Review of the Victorian Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006

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Supreme Court Victoria

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Confidential

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Dr Robert Jones 

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Confidential

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Jennifer Pakula 

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Leigh Howard 

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Emidio Restall 

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Paul Dickson 

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Diarmuid Hannigan 

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 Attachment A - PDF 575 Kb

 Attachment B - PDF 54 Kb

 Attachment C - PDF 272 Kb

 Attachment D - PDF 54 Kb

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Confidential

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Damien Cremean 

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Julien Lesser, Menzies Research Centre

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Peter Beriman 

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Dr Peter Zammit

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T John Martin, St Vincent's Institute Medical Research

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Community Child Care

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Dr Catherine Davey

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J Davens 

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Family Voice Australia

 PDF 1.21 Mb

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Land Owners Rights Association Inc

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Peter Olney

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Confidential

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E Laws 

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Confidential 

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John Henderson 

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John Kerrin 

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Habitat Uniting Church

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Judith Bond 

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Brian Magree 

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Dr Cerceeda G Hocking

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Geoff Cutting 

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Catherine E Hayes 

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Dr Ivan Stratov 

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Peter Eisler 

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Margaret Beazer 

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Terry Baldwin 

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Helen Leach 

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Action for Aboriginal Rights Bendigo

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Social Questions Committee,
Catholic Women’s League of Victoria & Wagga Wagga Inc.

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Graham Ginns

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Dr M J Graham

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David Perrin 

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United Macedonian Diaspora

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Dianne Kelly 

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Stephanie Blake 

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Director of Public Prosecutions Victoria

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Dr Walter Wnuk

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Housing Resource Support Service Inc

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Joint Submission – Professor George Williams, Rhonda Galbally AO, Andrew Gaze and the Hon. Professor Haddon Storey QC

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Dorothy Soffe

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Community Information Victoria

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City of Yarra

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Georgina Gartland 

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Caroline Scott 

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Kendall Lister 

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Nigel Caswell 

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Confidential

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Christopher Solum 

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Ethnic Communities’ Council of Victoria Inc

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Beyond Blue

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William P Lewis

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Mary Cotter

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Michael Pearce SC

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John Murtagh AM, Faculty of Medicine, Monash University

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Ombudsman Victoria

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The Hon Justice Kevin Bell

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C M Heyward 

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Dr Mark Hobart, North Sunshine Surgery

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E D Watt 

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Jacob Sarkodee 

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Bendigo and District Environment Council

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Macedonian Human Rights Committee

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Maureen Jongeblood 

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Fred C Bramich 

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Dr John A Gill 

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Jane Douglas 

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Victorian Council of Churches

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Endeavour Forum Inc

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National Civic Council (Victoria)

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North & West Homelessness Network

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Dr Dallas Clarnette

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Andris Blums

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PILCH Homeless Persons' Legal Clinic

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Lidija Bujanovic 

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YWCA Victoria

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2020 Women

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Domestic Violence Resource Centre Victoria

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Victorian Independent Education Union

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Australian Family Association (WA)

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Youth Disability Advocacy Service

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Dr Steven Tudor, School of Law, Latrobe University

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Save the Children Australia

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Women's International League for Peace and Freedom

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Right to Life Australia Inc

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Victoria Bar Council

 PDF 1.18 Mb

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Arnold Bloch Leibler

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Office of Victorian Privacy Commissioner

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Geoff Allshorn 

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Vision Australia

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Tenants Union of Victoria

 PDF 137 Kb

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Mornington Peninsula Human Rights Group

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Magistrates’ Court of Victoria

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Andrew Oliver 

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Australian Christian Lobby

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Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency

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The Salvation Army

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Halina Strnad 

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Alex Kilgour 

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Whitehorse Friends For Reconciliation Inc

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Peninsula Community Legal Centre

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City of Darebin

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Manningham City Council

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Humanist Society of Victoria Inc

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Dr Julie Debeljak, Faculty of Law, Monash University

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Maribyrnong City Council

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Community Housing Federation of Victoria

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Child Safety Commissioner

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Joint submission – Western  Region Health Centre, Women’s Health West, Health West Partnership, Sunbury Community Health Centre, Women’s Health in the North, Dianella, North Yarra Community Health, Banyule Community Health, Djerriwarrh Health Services, Nillumbik Community Health Service

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The Australian Family Association

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Julie Fraser 

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Rita Joseph 

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Carlo Carli

 335 Kb PDF

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Transgender Victoria

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John Rutherford

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Rob Watts 

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MacKillop Family Services

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Top End Women's Legal Service

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Office of the Health Services Commissioner

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Headspace

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Australian Association of Social Workers (Victoria Branch)

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Eastern Community Legal Centre Inc.

