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: Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System By South-East Monash Legal Service (2019)
Submission: Inquiry into Drug Law Reform By South-East Monash Legal Service (2017)
Report: Reproductive Coercion and Abuse by South-East Monash Legal Service (2025)
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: Inquiry into the Family Law Amendment Bill By South-East Monash Legal Service (2023)
Submission: Draft National Plan to End Violence Against Women and Children By South-East Monash Legal Service (2022)
Submission: Australia’s Family Law System By South-East Monash Legal Service (2019)
Submission: Review of the Family Law System By South-East Monash Legal Service (2018)
Submission: Royal Commission Submission into Family Violence By South-East Monash Legal Service (2015)
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)
Submission: 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 Assistance Act 1996 By South-East Monash Legal Service and others (2017)
Submission: Review of the Victims of Crime Assistance Act 1996 By South-East Monash Legal Service (2017)
Submission: Restricting Non-Disclosure Agreements in Workplace Sexual Harassment Cases By Working Women’s Centre Victoria (2024) https://wwcvic.org.au/
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)
Submission Opposition to Koo Wee Rup Royal Hotel (KWR Hotels Pty Ltd) application for a licence By South-East Monash Legal Service(2021)
Submission: Opposition to Castello’s Clyde North Hotel (Castello Daisey’s Hotel Pty Ltd) application for a licence By South-East Monash Legal Service (2020)
Submission: Opposition to Dandenong RSL (Dandenong Cranbourne RSL Sub Branch) application for a licence By South-East Monash Legal Service on behalf of ‘Greater Dandenong Taskforce for Gambling Reform’ (2018)
Submission: Inquiry into Strengthening Victoria’s laws against hate speech and hate conduct- Stage 1 By South-East Monash Legal Service(2023)
Submission: Inquiry into legislative ban of the Nazi salute in Victoria By South-East Monash Legal Service(2023)
Submission – Review of the National Anti-Racism Framework By South-East Monash Legal Service (2022)
Submission: Australian Human Rights Commission Inquiry into the National Anti-Racism Framework By South-East Monash Legal Service (2022)
Joint Submission: Review of the Migration Amendment (Clarifying International Obligations for Removal) Act 2021 By South-East Monash Legal Service and others (2023)
Submission: Inquiry into Migration, Pathway to Nation By South-East Monash Legal Service (2023)
Joint Statement- Opposition to the Migration Amendment (Strengthening the Character Test) Bill 2021 By South-East Monash Legal Service and others (2021)
Joint Statement: Getting Youth Justice Right By South-East Monash Legal Service and others (2024)
Submission: Inquiry into Australia’s youth justice and incarceration system By South-East Monash Legal Service and others (2024)
Submission: Inquiry into The extent and nature of poverty in Australia By South-East Monash Legal Service (2023)
Submission: Inquiry into Australia’s Human Rights Framework By South-East Monash Legal Service (2023)
Submission: Response to proposed minimum standards for rental properties and rooming houses By South-East Monash Legal Service (2024)
Submission: Inquiry into The Worsening Rental Crisis in Australia By South-East Monash Legal Service (2023)
Submission: Inquiry into the rental and housing affordability crisis in Victoria By South-East Monash Legal Service (2023)
Submission: Response to proposed minimum standards for rental properties and rooming houses By South-East Monash Legal Service (2024)
Submission: Inquiry into Climate Resilience By South-East Monash Legal Service (2024)