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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 Rebecca Falkingham, Secretary Melanie Heenan, Executive Director, Victim Services Support and Reform Larissa Strong, Acting Commissioner, Corrections Victoria	Transcript234.02 KB Response to QON155.50 MB Presentation181.64 KB
11.00am	Sexual Assault Services Victoria Kathleen Maltzahn, Chief Executive Officer	Transcript181.82 KB
1.00pm	Victoria Police Shane Patton APM, Chief Commissioner	Transcript195.90 KB
1.45pm	Cathy Oddie Thomas Wain	Transcript183.19 KB
2.45pm	Royal Victorian Association of Honorary Justices Kevin Mackin, Secretary Paul Mracek, President	Transcript204.64 KB
3.30pm	VALID Emily Piggott, Advocacy Coordinator	Transcript191.01 KB

Thursday, 21 October 2021
Via Zoom

Time	Witness	Transcript
9.30am	Amy	Transcript186.09 KB
10.30am	WEstjustice Melissa Hardham, Chief Executive Officer Anoushka Jeronimus, Director, Youth Law Program	Transcript226.02 KB Response to QON10.26 MB
11.30am	Victoria Legal Aid Louise Glanville, Chief Executive Officer Dan Nicholson, Executive Director, Criminal Law	Transcript220.83 KB Response to QON1.17 MB
12.15pm	Dr Karen Hart, Senior Lecturer, Victoria University	Transcript205.13 KB
1.45pm	Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service George Selvanera, Acting Chief Executive Officer Kin Leong, Acting Director of Legal Services Andreea Lachsz, Head of Policy, Communications and Strategy	Transcript212.57 KB
2.30pm	Aboriginal Justice Caucus Christopher Harrison, Co-Chair Uncle Robert Nicholls, Hume Regional Aboriginal Justice Advisory Committee Chair and Aboriginal Justice Caucus member	Transcript234.09 KB Response to QON162.74 KB
3.15pm	Multicultural Centre For Women's Health Dr Adele Murdolo, Executive Director	Transcript200.34 KB

Tuesday, 19 October 2021
Via Zoom

Time	Witness	Transcript
9.15am	Les Twentyman Foundation Les Twentyman, Founder Paul Burke, Chief Executive Officer Jim Markovski, Manager Youth Services Sean Newton, , Team Leader Youth Services Gum Mamur, Youth Worker Tekani Perry, Youth Worker Jazzy-Jane Abas, Youth Worker Richard Tregear, Outreach Worker	Transcript182.26 KB Response to QON12.67 MB
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	Transcript220.14 KB Response to QON278.83 KB
11.45am	Smart Justice for Women Elena Pappas, Co-Convenor Elisa Buggy, Member	Transcript219.94 KB
1.30pm	The Justice Map Melanie Poole, Director Anya Saravanan, Research and Policy Analyst Rachael Hambleton, Strategy and Research Adviser Denham Sadler, Senior Editor Anna Cerreto, Communications Adviser	Transcript225.37 KB Response to QON138.38 KB
2.15pm	Federation of Community Legal Centres Victoria Inc. Louisa Gibbs, Chief Executive Officer Jill Prior, Principal Legal Officer, Law and Advocacy Centre for Women	Transcript213.92 KB Response to QON169.54 KB
3.15pm	Post Sentence Authority Michele Williams QC, Chair Stuart Ward, Deputy Chair	Transcript216.62 KB

Tuesday, 21 September 2021
Via Zoom

Time	Witness	Transcript
9.30am	Crime Statistic Agency Fiona Dowsley, Chief Statistician	Transcript182.75 KB Response to QON282.76 KB
10.15am	Victorian Aboriginal Community Service Association Ltd (VACSAL) Aunty Linda Bamblett, Chief Executive Officer Julie Bamblett, Homelessness Case Worker & Local Justice Team Leader Karin Williams, Team Manager, Bert William’s Aboriginal Youth Hostel	Transcript226.70 KB
11.30am	The Police Association Victoria Sgt Wayne Gatt, Secretary and Chief Executive Officer	Transcript226.85 KB
12.15pm	Professor James Ogloff Professor of Forensic Behavioural Science and Director, Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science, Swinburne University of Technology	Transcript222.69 KB
1.45pm	Community Advocacy Alliance Ivan Ray, Chief Executive Officer Kelvin Glare AO APM, Chairman and Former Chief Commissioner, Victoria Police	Transcript223.39 KB
2.30pm	Women and Mentoring Tricia Clampa, Executive Officer Teegan Hartwick, Peer Advisory Group Member	Transcript232.97 KB Response to QON206.89 KB
3.15pm	Dianne McDonald	Transcript217.47 KB

