New funding for Koori community safety initiatives
Victorian Attorney-General Robert Clark today announced the Baillieu government would provide funding totalling $580,000 to support crime prevention initiatives
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Government acts against serious bullying
The Baillieu Government will today introduce legislation into State Parliament to make clear that serious bullying is a crime
Read moreBill restores independence of Law Foundation
The Victorian Government today introduced legislation to deliver its election commitment to restore the independence of the Victoria Law Foundation.
Read moreCoalition Government simplifies civil litigation rules
The Victorian Government will amend civil procedure rules to ensure parties to a dispute are not disadvantaged by unnecessary delays
Read moreNew appointment to the Magistrates’ Court
Attorney-General Robert Clark today announced the appointment of lawyer Ian Watkins to the Magistrates’ Court of Victoria. Mr Clark said
Read moreInquiry into public prosecution offices
Attorney-General Robert Clark today announced the government has appointed retired Supreme Court judge, Hon Frank Vincent QC, to inquire into
Read moreJack and Ruby top 2010 baby names
The most popular boys’ and girls’ names for 2010 suggest modern Victorian parents still favour traditional names. Attorney-General Robert Clark
Read moreTowards a just and fair Victoria
(Edited version of speech opening Human Rights Week panel discussion at Telstra Theatre, Exhibition Street, Melbourne) I’m pleased to say
Read moreViolent thugs to face at least four years’ jail for gross violence
Thugs who inflict gross violence on their victims will face at least four years in jail under a Victorian Liberal
Read moreCoalition to strengthen judicial independence
Key features • Court administration independent of government control • Independent Judicial Appointments Advisory Panel • Abolition of Labor’s “acting
Read moreCoalition to slash court delays
Key features: • transfer excess Department of Justice policy advisers and other public servants to work in the Director of
Read moreCoalition’s new laws to protect children from violence
A Victorian Liberal Nationals Coalition Government will act to protect vulnerable children with new laws requiring adults who have custody
Read moreCoalition to set minimum sentence standards for serious crime
A Victorian Coalition Government will reform sentencing laws to set standard minimum sentences for serious crimes, Coalition Leader Ted Baillieu
Read moreCoalition to give teeth to community based sentences
A Liberal Nationals Coalition Government will initiate the most significant reform of community-based sentences that Victoria has seen in 20
Read moreVic Coalition to track sex offenders, arsonists with GPS technology
• High-tech monitoring for serious offenders and suspects on bail A Baillieu Government will fund a $5 million upgrade of
Read moreSupreme Court hit by more Labor IT incompetence
The Supreme Court’s 2009-10 Annual Report tabled in Parliament this week has revealed the continuing damage being done by Labor’s
Read moreJudges, DPP slam Brumby’s justice failures
Victoria’s judges and the Director of Public Prosecutions have launched outspoken attacks on the Brumby Government’s justice system failures, which
Read moreBrumby rams through unfair traditional owner Bill
John Brumby has arrogantly rammed through Parliament his Traditional Owner Settlement Bill, which will grant land title without public input
Read moreBaillieu Government to reform double jeopardy laws
A Victorian Liberal Nationals Coalition Government will reform the law of double jeopardy so that a new trial can be
Read moreBrumby and “Whiteboard” Hulls not fit to run Vic justice system
John Brumby and his Attorney-General are so out of touch with Victorians struggling to get justice in overcrowded courts that
Read morePersonal info of Victorians put at risk by Brumby gov’t incompetence
The incompetence, bungling and mismanagement of the Brumby Government is exposing Victorians to the misuse of their personal information, identity
Read moreNSW moves on bikies while Brumby leaves Victorians vulnerable
Yesterday’s announcement by NSW Police that they will seek to have the Hells Angels declared a criminal organisation under NSW
Read moreHulls won’t act on weak bail laws
Hysterical personal attacks by the Attorney-General in response to the Victorian Coalition’s bail laws plan show once again that Labor
Read moreVic Coalition to act on bail abuses
• Strong and effective laws to protect Victorians from violent criminals who offend while on bail • New penalties for
Read moreLabor’s civil justice law risks more complexity and cost
Proposed civil justice legislation announced today by the Attorney-General risks adding yet more rules and procedures that will give even
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