The law plays an important role in public health responses to HIV and in the health and wellbeing of people living with HIV. However, it has been over thirty years since the last major formal review of the legal environment surrounding HIV in Australia. This report presents the results of a legal mapping review that...

This report presents the results of a legal mapping review that aims to advance our understanding of the legal environment surrounding hepatitis B in Australia.

The purpose of this paper​ is to provide an update on key policy developments since the report of the NSW Special Commission of Inquiry into the Drug Ice in January 2020. The paper summarises the former government's response to the inquiry recommendations and notes progress that has been made since then. Significant reforms in other...

Significant reform is necessary of the laws protecting the community from reoffending risks posed by some people convicted of serious crimes. This paper presents proposals for the reform of the law governing preventive detention, extended supervision orders and public protection orders.

Experience of legal problems tends to change as people move through life. Previous legal needs surveys demonstrate that age is a significant factor in the prevalence and nature of civil legal problems. This briefing paper presents data about the prevalence of justiciable problems among young people (aged 18–24) in Victoria, drawn from the Victoria Law...