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The Law Council of Australia via VicBar are seeking input for a submission to the above Senate Inquiry. The LCA memorandum is available here. If any member wishes to contribute by way of comments/insights to the joint VicBar submission, please send comments etc to policy@vicbar.com.au. Input is requested by COB, Thursday, 13 October 2022. For any further information please ...
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Sep 2022
Corrections Victoria has published the attached information relating to in-person prison visits.
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Sep 2022
Forensicare is still accepting referrals to the next round of the CEM-COPE Program, which has been delayed until late September. A Program Referral Information Sheet is attached. A Participant Flyer is attached.
Corrections Victoria has provided the following information: … effective Friday 9, September: prisoners will only be considered close contacts where they share a cell or cottage with a COVID positive prisoner during their infectious period previously we defined close contacts based on their accommodation unit or level of interactions across the site prisoners who are identified as close ...
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Sep 2022
The final Criminal Bar Association trial series CPD for the year will look at closing addresses in criminal jury trials, offering the insights of three highly experienced members of the criminal bar. The CPD will commence at 5.15pm on Monday, 12 September 2022. Members can register to attend here: https://vicbar.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_nX9ZBPPpQh-jZaeKAgX0wQ.
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Sep 2022
The County Court has provided the following update in relation to its Vaccination and PPE Protocol: Legal practitioners and other court users are advised that the County Court’s Vaccination and PPE Protocol will cease from Monday 12 September 2022. From that date, court users will not be required to demonstrate their vaccination status prior to entering the ...
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Sep 2022
The Honourable Justice Hollingworth, Principal Judge of the Supreme Court’s Criminal Division, has provided the attached update on criminal jury trials and other listings.
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Sep 2022
The County Court is currently experiencing technical issues with its eLodgement system which requires its Criminal Registry staff to manually seal any urgent documents such as subpoenas and bail applications. If a practitioner requires the sealing of any urgent documents, they can contact the Criminal Registry at ccvcriminal.registry@courts.vic.gov.au to request same.
The link below provides details of an exciting opportunity to work in the Public Solicitor’s Office in Solomon Islands. The role would suit a motivated general practitioner (with a particular focus on crime and family law) who is keen to experience living and working in a developing country and has a passion for working with ...
The Department of Justice and Community Safety (DJCS) is undertaking an evaluation of the trial use of the digitally recorded evidence in chief (DREC) statements by family violence victim survivors using police body-worn cameras. The evaluation of the trial is being conducted to review whether the use of DREC is meeting its objectives, how effective ...