer education: working with community on tough legal problems
Learn about a case study of a successful peer to peer education project that was recently completed in Hume LGA, addressing the issue of family violence in the area.
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The good, the bad and the unmuted – Tips & tools for running a successful webinar
In this webinar recording, we provided tips and tools for delivering a successful webinar – and avoiding common pitfalls.
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Getting the right people to your CLE activity
Full video recording of Better Information Workshop: Getting the right people to your CLE activity.
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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.
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Using case studies effectively video
Full video recording of Better Information Workshop: Using case studies effectively.
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2008 Law Oration
The Hon Murray Gleeson AC was the Chief Justice of the High Court of Australian between 1998 and 2008. Chief Justice Gleeson delivered the Law Oration just prior to his retirement.
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2009 Law Oration
Professor the Honourable Gareth Evans AC QC FASSA has been Chancellor of the Australian National University since January 2010. He was a Cabinet Minister in the Hawke and Keating Labor Governments from 1983 to 1996, in the posts of Attorney-General, Minister for Resources and Energy, Minister for Transport and Communications and – from 1988 to 1996 – Foreign Minister.
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2010 Law Oration
A Judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria since 1998, and Chief Justice since 2003, the Hon Chief Justice Marilyn Warren was awarded the Order of Australia Medal in 2005. This honour recognised her service to the judiciary and the legal profession, her service to the community in areas affecting the social and economic conditions of women, and to forensic medicine internationally.
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2011 Law Oration
At the time of presenting the oration, Mr Brouwer was the Victorian Ombudsman. He was appointed to the position in 2004. His term expired in March 2014.
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2013 Law Oration
The Attorney-General is the Member for Box Hill and is also the Attorney-General, Minister for Finance and Minister for Industrial Relations in the Victorian Government. Before entering Parliament, he was a solicitor practising in commercial, financial and labour law.
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2014 Law Oration
Justice Susan Crennan was appointed in November 2005 to the High Court of Australia, which is both the ultimate appeal court in Australia and the original jurisdiction under the Constitution. She had then served for almost two years as a judge on the Federal Court of Australia. In 2010, her Honour became an Inns of Court Fellow attached to the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, University College, London.
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2015 Law Oration
Laureate Professor Emeritus Cheryl Saunders AO is the Director of Studies in Government Law and Co-Director of Studies in Public and International Law at the University of Melbourne.
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2016 Law Oration
The Honourable Justice Mark Weinberg was admitted to practice in New South Wales in 1974, and in Victoria in 1975, and his name was entered on the roll of barristers and solicitors of the High Court in 1979.
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2017 Law Oration
On 9 February 2017, just days after retiring as Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia, the Honourable Robert French delivered the Victoria Law Foundation Law Oration. His paper shone a light on contemporary legal issues, including the role of the courts in upholding the Rule of Law.
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How Victorians experience and resolve family problems
Our companion PULS In brief publications reveal that family problems, though less common, are Victoria’s most damaging legal issues with the highest unmet need.