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Contact

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Postal address
Parliament of Victoria
Legislative Council, Legal and Social Issues Committee
Parliament House, Spring Street
EAST MELBOURNE VIC 3002

Phone: 03 8682 2869

Please Note: The Committee is not involved in COVID-19 testing or contacting tracing. If you are seeking advice on these matters, please call the COVID-19 hotline on 1800 675 398.

Email:  
Extremism in Victoria - extremisminquiry@parliament.vic.gov.au
Children affected by parental incarceration - CIPInquiry@parliament.vic.gov.au 
General enquiries - lsic.council@parliament.vic.gov.au

Function of the Committee

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The functions of the Legal and Social Issues Committee are to inquire into and report on any proposal, matter or thing concerned with community services, education, gaming, health, and law and justice.

The Legal and Social Issues Committee may inquire into, hold public hearings, consider and report on any matter, including on any Bills or draft Bills, annual reports, estimates of expenditure or other documents laid before the Legislative Council in accordance with an Act, provided these are relevant to its functions.  

Government Departments allocated for oversight: