The Legislative Assembly has debated legislation creating a new offence that targets the act of ‘posting and boasting’ about serious crimes on social media.
The Legislative Assembly has debated legislation aimed at addressing issues in the housing and construction sectors and strengthening consumer protections for homeowners.
Justice | 3 April 2025
A parliamentary committee has called for improved data collection on people who use family violence.
Justice | 7 March 2025
Proposed legislation to strengthen and reform anti-vilification laws in Victoria has reached the Legislative Council for rigorous debate.
Justice | 6 December 2024
Victoria’s Parliament is considering reforms to criminal procedure laws to replace the current committal test with an improved case management process.
Justice | 22 November 2024
The Legislative Assembly has considered legislation to create a new licensing scheme for tobacco retailers.
Justice | 18 October 2024
When clients present at one of Victoria’s 50 Community Legal Centres they often do so with a range of problems that go beyond a simple legal issue.
Justice | 3 October 2024
The Legislative Assembly has debated a law aimed at cracking down on organised crime and bikie gangs in Victoria.
Justice | 22 August 2024
The Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine (VIFM) governance is set to be updated under a bill before Parliament.
Justice | 8 August 2024
The Youth Justice Bill 2024 will go to the Legislative Council for debate, after passing the lower house without amendment last sitting week.
Justice | 26 June 2024
A bill debated in the Legislative Assembly last week will create an integrity commission to investigate MPs for inappropriate workplace behaviour.
Justice | 27 March 2024
The Legislative Council has debated and agreed to a bill designed to restrict the use of machetes as weapons.
Justice | 19 February 2024
Proposed laws which punish builders for not taking out domestic building insurance have reached the upper house.
Justice | 13 December 2023
The Legislative Council debated measures that would allow adults to legally possess small quantities of marijuana for personal use during the final sitting week of the year.
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