• To promote, foster and develop within the executive and legislative arms of the Government of Victoria and within the general community, an understanding and appreciation that a strong and independent Bar is indispensable to the rule of law and to the continuation of a democratic society;
• To achieve better public understanding and appreciation of the role of the Victorian Bar and its members in the administration of justice;
• To promote, maintain and improve the quality of the Victorian Bar;

• To seek to ensure that access to the courts is open to all members of the community;
• To arrange training for readers in the skills and practices of advocates and to arrange and promote continuing legal education;
• To arrange training and instruction in mediation and other methods of alternative dispute resolution and to maintain a system of accreditation for practitioners who provide alternative dispute settling services;

Strategic Plan

The Bar's Strategic Plan sets the direction for the Victorian Bar, broken down into periods of 5 year duration. The objectives articulated in the 2008 - 2012 Strategic Plan are as follows:

• To represent the public interest by ensuring that access to the Courts is open to all and promote the better administration of justice.
• To identify the Bar as a credible, independent contributor to public debate about the better administration of justice, extension of human rights and rule of law.
• To ensure that the Bar meets the needs of members with relevant, high quality and valued products and services.
• To identify the Bar as the first choice for independent, expert advocates, legal advisers, mediators and arbitrators having the highest professional integrity.
• To contribute to the competitiveness and market position of the Bar and its members.
• To ensure that the Victorian Bar is sustainable, accountable and is efficient and effective in its regulatory functions, administrative systems and processes.

Members may view or save a copy of the Strategic Plan by clicking here.