Latest News
Government taking strong action on family violence
5 June 2013 by Robert Clark ·
(The following is the full text of a letter to the editor published in The Age in edited form on 5 June 2013.) Dear Editor Your editorial’s claim that the Coroners Court’s systemic review of family violence deaths may end is completely untrue, as is the claim that I refused to tell the Parliament’s Public [...]
New Magistrates’ Court appointments
4 June 2013 by Robert Clark ·
Attorney-General Robert Clark today announced the appointments of Peter Mithen and Cynthia Toose to the Magistrates’ Court of Victoria. Mr Clark said both Mr Mithen and Ms Toose brought extensive and diverse legal experience to the bench. Mr Mithen has served in Victoria’s courts for almost 40 years. He started work as an assistant Registar/Clerk [...]
VCEC inquiry into Wrongs Act and access to compensation
30 May 2013 by Robert Clark ·
The Victorian Competition and Efficiency Commission (VCEC) will conduct an inquiry into aspects of the Wrongs Act 1958 (the Act), Treasurer Michael O’Brien and Attorney-General Robert Clark announced today. In 2002 and 2003 the Act was extensively amended in an attempt to address the insurance crisis that had developed following the collapse of one of [...]
New appointment to the County Court
28 May 2013 by Robert Clark ·
Attorney-General Robert Clark today announced the appointment of Gavan Meredith to the County Court of Victoria. “Mr Meredith is a highly regarded barrister who brings many years of experience to the role,” Mr Clark said. Mr Meredith graduated from the University of Melbourne with a Bachelor of Laws in 1985 and was admitted to practice [...]
Domestic building consumer protection reform strategy released
27 May 2013 by Robert Clark ·
The Victorian Coalition Government has released a wide-ranging package of reforms to give better protection to consumers for building works for new or renovated homes, and to provide fairer, quicker and cheaper resolution of disputes. The reforms are set out in the Coalition Government’s Victorian Domestic Building Consumer Protection Reform Strategy released today by the [...]