A court order that imposes a penalty, such as imprisonment, in a criminal case. Compare non-custodial sentence.
Reflections on a harm reduction intervention in the Inquest into Veronica Nelson’s passing
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Victoria Police breaches human rights and its own policies at cannabis legalisation rally
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FLS submission on a medically supervised injecting service in the City of Melbourne
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Q+Law: A new legal service with and for LGBTIQA+ communities
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FLS joins calls for a Supervised Injecting Service in the CBD
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Fitzroy Legal Service joins in calls from Aboriginal, legal, and human rights organisations for the urgent reform of Victoria’s bail laws.
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Vale Uncle Jack
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Human Rights don’t stop at prison gates. It is time to end routine strip searching of people in prison!
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Strengthening laws against hate speech
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Residential Tenancies Act leaves co-tenants vulnerable
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Meet community lawyer, Gatwech Wal
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MEDIA RELEASE: New community-led legal service for LGBTIQA+ Victorians
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