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
ALRC Inquiry into Justice Responses to Sexual Violence
SMLS submission into ALRC Inquiry – Justice Responses to Sexual Violence
Addressing sexual harassment in Victorian workplaces
SMLS-National inquiry into sexual harassment in Australian workplaces
SMLS submission -VLRC – Improving the response of the Justice System to Sexual Offences
VLRC Joint Submission regarding Victims of Crime
SMLS Detailed Submission VLRC regarding Victims of Crime
Sexual Assault, Harassment and Victims of Crime
Joint Submission on Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes) Bill 2023
Select Committee on Work and Care Inquiry
Joint Submission – Employment White Paper
Inquiry into employers and contractors who refuse to pay their subcontractors for completed works
Getting Ready for Research Using Administrative Data: Insights for Community Legal Centres
Inquiry into the purpose, intent and adequacy of the disability support pension
Submission to the Migration Amendment, Protecting Migrant Workers
SMLS JW Submission Temporary Migration
WEstjustice and SMLS – Submission to Victorian Inquiry in Sustainable Employment
SMLS submissions – Fair Work Amendment (Supporting Australia’s Jobs and Economic Recovery) Bill 2020
SMLS – Select Committee on Job Security – Submissions
WEstjustice and SMLS – Submission to Victorian Inquiry in Sustainable Employment
Employment Law
Mental health, gambling harm and pokies
Anti-vilification and Anti-Racism