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Submissions by Liberty Victoria


Liberty Victoria has made many important submissions to all levels of government over many years on a wide range of issues. Please scroll through the list or use the search engine for topics of interest.

Submissions 2002 - Liberty Victorian Council for Civil Liberties

Upper House Reform (Victoria)


Liberty Victoria supports review of our constitutional processes so that the arms of government are democratic, accountable, representative and responsive to the interests of all people and groups within our society.
Submission

Exclusion zones in forests possibly illegal.


Chris Maxwell QC (2002-04-19). A letter to minister for Conservation, Sherryl Garbutt expressing concern over the department`s establishment of an exclusion zone in Goolengook and Wombat state forests with the aim of preventing anti-logging protesters from entering.
Letter

Security Legislation Amendment Act (Terrorism) Bill 2002 - Submisssion No. 1


Liberty Victoria deplores the murder of innocent people for political ends, but we do not believe that the government has established a case for the necessity of a new offence of terrorism. Existing laws adequately deal with `terrorist` crimes, while respecting the rule of law. (15 May 2002)
Submission

Security Legislation Amendment (Terrorism) Bill - Supplementary Submission


Supplementary submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee expanding on the concerns raised in the first submission on this Bill dated 5/04/02.
Submission

Liberty Victoria's Oral Submission on ASIO Amendment Bill 2002


Greg Connellan and Chris Maxwell ( 1 Nov. 2002)
Liberty Victoria`s oral submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional References Committee on the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Legislation Amendment (Terrorism) Bill 2002. Liberty Victoria argues that there is no need for a new offence of terrorist conduct as what terrorists do is criminal activity.

Submission