Full Record

A regular 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 entries in this months column include:- ; Meeting with key officials - Cathy Gale & Geoff Provis ; Review of legal education ; Legal Services Commissioner ; Public hearings - submissions made by the LIV ; Sexual Assault Advisory Committee - LIV's Criminal Law Section met with the Department of Justice's Advisory Committee ; Sentencing indications - LIV Criminal Law Section and Sentencing Advisory Council's (SAC) Sentencing Indications meeting ; Inspector-General of Taxation - LIV Taxation and Revenue Committee discussed the Inspector-General's work program ; Family violence final report - Launch of the Victorian Law Reform Commission's Family Violence Final Report ; Part-time Lawyers Network ; Estate agents' licence consultation - LIV Property Law Section submission to Estate Agents Council ; Regulation of conveyancing in Victoria - LIV Property and Environmental Law Section submission to Consumer Affairs Victoria ; Review of Bail Act - LIV Criminal Law Section submission to the Victorian Reform Commission (VLRC) ; Solicitor lending, instalment contracts and the Consumer Credit Code Consultation (CCC) - LIV submission to Victorian Minister for Consumer Affairs