This report is the final product of the first stage of the commission’s civil justice inquiry. The terms of reference required the commission to undertake a number of tasks including identification of the goals of the civil justice system and the principles that should guide the rules of civil procedure. The commission was also asked...

This report contains 65 recommendations that seek to introduce a regulatory scheme which will provide a transparent framework for workplace privacy protection in Victoria. It recommends that the Victorian government introduce a Workplace Privacy Act and establish a statutory office to educate employers and workers and oversee the operation of the Act. The commission recognised...

This Interim Report makes recommendations to confer on members of Victoria Police a power to remove, hold and detain persons pending an application for an interim intervention order. As the initial response by police to a family violence incident is particularly important in the process of prevention, this power if introduced will be an appropriate...

In 2001, the Commission was asked to consider whether the criminal justice system was sufficiently responsive to the needs of complainants in sexual offence cases and to recommend changes if necessary. This final report contains 202 recommendations on all aspects of the criminal justice process.