Two people with mental illness were unwilling to undergo electroconvulsive treatment (ECT).

An Aboriginal man, Mr Cemino, applied to the Magistrates’ Court in Echuca in country Victoria to transfer the criminal charges he was facing to the Koori Court in Shepparton for sentencing.

A 70 year-old man had Parkinson’s disease, a cognitive disability and mental illness.

For many years, community legal centres, victim/survivor advocates and the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission have called on the Victorian Government, Victoria Police and the Office of Prosecutions to improve

Four Aboriginal siblings were placed in protective care because of concerns for their safety. At first, the children were placed in a non-Aboriginal home and separated from one another.

The State Superannuation Act 1988 (Vic) was amended in 2001 so that people in same sex relationships could receive certain superannuation benefits if their partner died.

Corrections Victoria used the Victorian Charter to inform the decision-making process behind establishing Wulgunggo Ngalu Learning Place.

A staff member from the Victorian Government observed that a person living in a residential service was not afforded privacy when assisted by their carers to shower.

The Charter prompts authorities to view programs and policies from a human rights perspective.

The Victorian Parliament passed legislation to create a framework for native title agreements to be made between the state and traditional owner groups.

The Department of Health reviewed procedures in mental health services in light of Charter requirements and made efforts to reduce the use of restraint and seclusion.

The Charter had a ‘discernible impact’ on the policies and practices of Boroondara City Council which undertook extensive planning to ensure that their pedestrian precinct was accessible for people with disabilities.

The Ministry of Housing tried to evict a single mother from public housing after it was found that her boyfriend was growing marijuana on the premises.

A Victorian Department attempted to evict a man who used a wheelchair from his home.

MetroWest, a housing provider, tried to evict two siblings who had recently arrived in Australia as refugees, for no specified reason.

Action for More Independence and Dignity in Accommodation (AMIDA), along with Tenants Union Victoria (TUV), used the Charter protect the rights of a person with an intellectual disability who had been given a notice to vacate his rooming house based upon his behaviour.

A man with cerebral palsy and vision impairment was very concerned about security in the housing commission premises where he lived.

A woman with dual disability was not eligible to access services because neither of her disabilities, when considered separately, met the requirements of the relevant government departments.

A man with a disability was pressured by his sister and members of his church community group to move in with his sister and allow her access to his $60,000 savings.

A single mother with cerebral palsy was at risk of having her daughter being removed from care by child protection authorities.