Following our chat with Fiona Patten earlier this year about her bill proposing a spent convictions scheme for Victoria, the Victorian Legislative Council’s Legal and Social Issues Committee has commenced a public inquiry into a legislated spent convictions scheme for Victoria. We take another look at spent convictions and why they're such a good idea.

https://www.legalaid.vic.gov.au/about-us/news/we-support-spent-convictions-scheme

Guest:

Kamna Muddagouni, Senior Lawyer, Equality Law Program, Victoria Legal Aid