Old Law, New Law - a podcast by the VLRC

Oct 29 2024 14 ep. 25 mins 31
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Discussion of current issues in law reform in Victoria, Australia

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Artificial Intelligence and the courts

Oct 29 2024 28 mins  
How can courts and the justice system use AI safely? The VLRC team discuss whether AI can help courts become more efficient and accessible, without losing the human element, and bearing in mind the dangers of deepfakes, hallucinations and bias.

Episode 13: Interview with Juries Commissioner Paul Dore

Jul 10 2023 31 mins  
Some 5,000 – 6,000 people serve on juries in Victoria every year. In this episode we talk to Victorian Juries Commissioner Paul Dore about his role in bringing jurors into the courtroom and what happen when they get there. This wide-ranging conversation covers the role of law reform, the impact of traumatic trials on jurors, the problem of jurors doing their own research on Googl

Episode 12: Inclusive Juries

Jun 25 2023 19 mins  
You may be surprised to learn that people who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind or have low vision are unable to serve on juries in Victoria. In May 2023 the VLRC published recommendations for reform that would enable more people to serve using reasonable adjustments. Nick talks to Emma Cashen and Phoebe Lindner about how Victorian juries can be made more inclusive and representativ

Old Law, New Law episode 11: Recklessness

Feb 12 2023 16 mins  
If someone kicks a person in the head and they are badly hurt, the perpetrator might be charged with recklessly causing serious injury. But what does 'reckless' mean in a legal sense? The meaning in the law is not the same as in everyday speech, and differs between jurisdictions. Law courts have to work out what was going on in someone's mind at the exact moment of an action to dec

Law Reform in Victoria: a discussion with Tony North QC and Fiona Patten MP

Jun 13 2022 56 mins  
A conversation between Tony North QC, Chair of the VLRC, and Fiona Patten MP, leader of the Reason Party and Chair of the Victorian Parliament’s legal and social issues committee, on why law reform matters and the different ways that the VLRC and the parliamentary committee approach law reform. Interviewer: Lynne Haultain, Executive Director of the Victoria Law Foundation. Record

The Justice System and Sexual Offences - recommendations for change

Dec 14 2021 28 mins  
In November the VLRC published an eagerly awaited report with 91 recommendations to reform how the justice system responds to sexual offences in Victoria. Gemma and Nick talk to the Chair of the VLRC, Tony North QC and team leader Jacinth Pathmanathan about reforms to criminal trials, restorative justice, affirmative consent, and how to make reporting easier. Transcript of this ep

Stalking

Aug 09 2021 23 mins  
Most of us have a rough idea of what stalking involves - the stereotype of a creepy guy following you around - but in the era of social media and lockdowns, cyberstalking is also a growing problem. Some 14,000 cases of stalking occurred in Victoria last year, and that is only the tip of the iceberg. Gemma and Nick talk to Tony North, Marie Barnard and Michelle McDonnell of the VLRC

Inclusive Juries - interview with Professor Ron McCallum

Dec 22 2020 21 mins  
Nick and Gemma talk to Professor Ron McCallum AO, Professor of Law at Sydney Law School and the first totally blind person appointed to a university Chair in Australia, about the VLRC's inquiry into how to assist people who are blind, have low vision, deaf or hard of hearing to serve on juries in Victoria. They are joined by Chair of the VLRC the Hon. Tony North and team leader Emm

Sexual Offences and the Justice System

Nov 25 2020 18 mins  
In this episode we talk to the team working on the VLRC's current inquiry, Improving the Response of the Justice System to Sexual Offences. The topics covered include: barriers to reporting sexual offences, alternative ways of reporting, specialist courts, and restorative justice. To find out more, including how to make a submission by 23 December 2020, visit our website. If you h

Contempt of Court - what has the VLRC recommended?

Sep 21 2020 25 mins  
Nick Gadd interviews the Chair of the VLRC, the Hon. Tony North, about why the VLRC says the laws of contempt of court need to be clarified in legislation. Transcript of this episode