Monday 20 September 2021
Via Zoom

Time	Witness	Transcript
9.30am	Fiona McCormack, Victims of Crime Commissioner	Transcript184.53 KB Presentation84.11 KB
10.15am	Youth Affairs Council Victoria Julie Baron, Policy and Advocacy Manager Koorie Youth Council Indi Clarke, Executive Officer	Transcript195.38 KB Response to QON - Koorie Youth Council144.55 KB
11.15am	VACRO Marius Smith, Chief Executive Officer Abigail Lewis, Senior Policy and Advocacy Advisor Jordan Dittloff, Lived Experience Consultant	Transcript203.88 KB
12.00pm	Justice Connect Cameron Lavery, Manager and Principal Lawyer Samantha Sowerwine, Principal Lawyer, Justice Connect Homeless Law	Transcript179.13 KB
1.45pm	Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency (VACCA) Adjunct Professor Aunty Muriel Bamblett AO, Chief Executive Officer	Transcript207.17 KB Response to QON140.17 KB
2.30pm	Centre for Multicultural Youth Carmel Guerra OAM, Director and Chief Executive Officer	Transcript177.62 KB
3.15pm	Reverend Jim Pilmer PSM OAM OstJ	Transcript174.90 KB

Monday, 6 September 2021
Via Zoom

Time	Witness	Transcript
9.30am	Emeritus Professor Joe Graffam, Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research at Deakin University	Transcript183.11 KB Response to QON1.50 MB
10.15am	Youthlaw and Smart Justice for Young People Tiffany Overall, Advocacy & Human Rights Officer at Youthlaw and Co-convenor of Smart Justice for Young People Anoushka Jeronimus, Co-convenor of Smart Justice for Young People	Transcript187.90 KB Response to QON197.73 KB
11.15am	Jesuit Social Services Julie Edwards, Chief Executive Officer Daniel Clements, General Manager Justice Programs	Transcript197.99 KB Response to QON19.32 MB
12.00pm	Mental Health Legal Centre Charlotte Jones, General Manager	Transcript175.29 KB
1.45pm	RMIT Centre for Innovative Justice Stan Winford, Associate Director of Research, Innovation & Reform Elena Campbell, Associate Director of Research, Advocacy & Policy	Transcript199.08 KB
2.30pm	Australian Centre for Justice Innovation, Monash University Dr Natalia Antolak-Saper, Fellow	Transcript180.66 KB Presentation2.17 MB Response to QON199.55 KB
3.15pm	Tracie Oldham	Transcript164.81 KB
3.45pm	John Herron	Transcript168.11 KB Response to QON169.45 KB

Tuesday, 24 August 2021
Via Zoom

Time	Witness	Transcript
9.30am	Hope	Transcript179.89 KB Amended Witness Statement 851.92 KB
10.30am	Law Institute of Victoria Tania Wolff, President Mel Walker, Co-Chair of Criminal Law Committee	Transcript184.56 KB
11.15am	Justice Reform Initiative Dr Mindy Sotiri, Executive Director Robert Tickner, Chair Ian Gray, Victorian Justice Reform Initiative Patron and former Chief Magistrate of Victoria	Transcript192.37 KB
12.00pm	Sentencing Advisory Council Emeritus Professor Arie Freiberg AM, Chair	Transcript175.87 KB
1.45pm	Human Rights Law Centre Monique Hurley, Senior Lawyer Amala Ramarathinam, Senior Lawyer	Transcript175.84 KB

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 Carolyn Wallace, General Manager	Transcript198.86 KB
12.00pm	The Centre for Continuing Education Felicity Williams, Chief Executive Officer Kerri Barnes, Program Manager, Finding Strengths	Transcript198.74 KB
1.30pm	Lee Little	Transcript189.51 KB
2.15pm	Centre Against Violence Kerry Burns, Chief Executive Officer	Transcript192.45 KB

Last Updated on Thursday, 24 March 2022