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.

Cannabis use and law reforms around it in Australia

 

 

 

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
Family violence and law reform in Australia
Family violence and family law
Inegrated services for survivor advocacy
Sexual Assault, Harassment and Victims of Crime
The exploitation of migrant workers
 
 
 
 
 
Joint Submission: Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes) Bill 2023 By South-East Monash Legal Service, Westjustice & JobWatch (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