|
2007 PILCH Homeless Persons' Legal Clinic Induction Training.
The program will be delivered from 8.45am - 1.00pm on 1, 8, 15 and 22 May 2024.
The program will cover:
- Intro to Homelessness and the Clinic
- Presentation by the Clinic's Consumer Advisory Group
- Credit, Debt and Bankruptcy
- Victims of Crime
- Infringements
- Housing and Tenancy Law
- Equal Opportunity and Anti-Discrimination Law
- Social Security
- The Victorian Charter of Human Rights & Responsibilities
- Overview of the Housing Support System
- Critical Incident Management
- Mental Health Law
- Effective Referrals
- Making Complaints
- Guardianship and Administration
- Community Sector Lawyering (empathetic lawyering and client engagement)
See below for the training schedule (including details of venue, time and speakers).
The program is highly recommended and free to all Clinic lawyers. You are welcome to come to any or all of the sessions.
The program is also open to community lawyers and volunteers, pro bono practitioners and workers in homelessness and other community organisations. A gold coin donation would be appreciated.
For catering purposes, registration is required at least one week in advance of each of the sessions.
Registration is by email to Mat Tinkler/John-Paul Cashen at projects.pilch@vicbar.com.au
Note for lawyers: If this training is relevant to your immediate or long term needs in relation to your professional development and practice of law, then you should claim one CPD unit for each hour of attendance, refreshment breaks not included.
HPLC Induction Training 2007
Day 1
8.45am - 1.00pm
Tuesday, 1 May 2024
Minter Ellison
Level 23, Rialto, 525 Collins Street
Time |
Topic |
Speaker |
|
9.00 - 10.15 |
Introduction
- Overview of Clinic
- Intro to homelessness
- Policies and procedures
|
Caroline Adler/John-Paul Cashen
Homeless Persons' Legal Clinic
Contact: Mat Tinkler/Caroline Adler
Homeless Persons' Legal Clinic
9225 6684
projects.pilch@vicbar.com.au |
|
10.15 - 10.30 |
Break
|
|
|
10.30 - 11.45
|
Consumer Advisory Group
- Stories of Homelessness
- Empathetic Lawyering and Communication
- Workshops with clients and lawyers
|
Members of the Homeless Persons' Legal Clinic Consumer Advisory Group
Contact: Mat Tinkler/Caroline Adler
Homeless Persons' Legal Clinic
9225 6684
projects.pilch@vicbar.com.au
|
|
11.45 - 12.00 |
Break
|
|
|
12.00 - 12.50
12.50 - 1.00 |
Guardianship, Administration and Dealing with State Trustees
- What is an administration order?
- Applying for an administration order
- Challenging an administration order
- Powers and duties of administrator
- Powers of attorney
Tales of Success
- Advocating for clients with State Trustees
- Tips for Clinic Clients
|
Phil Grano
Office of the Public Advocate
9603 9524
phil.grano@justice.vic.gov.au
Case studies
Jill Button, Minter Ellison Volunteer Lawyer
|
Day 2
8.45am - 1.00pm
Tuesday, 8 May 2024
Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Level 36, Bourke Place
600 Bourke Street
|
Time |
Topic |
Speaker |
|
9.00 - 10.15
|
Infringements
- Overview and introduction to the Infringements Act
- Obtaining information about fines
- Revocation
- Payment by instalment
- Hearing a matter in court
- Special Circumstances List
- Conversion of court fines
|
Mat Tinkler/Caroline Adler
Homeless Persons' Legal Clinic
9225 6684
projects.pilch@vicbar.com.au
|
|
10.15 - 10.30 |
Break
|
|
|
10.30 - 11.45 |
Housing and Tenancy Law and Young People and Homelessness
- Overview of RTA
- Tenants' rights and responsibilities
- Evictions
- Rooming houses
- Caravan parks
- Public housing
- Squats
|
Bill Darling
Senior Advocate
Tenants Union of Victoria
Tel: 9411 1444
|
|
11.45 - 12.00 |
Break
|
|
|
12.00 - 1.00
|
The Charter of Human Rights & Responsibilities
- An introduction for Clinic lawyers
- Potential avenues for Clinic clients
|
Ben Schokman
Human Rights Law Resource Centre
9225 6695
hrlrc@vicbar.com.au
|
Day 3
8.45am - 1.00pm
Tuesday, 15 May 2024
Blake Dawson Waldron
Level 39, 101 Collins St
|
Time |
Topic |
Speaker |
|
9.00 - 10.00 |
Social Security
- Overview of social security law
- Eligibility and access (including assets/income tests and PoI)
- Dealing with Centrelink
- Youth Allowance, Newstart, DSP
- Special Benefit
- Crisis Payment
- Breaches/Overpayments
- Appeals
|
Peter Horbury
Welfare Rights Unit
9416 1409
melbourne@welfarerights.com.au
|
|
10.00 - 10.10
|
Break |
|
|
10.10 - 10.50
|
Overview of Housing Support System
- Negotiating the housing assistance services network
- SAAP & HEF funding
- Transitional & crisis accommodation
- Public housing
- Common issues for HPLC clients
|
HomeGround Services
9419 8855
Allens Arthur Robinson Volunteer Lawyers
|
|
10.50 -11.00 |
Break
|
|
|
11.00 - 11.50 |
Victims of Crime
- Overview
- Eligibility for assistance
- Making an application
- Evidence and procedure
- Compensation
- Counselling
|
Allyson Foster
Women's Legal Service
9642 0877
Case Studies
Mallesons Stephen Jaques volunteer lawyers |
|
11.50 -12.00 |
Break |
|
|
12.00 - 1.00 |
Community Sector Lawyering
- Empathetic lawyering
- Therapeutic jurisprudence referrals
- Engaging with clients
- Critical incidents
|
Bronwyn Campbell
Blake Dawson Waldron
Bronwyn.Campbell@bdw.com
9679 3000
David Ring
St Mary's House of Welcome
David.ring@smhow.org.au
|
Day 4
8.45am - 1.00pm
Tuesday, 22 May 2024
Clayton Utz
Level 18, 333 Collins Street
|
Time |
Topic |
Speaker |
|
9.00 - 10.15 |
Credit, Debt and Bankruptcy
- Debtor rights and options
- Unenforceable debts
- Negotiating with creditors (including instalment, lump sum, waiver)
- Credit reporting
- Debtor harassment
- Enforcement of court orders
- Using financial counsellors
|
Xan Colman/Paul Gillett
Consumer Action Law Centre
9670 5088 xan@consumeraction.org.au
paul@consumeraction.org.au
|
|
10.15 - 10.30 |
Break
|
|
|
10.30 - 11.15
11.15 - 11.45 |
Equal Opportunity and Anti-Discrimination Law
- What is 'unlawful discrimination'
- Complaints
- Remedies
Homelessness Discrimination Guidelines
- Background & overview of the Guidelines
- Impact for Clinic clients
|
Chris Thwaites
Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission
9281 7126
chris.thwaites@veohrc.vic.gov.au
Bronwen Gray
Policy Officer
Department of Justice
bronwen.gray@doj,vic.gov.au
|
|
11.45 - 12.00 |
Break
|
|
|
12.00 - 1.00 |
Mental Health Law
- Types of patients
- Treatment and consent
- Patients' rights
- Appearance before the Mental Health Review Board
|
Fiona Seymour and Barbara Shalit
Mental Health Legal Centre
9629 4422
Mental_Health_VIC@fcl.fl.asn.au
|
|
