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Measuring legal capability
Understanding legal capability
Legal capability is the capability to achieve fair outcomes to problems involving law.
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Measuring legal capability
Perceived Inaccessibility of Courts (PIC) Scale
A simple to administer 10-item scale designed to measure extent to which people think of courts as inaccessible.
Research tool
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Measuring legal capability
Perceived Inaccessibility of Lawyers (PIL) Scale
A simple to administer 10-item scale designed to measure the extent to which people think of lawyers as inaccessible.
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The Australian Constitution
Notes for Legal Studies students on the "People and the Australian Constitution" section of the Study Design - updated as of June 2025.
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The Education Blog
Check out the Parliament of Victoria's latest news and updates for teachers, supporting civics education in Victorian classrooms.
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Refugees and asylum seekers
Disability
Legal information, translations and accessibility supports
Get a behind-the-scenes look at Victoria Legal Aid's recent work in creating accessibility supports for information on their website Meet the team behind the information and hear about the research and consultation that went into making accessible content for people who need communication supports, including easy read, Auslan and translations
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Legal writing
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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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.