Tough new laws hitting large scale drug traffickers are now in force, with authorities no longer needing to prove that their assets are the proceeds of crime in order to confiscate them.
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New legislation passed by Parliament today means coward punch killers will face at least 10 years in jail.
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Parliament last night passed legislation to impose tougher sentences on those who commit acts of violence against emergency workers.
Read moreAttorney-General, Robert Clark, has welcomed the Report from the Victorian Review of Counter-Terrorism Legislation, tabled in Victorian Parliament today. Mr
Read moreThe Napthine Coalition Government will introduce legislation into Parliament this week to enable the expungement of historical convictions for consensual
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The Victorian Coalition Government will introduce legislation into Parliament this week to further strengthen Victoria’s integrity regime.
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Attorney-General, Robert Clark, has welcomed a Victorian Law Reform Commission report on the jury empanelment process, which was tabled in
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The Victorian Coalition Government’s abolition of suspended sentences takes full effect today, with suspended sentences no longer available for any
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A tough new law comes into force today that will see violent drunks banned from licensed premises for two years.
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The Victorian Government has welcomed the Victorian Law Reform Commission’s Crimes (Mental Impairment and Unfitness to be Tried) Act 1997
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New legislation will protect young people from inappropriate prosecution Honours undertaking to implement recommendations of the Victorian Parliamentary Law Reform
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Reforms will simplify and clarify existing laws Law will deal more effectively with cases of repeated and systematic offending Napthine
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New legislation will require those suspected of serious crime to prove the lawful origins of property Unexplained wealth laws a
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Minimum non-parole period of 10 years for fatal coward punches Minimum non-parole period of 10 years for gang attacks resulting
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Much tougher baseline sentences for serious crimes Reforms add to range of significant law and order reforms already introduced Napthine
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Ministers of religion will be expressly required to hold working with children checks under reforms introduced into Parliament today. The
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Offenders who attack police officers or emergency workers while they are carrying out their duties will face tough new sentences
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Offenders convicted of serious drug offences such as large scale drug trafficking or cultivation will forfeit almost everything they own
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The Coalition Government will this week introduce legislation into Parliament to prevent offenders escaping liability for murder through unjustified claims
Read moreThe Victorian Coalition Government is establishing Australia’s first Family Drug Treatment Court, to improve the safety and wellbeing of young
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The Victorian Coalition Government has introduced legislation to overhaul fine collection in Victoria to create a simpler, fairer system and
Read moreThe Labor Party has shown its contempt for victims of crime by defeating legislation in Parliament that would have simplified
Read moreOffenders who commit a range of serious crimes will spend more time in jail under far-reaching sentencing reforms being introduced
Read moreThe Victorian Coalition Government will today introduce legislation into Parliament to create two additional criminal offences that will further protect
Read morePeople convicted of homosexual sex in Victoria are set to be able to have their convictions expunged, with Premier Denis
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