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Hannah Lewis 

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Institute of Public Affairs

 PDF 361 Kb

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Hugh Crosthwaite 

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Evelyn Tadros

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Salt Shakers

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Christian Schools Australia

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Fitzroy Legal Service

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Derek Wilson 

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Ken J Francis 

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Penny Harris 

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World Federation of Doctors who Respect Human Life (Victoria Division)

 PDF 172 Kb

Executive Summary
 PDF 108 Kb

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Hume City Council

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Action for More Independence and Dignity in Accommodation

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Marion Minty

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Leadership Plus

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Amnesty International Australia

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Youth Affairs Council of Victoria

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Community Connections Vic Ltd

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Magistrates' Court of Victoria

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Council to Homeless Persons

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Women's Legal Service Victoria

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Kerri-Ann Tipping

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Centre for Multicultural Youth

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Dr Mary Walsh 

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Youthlaw

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Christine Hancock 

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Office of the Public Advocate

 PDF 730 Kb

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Disability Justice Advocacy Inc.

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Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association

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Whitehorse City Council

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Rainbow Network Victoria

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Lisa Simpson 

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Anita Coles 

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Michael Power 

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Council of the Ageing Victoria

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Michael Kottek 

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Australian Lawyers Alliance (Victorian Branch)

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Shirley Roberts 

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Victoria Police

 PDF 148 Kb  

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Victoria Legal Aid

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Catie Shavin 

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Women's Health Victoria

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Jim South 

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Travellers Aid

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Association of Employees with Disability

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Loddon Mallee Homelessness Network

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Brian Tideman 

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Dr Margaret Beverley Wood 

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Dr Rod Stephenson 

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Confidential

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Group Submission - Prepared by Athena Nguyen 

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Red Light Project

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Gippsland Women's Health Service Inc

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Inner South SRS Services Network

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HG Recoveries Pty ltd

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Women's Health in the North

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City of Port Phillip

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Tim Hamilton 

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Presbyterian Church of Victoria

 PDF 1.12 Mb

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Yarra Ranges Council

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Municipal Association of Victoria

 PDF 222 Kb

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Shop Distributive & Allied Employees Assoc

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Anthony van der Craats 

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National Children's and Youth Law Centre

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Dorothy Long 

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Jeff Truscott 

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Maree Bourke 

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Victorian Advocacy League for Individuals with Disability (VALID)

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Greater Dandenong

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Graham Starkey

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Brimbank City Council

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The Law Society of New South Wales

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Victorian Local Governance Association

 PDF 1.62 Mb

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Federation of Community Legal Services

 PDF 2.55 Mb

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Amy Fulton 

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City of Stonnington

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Springvale Monash Legal Service Inc

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Alyson Waterson

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Sehen Yekenkurul

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Public Interest Advocacy Centre

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Desmond Kenneally

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VicHealth

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Wyndham City

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Mary White

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Chris Andrews

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Ad Hoc Interfaith Committee

 PDF 918 Kb

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Jane Munro 

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Professor Mirko Bagaric and Mr Peter Faris QC

 653 Kb PDF

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National Association of Community Legal Centres Inc

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Malcolm Barr 

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William Twycross 

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Ange Kenos 

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Dr Scott Phillips

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Graham Proctor 

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Doctors in Conscience

 PDF 185 Kb

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Dr Stephen Smith, Department of Accounting and Finance, Monash University

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Psychiatric Disability Services

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Jesuit Social Services

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Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare Inc

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Justin Boyd 

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Good Shepherd Youth & Family Service

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Andrew Venn 

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Women's Electoral Lobby Victoria Inc.

