This report makes 12 recommendations for reform to the sentencing of occupational health and safety (OHS) offences in Victoria. The recommendations relate to victims and other affected persons, changes in sentencing practices, and fine payment and distribution.

The first in-depth national examination of victim-survivors’ views on the impacts of the criminalisation of coercive control finds widespread support tempered by caution. The report proposes increasing training for legal professionals, community awareness and support services for victim-survivors.

The law plays an essential role in public health responses to HIV and in the health and wellbeing of people living with HIV (PLHIV). However, evidence on the legal issues experienced by PLHIV remains limited. This review identifies literature on the justiciable (‘legal’) issues experienced by PLHIV in high-income countries, and their health-related impacts.

The committee has been informed by a substantial body of evidence that has shaped its view that law reform regarding the regulation of cannabis in New South Wales is not only urgently needed but is also the only rational course of action. This first report makes several preliminary findings and recommendations for law reform.

The first annual snapshot report looking at the operation of Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) laws across Australia and New Zealand. The report finds that the laws are operating safely and compassionately, but access and equity vary. It also finds that some provisions intended as safeguards are operating as barriers to access for eligible people.