Legislative Council Legal and Social Issues Committee
Inquiry into anti-LGBTIQA+ hate crimes in Victoria
Awaiting Government Response
The Committee has completed its public hearings for this inquiry. Details about previous hearings can be found in the tabs below.
Previous public hearings
Corrected transcripts of these hearings are published below when finalised by the Committee.
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Thursday 25 June
Watch live: This hearing will be broadcast live.
Public viewing: The gallery will be open for public viewing.
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10:00 am
Grindr Priyanka Purkayastha, Director for Customer Experience Joe Hack, Head of Global Government Affairs11:00 am
Jarryd Bartle, Lecturer, Criminology & Justice Studies, RMIT Dr Justin Ellis, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, University of Newcastle Adjunct Professor Nicole Asquith, School of Justice, Queensland University of Technology12:00 pm
Victoria Police Assistant Commissioner Brett Curran, Partnerships and Safe Communities Jeremy Oliver, LGBTIQA+ Communities Portfolio Manager, Priority and Safer Communities Division2:00 pm
Commissioner for LGBTIQA+ Communities Joe Ball, Commissioner Victims of Crime Commissioner Elizabeth Langdon, Victims of Crime Commissioner3:00 pm
Jesuit Social Services Melanie Thomson, Acting General Manager, The Men’s Project Mischa Barr, Policy & Advocacy Lead4:00 pm
Respect Victoria Helen Bolton, Chief Executive Officer Laura Vines, Manager, Prevention Policy and Influence -
Wednesday 24 June
Watch live: This hearing will be broadcast live.
Public viewing: The gallery will be open for public viewing.
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Committee Hearing Room 3, 55 St Andrews Place, East Melbourne, 300210:00 am
Switchboard Jenna Tuke, Chief Executive Officer Maya Ellazam, Senior Policy, Advocacy and Communications Lead Thorne Harbour Health Chad Hughes, Chief Executive Officer Caleb Hawk, Deputy Director, Health Promotion and Community Engagement11:00 am
Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society Professor Adam Bourne, Director12:00 pm
Q+Law Cassandra Martin, Managing Lawyer Sebastian Sharp, Senior Policy and Education Lead Equality Australia Savanh Tanhchareun, Senior Advisor Heather Corkhill, Legal Director2:00 pm
Merrin Wake Daniel Powell David Brown Matthew Roberts3:00 pm
Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) Kath Brackett, Director Community and Sector Development Victorian Pride Lobby, Rainbow Local Government Dr Sean Mulcahy, Policy Advisor, Victorian Pride Lobby Jan Farrell, Campaign Co-Lead, Rainbow Local Government Tony Briffa, Former Mayor of Hobsons Bay4:00 pm
Dr Josh Roose Geoffrey Steer