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Laura Leonard 

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The Police Association

 PDF 371 Kb

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National Council of Women of Victoria Inc

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Peter Murray 

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Barwon Community Legal Service

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Disability Services Commissioner

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Liberty Victoria

 PDF 257 Kb

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Andrew Woods

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Jenny Michaelson 

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Martin Foley MP, Member for Albert Park

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International Commission of Jurists in Victoria

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Suzannah Rowntree

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Law Institute of Victoria

 Submission PDF 1.03 Mb

 Appendix A PDF 332 Kb

 Appendix B PDF 686 Kb

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Akshay D'Cruz 

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Law Council of Australia

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Angela Parham 

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John Morrissey 

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Andrew Kelly 

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Family Council of Victoria

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Synod of Victoria and Tasmania, Uniting Church in Australia

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Public Interest Law Clearing House (PILCH)

 PDF 1.74 Mb

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Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service Co-operative Ltd

 PDF 451 Kb

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Victorian Disability Advisory Council

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Keith Wolahan

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Erinyes Autonomous Activist Lesbians

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Victorian Council of Social Service

 Submission PDF 202 Kb

 Attach - Community Sector PDF 156 Kb

 Attach - Aboriginal Torres Strait Islanders PDF 93 Kb

 Attach - Audit Needs Analysis PDF 421 Kb

 Attach - Mental Health PDF 121 Kb

 Attach - Children's Rights PDF 102 Kb

 Attach - Audit Needs Analysis PDF 421 Kb

 Attach - Making Human Rights Real 1.09 Mb

 Attach - Using the Charter in Policy and Practice 2.4 Mb

 Attach - Homelessness PDF 91 Kb

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Human Rights Law Centre

 PDF 470 Kb

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Australian Lawyers for Human Rights

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Peter Quinn

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Robert J Mears

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Liz Curran

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The Hon Greg Donnelly MLC, Parliament of New South Wales

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Ida Day 

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Victorian Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby

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Environment Defenders Office

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Catholic Archdiocese of Victoria

 PDF 314 Kb

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Isaiah One

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Jamie Gardiner

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Melbourne Catholic Lawyers' Association

 PDF 383 Kb

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Australian Centre for Human Rights Education, RMIT University

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Hanover Welfare Services

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Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission

 PDF 1.13 Mb

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Australian Sex Party

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ALSO Foundation

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Grampian Region Homelessness Network

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National Disability Services Victoria

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Port Phillip Community Group

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Tenants Union of Victora

(See No 100)

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Castan Centre for Human Rights Law, Monash University

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The Hon. Justice Marcia Neave AO

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Joseph G. Santamaria QC

 PDF 3.26 Mb

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Moreland City Council

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Community Services, City of Greater Geelong

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League of Women Voters of Victoria

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Australian Federation of University Women

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Catholic Social Services Victoria

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Status of Women, United Nations Association of Australia

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Walter Morrison

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Mallesons Human Rights Law Group

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Mental Health Legal Centre

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ANTaR Victoria

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Native Title Services Victoria

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Office of Police Integrity

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Alfred Health Human Ethics Committee

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Laurel Smith 

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J. T. Stone 

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Pauline M Bourke 

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Patrick McKay 

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Roscoe Howell

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Graham A F Connolly KHS

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Arthur Weavew

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Nick Pastalatzis

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Bernadette Wilks

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Dr Mary Treacy

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Margaret Nedved

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Vince Lopresti

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Lawrence Steele

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Diana Rask

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Bryan and Leanne Mahney 

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Mike Lovett

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Judy Bartosy

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W. Van Heuzen

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Rev Kevin Brown

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Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney

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Sir James Gobbo

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Tony O'Brien

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St Kilda Legal Service

 90 Kb PDF

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Victorian Government

 5 Mb PDF

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Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council

 123 Kb PDF

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The Hon Michael Kirby AC GMC

Submission:  391 Kb PDF

Attachment:  PDF 1.2 Mb

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Gillian Hirst

 82 Kb PDF

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GRD Waldron AO, QC

 38 Kb PDF

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Mr William G O'Chee

 631 Kb PDF

Substantive submissions

Short (form) submissions

Pro forma submissions

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