Sentencing

A re-elected Coalition Government will legislate to require offenders convicted of repeat killings or serious sex offences to be given an indefinite jail sentence, Premier Denis Napthine announced today.

A re-elected Napthine Coalition Government will introduce a range of tough measures to tackle ice, giving police and corrections authorities new powers to detect offenders using ice and making it harder for drug dealers to profit from their crimes.

Tough new laws to increase sentences for murderers, coward punch killers and those who attack emergency workers are amongst a range of new laws that come into force this weekend.

Legislation to establish an unexplained wealth confiscation scheme in Victoria was last night passed by the Parliament.

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.

New legislation passed by Parliament today means coward punch killers will face at least 10 years in jail.

Parliament last night passed legislation to impose tougher sentences on those who commit acts of violence against emergency workers.

The Victorian Coalition Government’s abolition of suspended sentences takes full effect today, with suspended sentences no longer available for any

A tough new law comes into force today that will see violent drunks banned from licensed premises for two years.

New legislation will require those suspected of serious crime to prove the lawful origins of property Unexplained wealth laws a

Minimum non-parole period of 10 years for fatal coward punches Minimum non-parole period of 10 years for gang attacks resulting

Much tougher baseline sentences for serious crimes Reforms add to range of significant law and order reforms already introduced Napthine

Offenders who attack police officers or emergency workers while they are carrying out their duties will face tough new sentences

Offenders convicted of serious drug offences such as large scale drug trafficking or cultivation will forfeit almost everything they own

The Victorian Coalition Government has introduced legislation to overhaul fine collection in Victoria to create a simpler, fairer system and