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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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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
Legal practice
Technology Enhanced Access to Legal Assistance (The TEALS Project) Report
The report evaluated the Legal Connector, an online triage tool aimed at streamlining client intake and improving legal service delivery.
Report
Grants
November 1, 2020
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2019-20 Annual Report
Annual report
VLF
October 1, 2020
Legal assistance
Submission on the NLAP 2020–2025 Draft Client Survey Reporting Guidance
Victoria Law Foundation was invited to make a submission on the Draft Client Survey Reporting Guidance, a document intended to support consistent client survey reporting.
Submission
VLF
September 28, 2020
Data systems and processes
Media Release: Apples, Oranges and Lemons
Media release
Research
July 8, 2020
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Assessing Access to Justice: How Much “Legal” do People Need and How Can We Know?
Dr McDonald’s paper considers the question of just how much “legal” understanding or help different people require to enjoy access to justice, and just what type of research evidence we need to know.
Paper
Research
July 8, 2020
Legal assistance
Self help
Legal help
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
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.