Law’s long road

VICTORIA’S chief law maker visited Beaconhills College last week to meet with legal studies students.
Deputy Premier and Attorney-General Rob Hulls visited the school’s Berwick campus on Wednesday with Narre Warren South MP Judith Graley.
“I was very keen for students in my electorate to meet the Attorney General and ask him all of the questions about the justice system in Victoria that they may want answered,” Ms Graley said.
Mr Hulls said that he studied legal studies in Year 11 and 12 with the intention of going onto studying law at university. While he did not attain the required entry requirement to study law after completing Year 12, he went on to complete his law degree after pursuing other university studies.
Mr Hulls said that he did not listen to those who said that he would never be a lawyer and pursued his passion.
“Have a passion, have a dream and go for it,” Mr Hulls told students
After completing his degree, Mr Hulls went to work with Aboriginal communities in Mount Isa, Queensland.
As Attorney-General, Mr Hulls drew upon his experience in Mount Isa when he established a series of Koori Courts in Victoria, recognising the need for a far more culturally sensitive justice system.
Mr Hulls also spoke about family violence.
One in four women are subjected to family violence at some point in their life and many are too afraid to come forward, Mr Hulls said.
The Victorian Government established the Specialist Family Violence Courts, which have enabled more women to come forward with claims of family violence.
“The Attorney-General is a great law reformer and it was terrific that students had the chance to hear his passion for making the legal and justice system in Victoria firm but fair,” Ms Graley said.