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What is the “Horvath Test?”
Read moreThe “Horvath Test” is simple. If Corinna Horvath’s 1996 assault by Victoria police occurred again today, (and many…
16 June 201709 -
New video launched: Making a police complaint in Victoria
Read moreMaking a police complaint in Victoria is a long, costly and often fruitless experience. Daniel Haile-Micheal speaks about his…
23 May 2017 -
Police investigating police
Read moreLegal practitioners have responded to an article by General Counsel of of the Independent Broad-Based Anti-Corruption Commission(IBAC), that was…
2 March 2017 -
Charges in Corinna Horvath case welcomed by legal advocates
Read moreThe Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC) announced today that “a Victoria Police Leading Senior Constable with assault offences in…
29 November 2016 -
IBAC’s missed opportunity
Read moreIBAC’s special report into Operation Ross, released on 10 November, misses a vital opportunity to look beyond Ballarat to…
11 November 2016 -
Victorian police complaints investigations in the spotlight: IBAC recommendations fail the “Horvath test”
Read moreThe Victorian Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC) recently released its review of Victorian police complaints investigation, the Audit of...
6 November 2016 -
Launch of Police Complaints Clinic Report
Read moreThe Flemington & Kensington Community Legal Centre has released its first report on the Police Accountability and Human Rights…
7 September 2016 -
Using your phone as an accountability tool
Read moreThe protests in the United States against the killing of black men by police have highlighted the role social…
11 July 2016 -
Operation Ross: Ballarat public hearings into police misconduct
Read moreIndependent Broad-based Anti-Corruption Commission (IBAC) will begin its controversial public examinations into a long legacy of allegations of…
23 May 2016 -
23 October 2015
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It’s time for Independent Investigations of Police Misconduct
Read moreThe Court of Appeal has handed down its appeal decision in the matter of Bare v IBAC which…
29 July 2015 -
Police Accountability submission into Family Violence Royal Commission
Read moreOur contribution to the Royal Commission comes from the perspective of our Police Accountability Project clients, some of whom…
10 June 2015 -
Supreme Court Hears Application to Close IBAC Hearing to Public
Read moreOn 15th April 2015 an IBAC hearing into a potential culture of violence within the Victoria Police Service at…
21 April 2015 -
In search of certainty: Is the Vic Police Act a step forward?
Read moreA feature article in the most recent Law Institute Journal, In Search of Certainty, examines the issues surrounding…
8 December 2014 -
4 December 2014
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Police investigating police is “failing our state”
Read moreA Federal Senator has made a strong call for an independent body to investigate and prosecute cases of misconduct...
1 October 2014 -
An apology for Corinna Horvath
Read moreCorrinna Horvath has recieved a welcome and a significant compensation from the State of Victoria along with an…
22 September 2014 -
Why the Police Act needs changing
Read moreWhen it comes to police violence and misconduct Victoria’s laws protect police, not its citizens. The new Victoria…
1 September 2014 -
A new call for Police Accountability
Read moreThirteen Victorian and Australian legal, human rights and civil society organisations have today called for a substantive response by…
28 July 2014 -
Victorian Civil Justice Award 2014
Read moreThe Australian Lawyers Alliance’s highly regarded Victorian Civil Justice Award 2014 has been awarded to the Flemington and Kensington Community...
7 July 2014
Independent Investigations
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