Notes:
This new 2002 column on advocacy which is to represent the interests of members and the wider community, for which the Law Institute actively seeks to influence policy and legislation through lobbying and submissions to government, the courts and other bodies. The column has a LIV and the media column, which lists all instances of note in the media for the preceeding months > Some submissions in this column include:- ; Good Samaritan laws ; Legal aid meeting ; Sting for home owners - Sale of Land Act Amendments - dummy bidding ; Sex Discrimination Bill ; Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Amendment Bill ; Anti-torture protocol ; Launch of International Law Briefing Committee (ILBC) ; Forensic Sampling and DNA Databases Iinquiry, Victorian Parliamentary law reform Committeee of Inquiry ; Negligence law review ; Family law submission - Family Court's draft guidelines for child representatives