by rvahjelwood | May 25, 2020 | Uncategorized
The recently established RVAHJ Bail Justice Committee has been active over the last month establishing a Bail Justice Peer Support Network. There was identified a need for providing Bail Justices support whether it is in the middle of the night or on weekends. With...
by rvahjelwood | Apr 23, 2020 | Announcements
*****IMPORTANT ADVICE FOR ALL HONORARY JUSTICES FROM RVAHJ****** Dear Honorary Justices This Covid-19 emergency is proving to be very challenging for everybody and so I wanted to give you an update of things as we see them from RVAHJ. Please be aware that our team is...
by rvahjelwood | Mar 27, 2020 | Announcements, Uncategorized |
*****IMPORTANT ADVICE FOR ALL HONORARY JUSTICES FROM RVAHJ****** Following on from our earlier advice and continued careful consideration based on our guiding principle that all Honorary Justices should minimise any and all potential risks and always consider their...
by rvahjelwood | Mar 22, 2020 | Uncategorized
I have been reading through all the emails that are being sent in regards to the challenges that we and the rest of the world is facing with the Covid19 virus. One of them stood out to me and touched me with its compassion and thoughts of kindness that we all need to...
by rvahjelwood | Mar 22, 2020 | Uncategorized
A short note on the great work being done by Honorary Justices everywhere…here’s what the OIC Wonthaggi Police wrote about all of the local DSS members in their occurrence book. In the times we are currently all experiencing and working through, a thank you is...
by rvahjelwood | Mar 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
*****IMPORTANT ADVICE FOR ALL HONORARY JUSTICES FROM RVAHJ****** After careful consideration and taking broad advice, the RVAHJ has developed the following position in regards to CoronaVirus for both JPs and BJs: This is based on our guiding principle that all...
by rvahjelwood | Mar 8, 2020 | Uncategorized
Dear All, As we all know the Covid 19 virus is a significant concern for all in the community as well as Justices located at Document Signing Stations and various other locations. It is important that we provide some additional information on this for the safety of...
by rvahjelwood | Feb 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
The following ‘Feature Article’ was published in the Royal Victorian Association of Honorary Justices in the Custodes Magazine in late 2019. This covers the very personal issue of being asked to be a authorised witness for someone who has decided to...
by rvahjelwood | Dec 24, 2019 | Uncategorized
The long awaited update of the FAQ’s (Frequently Asked Questions) has been issued on 23rd Dec 2019 by HJSS. These are now available on the revamped HJSS website at HonoraryJustice.vic.gov.au . The issues identified since the roll out of the new legislation and...
by rvahjelwood | Dec 24, 2019 | Uncategorized
As of 23rd December 2019 all Honorary Justices are now able to access the ‘Well-being and Support Service’ as part of the program offered by the Department of Justice. A big thank you to the new DoJ Executive Director – Mary Maddigan and HJSS Manager...
