The Director of Public Prosecutions raised children’s rights under the Charter to support seeking an extension of time to allow a child, who was the victim/survivor of sexual assault, to give evidence via audio-visual recording.

Proud Yorta Yorta woman Aunty Tanya Day –a much-loved sister, mother, grandmother and advocate - died in December 2017 after being arrested for being drunk in a public place after she fell asleep on a train.

Zakaria Taha had an intellectual disability. He was issued with numerous fines for different minor offences including riding a bike without a helmet and taking public transport without a ticket.

Gary Kracke had a mental illness. He challenged an order requiring him to have mental health treatment.

Patrick had a long-term mental illness and had been an inpatient in a hospital for many years.

A man who was an inpatient at a mental health facility had his phone calls limited by order of his authorised psychiatrist.

Aboriginal children are over-represented in child protection systems and are often removed from their family and placed in the care of non-Aboriginal families.

An Aboriginal woman with mental illness was subject to compulsory mental health treatment in hospital.

The Victorian Government developed and published an ‘LGBTIQ inclusive language guide’ for the Victorian Public Service explaining how to use language respectfully and inclusively when working with, and referring to, LGBTIQ people.

In 2013, two men living in public housing used the Victorian Charter to successfully challenge Victorian Government rules that banned political rallies on public housing estates and banned residents from putting political information on noticeboards.

Aboriginal women are the fastest growing prisoner group in Victoria and are significantly over-represented compared with non-Aboriginal women.

Sixteen protesters from a larger group of 150-200 people were charged with trespass and besetting after they took part in a political demonstration outside a shop in the QV Square in Melbourne.

A woman became blind in prison. After losing her vision, she couldn’t read books from the prison library. At the time, the library did not have any working audiobooks, so her mother bought some for her.

Paul Slattery had multiple disabilities, including bipolar disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder and an acquired brain injury.

A woman seeking assistance from a crisis accommodation service advised that, as a practising Muslim, she could not reside in a premises with men.

Parents of a woman supported by a disability service provider noticed that their daughter, Shelly, had bruising around her chin.

Mr Kaba, a black man, was a passenger in a vehicle that was subject to a random stop and search by the police.

Will Ingram purchased travel insurance in 2011 for an overseas study trip planned for 2012. In early 2012, he was diagnosed with a depressive illness and cancelled the trip on medical advice.

The parents of a 25-year-old woman with an intellectual disability applied to a tribunal for approval for their daughter to undergo permanent contraception.

Betty and Maria Matsoukatidou (mother and daughter, respectively) were charged by Yarra Ranges Council for failing to secure and demolish their home after an arson attack.