Our advocacy
work
South-East Monash Legal Service contributes to inquiries by parliamentary committees, law reform commissions and other decision-making processes. We speak at public hearings and undertake strategic litigation. Our team also work collaboratively with other community legal centres and experts on joint projects. Our data is used to collate reports and provide evidence to support our vision of a fair and just Victoria. We raise awareness of policy issues through community engagement, public events and media.
Read some of our submissions below.

Submission: Inquiry into Australia’s illicit drug problem: Challenges and opportunities for law enforcement By South-East Monash Legal Service (2023)
Submission: Inquiry into the use of cannabis in Victoria By South-East Monash Legal Service (2020)
Joint Submission: Inquiry into the current barriers to patient access to medicinal cannabis in Australia By Associate Professor Kate Seear (Faculty of Law, Monash University; Australian Drug Lawyers Network) and SMLS (2020)
Submission: Inquiry into Drug Law Reform By South-East Monash Legal Service (2017)
Mental Health, Alcohol and Other Drugs


Submission: Inquiry into Family Violence Orders By South-East Monash Legal Service (2024)
Submission: Inquiry into The next stage of Victoria’s work to end family violence By South-East Monash Legal Service (2024)
Submission: Draft National Plan to End Violence Against Women and Children By South-East Monash Legal Service (2023)
Submission: Inquiry into the Family Law Amendment Bill By South-East Monash Legal Service (2023)
Submission: Australia’s Family Law System By South-East Monash Legal Service (2019)
Review of the Family Law System By South-East Monash Legal Service (2018)
Submission Exposure draft (July 2017) Family Law Amendment (Family Violence and Cross-examination of Parties) Bill 2017 By South-East Monash Legal Service (2017)
Submission: Royal Commission Submission into Family Violence By South-East Monash Legal Service (2015)
Family violence and family law

Submission: Inquiry into Justice Responses to Sexual Violence By South-East Monash Legal Service (2024)
Joint Statement: Time for equal access in discrimination claims By Power to Prevent Coalition (2023)
Submission: Inquiry into Scoping the development of specialised and trauma-informed legal services for victims and survivors of sexual assault By South-East Monash Legal Service (2022)
Submission: Inquiry into Stalking By South-East Monash Legal Service (2021)
Submissions Inquiry into Improving the Response of the Justice System to Sexual Offences By South-East Monash Legal Service (2021)
Joint Submission: Review of the Victims of Crime Act 1996 By South-East Monash Legal Service and others (2017)
Submission: Review of the Victims of Crime Act 1996 By South-East Monash Legal Service (2017)
Sexual Assault, Harassment and Victims of Crime

Joint Response: Fair Work Commission Discussion Paper on Work and Care, Modern Awards Review 2023–24 By South-East Monash Legal Service, Westjustice & JobWatch (2024)
Joint Submission: Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes) Bill 2023 By South-East Monash Legal Service, Westjustice & JobWatch (2023)
Submission: Inquiry into employers and contractors who refuse to pay their subcontractors for completed works By South-East Monash Legal Service (2023)
Joint Letter: Fair Conduct and Accountability Standards for the On-Demand Workforce By South-East Monash Legal Service, Westjustice & JobWatch (2022)
By South-East Monash Legal Service & others (2022)
Submission: Select Committee on Work and Care Inquiry By South-East Monash Legal Service (2022)
Joint Submission: Employment Taskforce (Treasury) Employment White Paper By South-East Monash Legal Service, Westjustice, JobWatch & UMSU (2022)
Research Report: The Challenge of Recovering Underpaid Wages: Empirical Insights from South-East Monash Legal Service Inc. By South-East Monash Legal Service (2022)
Research Report: Getting Ready for Research Using Administrative Data: Insights for Community Legal Centres By South-East Monash Legal Service (2022)
Joint Submissions: Inquiry into Addressing sexual harassment in Victorian workplaces By South-East Monash Legal Service & Westjustice (2021)
Submission: Inquiry into the Purpose, Intent and Adequacy of the Disability Support Pension By South-East Monash Legal Service (2021)
Submission: Exposure draft of the draft Migration Amendment (Protecting Migrant Workers) Bill 2021 By South-East Monash Legal Service, Westjustice & JobWatch (2021)
Submission: Fair Work Amendment (Supporting Australia’s Jobs and Economic Recovery) Bill 2020 [Provisions] By South-East Monash Legal Service (2021)
Submission: Inquiry into the impact of insecure or precarious employment on the econoomy, wages, social cohesion and workplace rights and conditions By South-East Monash Legal Service (2021)
Submission: Select Committee on Temporary Migration By South-East Monash Legal Service, Westjustice & JobWatch (2020)
Submission: National inquiry into Sexual Harassment in Australian workplaces By South-East Monash Legal Service (2019)
Submission: Inquiry into Sustainable Employment for Disadvantaged Jobseekers By South-East Monash Legal Service & Westjustice (2019)
Submission: Inquiry into Sustainable Employment for Disadvantaged Jobseekers By South-East Monash Legal Service & Westjustice (2019)
Employment Law

Mental health, gambling harm and pokies

Scoping proposed legislative ban of the Nazi salute in Victoria
Submission – Review of the National anti-racism framework By South-East Monash Legal Service (2022)
Anti-vilification and Anti-Racism