The Victorian Government’s new Youth Justice Strategic Plan 2020-2030 contains some strong elements that will have a positive impact on…
The Victorian government’s legislative response to COVID-19 fails to respond to the needs of many Aboriginal people in Victoria. Whilst…
The Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service (VALS) would like to express its sincere condolences and support to the family, friends and…
On Friday the 20th of December 2019 the South Eastern Australian Aboriginal Justice Services Limited (trading as the Victorian Aboriginal Legal…
News & UpdatesThe Board of Directors of South East Australian Aboriginal Justice Service Limited (SEAAJSL), trading as the Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service,…
VALS welcomes to the opportunity to provide feedback to the Inquiry of the Commission for Children and Young People (CCYP),…
Criminal LawTwo years after the tragic death of Raymond Noel Lindsay Thomas during a police pursuit on 25 June 2017, a…
Raymond Noel Lindsay Thomas, a 29-year-old Gunnai, Gunditjmara, and Wiradjuri man, tragically passed away on 25 June 2017, after sustaining…
VALS believes that committal proceedings are an essential component of the criminal process, because of their critical function in ensuring…
This is a joint-statement signed by Nerita Waight, Chief Executive Officer of the Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service (VALS) and Jeremy…