The Collaborative Planning Committee is a forum for senior representatives across the legal-assistance sector. It promotes collaboration, transparency and effectiveness.
The committee started in May 2019 following the introduction of the Access to Justice reforms. The aim was to provide evidence-based advice to the Victoria Legal Aid Board about legal needs and the legal-assistance sector. It established a new purpose from September 2023 – to pursue common strategic priorities and focus on collaboration, transparency and effectiveness within the legal assistance sector.
Who is in the committee?
- Department of Justice and Community
- Federation of Community Legal
- Law Institute of
- Victoria Law
- Victoria Legal Aid
- Victorian Aboriginal Legal
- Victorian .
The committee may extend membership to senior representatives from other organisations, and invite other participants to inform and enrich discussions.
What does the committee do?
The committee has high-level discussions that commit organisations to:
- contributing to sector planning initiatives
- providing advice or sector-wide perspectives on key issues and collaboration on policy positions
- supporting the principle of self-determination in the committee’s work with Aboriginal community controlled organisations and promote greater cultural safety within mainstream services and activities
- supporting the sharing of information, including qualitative and quantitative data, to improve insight and service planning.
Summaries of committee meetings
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
More information
For more information, contact Secretariat Angela Overmars at Angela.Overmars@vla.vic.gov.au
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Reviewed 19 March 2024