Flaws in changes to rape law
Hansard: 18 September 2007 ASSEMBLY CRIMES AMENDMENT (RAPE) BILL Second reading Debate resumed from 22 August; motion of Mr HULLS
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Brumby Must Act Urgently On Security Threat to Essential Services
Today’s disruption of one of Victoria’s key power facilities by protestors raises serious concerns about the adequacy of the state
Read moreConfiscation law changes in breach of “Charter”
Hansard: 23 August 2007 ASSEMBLY CONFISCATION AMENDMENT BILL Second reading Debate resumed from 8 August; motion of Mr HULLS (Attorney-General).
Read moreGovernment inaction on family violence measures
Hansard: 21 August 2007 ASSEMBLY Family violence: government initiative Mr CLARK (Box Hill) — Despite promises that it will be
Read more“Decisive” government delays while domestic violence victims suffer
Despite promises it will be “decisive”, the Brumby Government has further delayed acting on recommendations made by the Victorian Law
Read moreUpskirting Bill: Hulls late in acting yet again
Hansard: 8 August 2007 ASSEMBLY SUMMARY OFFENCES AMENDMENT (UPSKIRTING) BILL Second reading Debate resumed from 21 June; motion of Mr
Read moreMiddleborough Road grade separation: Ombudsman’s recommendations
Hansard: 7 August 2007 ASSEMBLY Middleborough Road, Box Hill: grade separation Mr CLARK (Box Hill) — I raise with the
Read moreBracks’ delay means 500,000 violence victims miss out on protection
Delay by the Bracks Government in implementing measures put forward by the Liberal Party in 2003 means that these measures
Read moreFeed-in tariff law: poorly designed and unclear
Hansard: 18 July 2007 ASSEMBLY ENERGY LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL Second reading Debate resumed from 20 June; motion of Mr BATCHELOR
Read moreCourts: Lack of Security
Hansard: 17 July 2007 ASSEMBLY Courts: security Mr CLARK (Box Hill) — Last month the Auditor-General exposed serious weaknesses in
Read moreGovernment must act now to extend protection orders
The Bracks Government must not use today’s Sentencing Advisory Council report as an excuse for more delay or inaction in
Read moreMagistrates’ Court Bill: court struggling due to inadequate facilities and support
Hansard: 21 June 2007 ASSEMBLY MAGISTRATES’ COURT AND CORONERS ACTS AMENDMENT BILL Second reading Debate resumed from 7 June; motion
Read moreWills laws need to guard against exploitation of elderly
Hansard: 21 June 2007 ASSEMBLY WILLS AMENDMENT BILL Second reading Debate resumed from 23 May; motion of Mr HULLS (Attorney-General).
Read moreAuditor-General Exposes Serious Court Security Problems
A report by the Auditor-General tabled in Parliament today has found there are serious security problems in Magistrates’ Courts across
Read moreDNA database laws: lack of action on forensic testing delays
Hansard: 20 June 2007 ASSEMBLY CRIMES AMENDMENT (DNA DATABASE) BILL Second reading Debate resumed from 2 May; motion of Mr
Read moreJudicial education changes: judges need more support
Hansard: 7 June 2007 ASSEMBLY COURTS LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (JUDICIAL EDUCATION AND OTHER MATTERS) BILLSecond readingDebate resumed from 23 May; motion
Read moreElectricity supply shortages
Hansard: 6 June 2007 ASSEMBLY Electricity: supply Mr CLARK (Box Hill) — I raise with the Minister for Energy and
Read moreHulls refuses investigation of Workdirections Australia Pty Ltd
Victoria’s Minister for Industrial Relations Rob Hulls has refused to initiate an inquiry into industrial relations practices at WorkDirections Australia
Read moreLabor states: all talk but no action on emissions trading
Hansard: 23 May 2007 ASSEMBLY Mr CLARK (Box Hill) — The decisions that need to be made about greenhouse gas
Read moreBox Hill Hospital: Government failure to fund main redevelopment
Hansard: 22 May 2007 ASSEMBLY Box Hill Hospital: redevelopment Mr CLARK (Box Hill) — I raise with the Minister for
Read moreEqual Opportunity Bill: government plays politics with bad law
Hansard: 3 May 2007 ASSEMBLY EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AMENDMENT BILL Second reading Debate resumed from 19 April; motion of Mr HULLS
Read moreLabor’s nuclear furphies distract from real issues
Hansard: 2 May 2007 ASSEMBLY Mr CLARK (Box Hill) — It is deplorable that the Bracks government is seeking to
Read moreNuclear plebiscite overturned
The Legislative Council has defeated the Bracks Government’s legislation ona nuclear power plebiscite. Liberal, Greens Party, National and DLP members
Read moreNuclear Plebiscite Bill: Labor playing politics with a serious issue
Hansard: 14 March 2007 ASSEMBLY NUCLEAR ACTIVITIES (PROHIBITIONS) AMENDMENT (PLEBISCITE) BILL Second reading Debate resumed from 28 February; motion of
Read moreMiddleborough Road grade separation footbridge needed
Hansard: 13 March 2007 ASSEMBLY Middleborough Road, Box Hill: pedestrian footbridge Mr CLARK (Box Hill) — I raise with the
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