Liberty Victoria's Rights Advocacy Project
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Lawyering for Change. We're a community of lawyers and activists using law to tackle social injustice in Australia. No pride in genocide 🖤💛❤️ 🇵🇸
Naarm (Melbourne)
Joined March 2014
RAP is proud to announce the launch of our latest law reform report: "Unreasonable Grounds: Reforming Victoria Police’s stop and search powers".
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This is a startlingly low hit rate and an unjustifiable encroachment on our human rights.
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There is no evidence that expanding designated search area powers will keep Victorians safe. Our report shows that police only found prohibited items on people 1% of the time when searching in a designated area.
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We are deeply concerned and disappointed by the recent announcements by the Allan government with respect to bail laws and police designated area search powers.
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Coverage of our latest report "Unreasonable Grounds: Reforming Victoria Police’s stop and search powers".
Illicit items, including weapons, were seized in only 1 per cent of Victoria Police searches without a warrant or reasonable suspicion in “designated areas” over a two-year period.
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RT @mdstanton: The Government has acknowledged the laws aren't compatible with human rights, and it's shocking that anyone could be thinkin….
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RT @mdstanton: The point is people are citizens and shouldn't be treated like criminals. Further, this approach completely ignores the dang….
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RT @mdstanton: This is such great work by @RAPLV! The Vicpol line that "if you are not carrying a weapon then there’s nothing to worry abou….
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If you have any questions, contact us at rap@libertyvictoria.org.au . You can read more about our program and how to apply here:
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Are you ready to reimagine our legal system? Are you ready to learn how to use the law to build a more just and equitable world? . Then, the RAP Program is for you!. We are running three exciting projects this year, and we encourage you to apply.
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Applications for the Rights Advocacy Project 2025 program are now open. Lawyers and advocates are needed now more than ever to support social and systemic change. RAP is a program that explores how the law can be used as a tool for change.
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Police stop and search powers should be repealed and limited, not expanded, in order to protect the human rights of all Victorians.
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The report addresses the Victorian Government's recent proposal to expand police stop and search powers. As this report shows, this is an unnecessary invasion of our human rights.
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Despite very little evidence of their efficacy, these search powers continue to be expanded at the cost of Victorian's human rights and civil liberties.
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Our report is the culmination of consultations across the legal sector, research, and FOI data from Victoria Police. This FOI data is key. It shows that police searches in designated areas yielded unlawful items less than 1% of the time. This is a startlingly low hit rate.
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The report calls for major reforms of these powers to better protect the human rights of Victorians, and urges the Victorian Parliament to reject the current proposal to expand these abilities.
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This report examines instances of "no reason" searches by Victoria Police - including designated area searches, consent searches, and searches associated with Firearm Prohibition Orders.
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