Legislative Council Legal and Social Issues Committee

Inquiry into Victoria’s Criminal Justice System

Completed

Public hearings are completed.

Previous public hearings

Corrected transcripts of these hearings are published below when finalised by the Committee.

Friday 5 November 2021

Parliament of Victoria, 55 St Andrews Pl, East Melbourne Vic, Australia , East Melbourne, 3002

9:30 AM
Department of Justice and Community Safety Rebecca Falkingham, Secretary Melanie Heenan, Executive Director, Victim Services Support and Reform Larissa Strong, Acting Commissioner, Corrections Victoria
Transcript DJCS - Presentation DJCS - Response to QON DJCS - Response to QON - Attachment 1

11:00 AM
Sexual Assault Services Victoria Kathleen Maltzahn, Chief Executive Officer
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1:00 PM
Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Shane Patton APM, Chief Comissioner
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1:45 PM
Cathy Oddie Thomas Wain
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2:45 PM
Royal Victorian Association of Honorary Justices Kevin Mackin, Secretary Paul Mracek, President
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3:30 PM
VALID Emily Piggott, Advocacy Coordinator
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Thursday 21 October 2021

Parliament of Victoria, 55 St Andrews Pl, East Melbourne Vic, Australia , East Melbourne, 3002

9:30 AM
Amy
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10:30 AM
WEstjustice Melissa Hardham, Chief Executive Officer Anoushka Jeronimus, Co-convenor of Smart Justice for Young People
Response to QON

11:30 AM
Victoria Legal Aid Louise Glanville, CEO Dan Nicholson, Executive Director, Criminal Law
Response to QON

12:15 PM
Victoria University Karen Hart, Course Chair, Youth Work, Criminal Justice and Community Development

1:45 PM
Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service Andreea Lachscz, Head of Policy, Communications and Strategy Kin Leong, Acting Director of Legal Services George Selvanera, Acting Chief Executive Officer

2:30 PM
Aboriginal Justice Caucus Chris Harrison, Co-Chair Robert Nicholls, Hume Regional Aboriginal Justice Advisory Committee Chair and Aboriginal Justice Caucus Member
Transcript Response to QON

3:15 PM
Multicultural Centre for Women's Health Adele Murdolo
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Tuesday 19 October 2021

Parliament of Victoria, 55 St Andrews Pl, East Melbourne Vic, Australia , East Melbourne, 3002

9:15 AM
Les Twentyman Foundation Jazzy-Jane Abas, Youth Worker Paul Burke, Chief Executive Officer Gum Mamur, Youth Worker Jim Markovski, Manager Youth Service Sean Newton, Team Leader Youth Services Tekani Perry, Youth Worker Richard Tregear, Outreach Worker Richard Tregear, Outreach Worker Les Twentyman, Founder
Transcript Response to QON

11:00 AM
Dr Marietta Martinovic and Ms Gabriela Franich Marietta Martinovic
Transcript Response to QON

11:45 AM
Smart Justice for Women Elisa Buggy, Member Elena Pappas, Co-Convenor
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1:30 PM
The Justice Map Anna Cerreto Melanie Poole, Founder/Director Denham Sadler Anya Saravanan, Research and Policy
Transcript Response to QON

2:15 PM
Federation of Community Legal Centres Louisa Gibbs, Chief Executive Officer Jill Prior, Principal Legal Officer, Law and Advocacy Centre for Woman
Transcript Response to QON

3:15 PM
Post Sentence Authority Stuart Ward, Deputy Chair Michelle Williams QC, Chair
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Tuesday 21 September 2021

Parliament of Victoria, 55 St Andrews Pl, East Melbourne Vic, Australia , East Melbourne, 3002

9:30 AM
Crime Statistics Agency Fiona Dowsley, Chief Statistician
Transcript Response to QON

