Outlining key policy priorities identified by the Australian legal profession, this paper seeks commitment to the reforms needed to improve law and policy. It calls for prioritising protection of the rule of law, promoting the administration of justice, supporting the exercise of rights under the law and committing to the principles of good law making.

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.

This fact sheet reports on the number of people sentenced in 2021–22 for committing a serious offence while serving a community correction order in Victoria.

This fact sheet reports on the number of people sentenced in 2022–23 for committing a serious offence while serving a community correction order (CCO) in Victoria.

This report presents high-level data on sentencing practices in Victorian courts for the 10 years to 30 June 2023. Data is presented separately for each of the four criminal jurisdictions in Victoria: Supreme Court, County Court, Magistrates’ Court and Children’s Court.