Our advocacy and law reform

Working with the community, the legal sector, lawmakers and government, we advocate for stronger legal protections for Victorians. We do this by encouraging meaningful debate, leading public discussion and participating in government inquiries and law reform processes.

Our current advocacy and law reform priorities

Eliminating workplace sexual harassment

Our vision: For all workplaces to be safe and free of sexual harassment and for all employers take steps to prevent harassment occurring and respond to harassment appropriately if it does occur.

Strengthening protections for Victorians under the Equal Opportunity Act

Our vision: For the Equal Opportunity Act to protect a wider range of groups vulnerable to discrimination, to minimise the harmful impact of social exclusion and mistreatment.

Creating stronger laws to protect Victorians from hate conduct

Our vision: For all Victorians to be able to live free from hate conduct in our community through stronger legal protections.

Promoting the rights of LGBTIQ Victorians

Our vision: For LGBTIQ Victorians to no longer be subjected to discrimination in religious schools and for trans, gender diverse and intersex Victorians to be properly recognised and protected by the Equal Opportunity Act.

Improving the operation of the Charter

Our vision: For the fundamental human rights of all Victorians to be protected by a robust, effective and well-utilised Charter that reflects domestic and international human rights developments.

Promoting the rights of First Nations Peoples

Our vision: For First Nations Victorians to have the right to decide for themselves how to manage their lands, communities and lives.

How you can help

Your stories and experiences of discrimination and inequality are critical to our advocacy for reform.

Through a combination of real life de-identified stories, research, collaboration with other organisations and statistics from our own dispute resolution service, we can highlight areas in need of reform in the areas of discrimination, vilification and sexual harassment.

If you wish to share your story to help inform our advocacy, you can contact us here. You can do so anonymously if you wish.

You can also make a report or complaint about discrimination, sexual harassment and vilification.

We also welcome contact from organisational stakeholders wishing to collaborate.