This report analyses the sentencing of category A and B serious youth offences from their introduction in February 2018 to 30 June 2024. It identifies the most common offences sentenced in Victorian courts, the sentences imposed on children and young people, and the age and gender of children and young people who committed those offences.

This report presents the findings of a research project to explore the factors influencing recruitment and retention of criminal lawyers in Tasmania. The report includes 20 recommendations and options for measures that one or more stakeholders could take to address attraction and retention issues and improve the supply of criminal lawyers in Tasmania.

A final report on the review of criminal defences in the Criminal Code in Queensland. It examined self-defence, provocation to assault, killing on provocation, killing for preservation in an abusive domestic relationship and domestic discipline. It also considered reforms to practices or procedures relating to those defences or excuses. The report makes 36 recommendations.

This report presents a summary of an examination of Queensland's Fighting Antisemitism and Keeping Guns out of the Hands of Terrorists and Criminals Amendment Bill 2026. The committee’s task was to consider the policy to be achieved by the legislation and the application of fundamental legislative principles. The committee recommends that the Bill be passed.

This paper presents data on the increasing prevalence of sexually explicit deepfakes and discusses their harmful impacts. It identifies three gaps in NSW’s offences, finding that the non-consensual creation of sexually explicit deepfakes of adults is unprohibited in NSW. It proposes amendments to the NSW’s offences along the lines of the new Commonwealth and Victorian...