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PoliceCommunity Legal CentresYour local generalist Community Legal Centre can help you with information about criminal matters, including arrest, bail, remand, witnesses, statements, police powers, searches, cautions and crimes compensation. See the Find a Local CLC section of our website. The Federation of Community Legal Centres facilitates the Police Issues Working Group, which is made up of staff from member organisations. The working group maintains a watching brief on police in Victoria and responds to enquiries and reports into police practices and policies, and increases of power. It examines the impact of police practices and procedures, and issues in relation to abuse of power. For more information, see the working groups page. Police organisations
Complaints can be made to their Ethical Standards Department. PublicationsGetting past your past, 2005 (1st edition) Published by North Melbourne Community Legal Centre, this booklet contains information and advice regarding police records, outlines what records are held and who information is released to. Download Getting past your past from the North Melbourne Community Legal Centre website. Your Rights: Police Powers in Victoria, 2006 (10th edition) Published by Flemington Kensington Legal Service and Victoria Legal Aid, this is a guide to your rights when dealing with the police. Download Your Rights: Police Powers in Victoria from the Victoria Legal Aid website. You can also call Victoria Legal Aid on 9269 0234 or 1800 677 402 (country callers)to order publications. Police ombusdman schemesOffice of Police Integrity (OPI) An independent agency that investigates, monitors and detects police misconduct and abuses of power of the Victoria Police. You can contact the Ombudsman if you feel you have been unfairly treated by a Victorian government department or statutory authority. The Victorian Ombudsmaninvestigates complaints about administrative actions taken by Victorian government departments, statutory authorities and local government. You can contact the Ombudsman if you feel you have been unfairly treated by a Federal government department or statutory authority. The Commonwealth Ombudsman resolves complaints about administrative actions taken by Federal Government departments and statutory bodies. PLEASE NOTE: Information on this website does not substitute for legal advice.
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