Justice | 17 September 2026
New family violence reforms to create a standalone criminal offence of coercive control, have passed the Parliament.
Justice | 1 September 2026
Parliament has passed legislation aimed at cracking down on organised crime groups that recruit children to commit serious offences, with adult recruiters facing a potential life sentence.
Justice | 18 August 2026
Legislation to help shield frontline retail and transport workers from abuse and assaults has received almost unanimous backing in the Lower House of Parliament.
Justice | 27 February 2026
Institutions including the Catholic Church in Victoria can now be sued for the actions of employees or similar, such as priests and other clergy.
Justice | 23 February 2026
Reforms passed by the Victorian Parliament have broadened the legal definition of family violence to now capture behaviours such as stalking and systems abuse.
Justice | 12 December 2025
Parliament has passed legislation aimed at curbing violence and abuse against customer-facing workers in retail, hospitality, fast food, and passenger transport sectors.
Justice | 9 December 2025
The Parliament has passed a motion apologising to First Peoples and acknowledging past injustice in a sitting of the Legislative Assembly to which Legislative Council members were invited.
Justice | 29 November 2025
Victoria is set to become the first Australian jurisdiction to significantly restrict the use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) in workplace sexual harassment cases, following the passage of the Restricting Non-disclosure Agreements (Sexual Harassment at Work) Bill 2025.
Justice | 22 August 2025
More legislation to strengthen bail laws in Victoria has gone before the Legislative Assembly.
Justice | 6 August 2025
The Legislative Assembly has debated legislation creating a new offence that targets the act of ‘posting and boasting’ about serious crimes on social media.
Justice | 8 April 2025
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.
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