Inquiry into Victoria’s Criminal Justice System
Hearings and Transcripts
Public hearings for this inquiry have concluded. Corrected transcripts of the hearings are published below.
Friday, 5 November 2021
Via Zoom
Time | Witness | Transcript |
9.30am |
Department of Justice and Community Safety |
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11.00am |
Sexual Assault Services Victoria |
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1.00pm |
Victoria Police |
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1.45pm |
Cathy Oddie |
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2.45pm |
Royal Victorian Association of Honorary Justices |
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3.30pm |
VALID |
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Thursday, 21 October 2021
Via Zoom
Time | Witness | Transcript |
9.30am | Amy | ![]() |
10.30am | WEstjustice
Melissa Hardham, Chief Executive Officer |
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11.30am | Victoria Legal Aid
Louise Glanville, Chief Executive Officer |
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12.15pm | Dr Karen Hart, Senior Lecturer, Victoria University | ![]() |
1.45pm | Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service
George Selvanera, Acting Chief Executive Officer |
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2.30pm | Aboriginal Justice Caucus
Christopher Harrison, Co-Chair |
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3.15pm | Multicultural Centre For Women's Health
Dr Adele Murdolo, Executive Director |
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Tuesday, 19 October 2021
Via Zoom
Time | Witness | Transcript |
9.15am |
Les Twentyman Foundation |
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11.00am | Dr Marietta Martinovic, Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Justice,
Australian Inside Out Prison Exchange Program Manager, Australian Prison and Community based Think Tank Leader, RMIT University |
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11.45am |
Smart Justice for Women |
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1.30pm |
The Justice Map |
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2.15pm |
Federation of Community Legal Centres Victoria Inc. |
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3.15pm |
Post Sentence Authority |
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Tuesday, 21 September 2021
Via Zoom
Time | Witness | Transcript |
9.30am | Crime Statistic Agency Fiona Dowsley, Chief Statistician |
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10.15am | Victorian Aboriginal Community Service Association Ltd (VACSAL) Aunty Linda Bamblett, Chief Executive Officer Julie Bamblett, Homelessness Case Worker & Local Justice Team Leader |
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11.30am | The Police Association Victoria Sgt Wayne Gatt, Secretary and Chief Executive Officer |
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12.15pm | Professor James Ogloff Professor of Forensic Behavioural Science and Director, Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science, Swinburne University of Technology |
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1.45pm |
Community Advocacy Alliance |
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2.30pm | Women and Mentoring Tricia Clampa, Executive Officer Teegan Hartwick, Peer Advisory Group Member |
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3.15pm | Dianne McDonald | ![]() |
Monday 20 September 2021
Via Zoom
Time | Witness | Transcript |
9.30am | Fiona McCormack, Victims of Crime Commissioner | |
10.15am | Youth Affairs Council Victoria Julie Baron, Policy and Advocacy Manager Koorie Youth Council Indi Clarke, Executive Officer |
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11.15am | VACRO Marius Smith, Chief Executive Officer Abigail Lewis, Senior Policy and Advocacy Advisor |
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12.00pm | Justice Connect Cameron Lavery, Manager and Principal Lawyer Samantha Sowerwine, Principal Lawyer, Justice Connect Homeless Law |
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1.45pm | Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency (VACCA) Adjunct Professor Aunty Muriel Bamblett AO, Chief Executive Officer |
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2.30pm | Centre for Multicultural Youth Carmel Guerra OAM, Director and Chief Executive Officer |
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3.15pm | Reverend Jim Pilmer PSM OAM OstJ | ![]() |
Monday, 6 September 2021
Via Zoom
Time | Witness | Transcript |
9.30am | Emeritus Professor Joe Graffam, Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research at Deakin University | |
10.15am |
Youthlaw and Smart Justice for Young People |
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11.15am |
Jesuit Social Services |
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12.00pm |
Mental Health Legal Centre |
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1.45pm |
RMIT Centre for Innovative Justice |
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2.30pm |
Australian Centre for Justice Innovation, Monash University |
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3.15pm | Tracie Oldham | ![]() |
3.45pm | John Herron |
Tuesday, 24 August 2021
Via Zoom
Time | Witness | Transcript |
9.30am | Hope | |
10.30am | Law Institute of Victoria
Tania Wolff, President |
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11.15am | Justice Reform Initiative
Dr Mindy Sotiri, Executive Director |
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12.00pm | Sentencing Advisory Council
Emeritus Professor Arie Freiberg AM, Chair
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1.45pm | Human Rights Law Centre
Monique Hurley, Senior Lawyer |
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Wednesday, 30 June 2021
Wangaratta Performing Arts and Convention Centre - 33-37 Ford Street, Wangaratta, VIC 3677
Time | Witness | Transcript |
11.15am | Merri Health Hume Region Jane O'Neill, Team Leader for Victims Assistance Program, Hume Region |
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12.00pm |
The Centre for Continuing Education |
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1.30pm | Lee Little | ![]() |
2.15pm | Centre Against Violence Kerry Burns, Chief Executive Officer |
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