10:15 AM
Victorian Aboriginal Community Services Association Ltd (VACSAL) Julie Bamblett, Homelessness Case Worker and Local Justice Team Leader Linda Bamblett, Chief Executive Officer Karin Williams, Team Manager, Bert William's Aboriginal Youth Hostel
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11:30 AM
Community Advocacy Alliance Inc. Kelvin Glare AO APM, Chairman and Former Chief Commissioner
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12:15 PM
James Ogloff, Professor of Forensic Behavioural Science and Director, Centre of Forensic Behavioural Science, Swinborne University of Technology
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1:45 PM
Community Advocacy Alliance Inc. Kelvin Glare AO APM, Chairman and Former Chief Commissioner Ivan Ray, Chief Executive Officer , Community Advocacy Alliance Inc.
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2:30 PM
Women and Mentoring Tricia Ciampa, Executive Officer Teegan Hartwick, Peer Advisory Group Member
Transcript Response to QON

3:15 PM
Dianne McDonald
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Monday 20 September 2021

Parliament of Victoria, 55 Saint Andrews Place, East Melbourne, 3002

9:30 AM
Victims of Crime Commissioner Fiona McCormack, Commissioner
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10:15 AM
Youth Affairs Council Victoria Julia Baron, Policy and Advocacy Manager Koorie Youth Council Koorie Youth Council, Executive Officer
Transcript Response to QON

11:15 AM
VACRO Jordan Dittloff, Lived Experience Consultant Abigail Lewis, Senior Policy & Advocacy Advisor Marius Smith, Chief Executive Officer
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12:00 PM
Justice Connect Cameron Lavery, Manager and Principal Lawyer Samantha Sowerwine, Principal Lawyer
Transcript Response to QON

1:45 PM
Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency (VACCA) Muriel Bamblett, Chief Executive Officer
Transcript Response to QON

2:30 PM
Centre for Multicultural Youth Carmel Guerra OAM, Director and Chief Executive Officer
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3:15 PM
Rev. Jim Pilmer, Police Chaplain
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Monday 6 September 2021

Parliament of Victoria, 55 Saint Andrews Place, East Melbourne, 3002

9:30 AM
Joe Graffam, Deputy Vice-Chancellor - Research, Deakin University
Transcript Response to QON

10:15 AM
Youth Law and Smart Justice for Young People Anoushka Jeronimus, Co-convenor of Smart Justice for Young People Tiffany Overall, Advocacy and Human Rights Officer, Youthlaw
Transcript Response to QON

11:15 AM
Jesuit Social Services Daniel Clements, General Manager Justice Programs Julie Edwards, Chief Executive Officer
Transcript Response to QON

12:00 PM
Mental Health Legal Centre Charlotte Jones, General Manager
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1:45 PM
RMIT Centre for Innovative Justice Elena Campbell, Associate Director of Research, Advocacy and Policy Stan Winford, Associate Director of Research, Innovation and Reform
Transcript Response to QON

2:30 PM
Australian Centre for Justice Innovation, Monash University Natalia Antolak-Saper, Fellow
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3:15 PM
Tracey Oldham
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3:45 PM
John Herron
Transcript Response to QON
Tuesday 24 August 2021

Meeting Room G6, 55 Saint Andrews Place, East Melbourne, 3002

9:30 AM
Hope
Hope - Statement

10:30 AM
Law Institute of Victoria Mel Walker, Co-Chair, Criminal Law Committee Tania Wolff, President

11:15 AM
Justice Reform Initiative Ian Gray, Victorian Justice Reform Initiative Patron and former Chief Magistrate of Victoria Mindy Sotiri, Executive Director Robert Tickner, Chair

12:00 PM
Arie Freiberg AM, Sentencing Advisory Council, Chair
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1:45 PM
Human Rights Law Centre Monique Hurley, Senior Lawyer Amala Ramarathinam, Senior Lawyer
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Wednesday 30 June 2021

Wangaratta Performing Arts and Convention Centre (WPACC), 33-37 Ford Street, Wangaratta, 3677

11:15 AM
Merri Health Hume Region Jane O'Neill, Team Leader for Victims Assistance Program, Hume Region, Hume Carolyn Wallace, General Manager, Hume
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12:00 PM
The Centre for Continuing Education Kerri Barnes, Program Manager, Finding Strengths Felicity Williams, CEO
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1:30 PM
Lee Little
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2:15 PM
Centre Against Violence Kerry Burns, Chief Executive Officer
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