This review was commissioned to support implementation of the Standing Council of Attorneys-General Work Plan to Strengthen Criminal Justice Responses to Sexual Assault 2022–2027, which emphasises the importance of strengthening legal frameworks where required to ensure victims and survivors have improved justice outcomes and protections. It explores any gaps and inconsistencies in the legislative landscape...

This research paper provides an overview of the system of laws, regulations and bodies designed to protect Victoria’s historic buildings, landscapes, and culturally significant places. Maps of local government areas showing the concentration of heritage overlays within each LGA are also included.

The Bill amends the Privacy Act 1988 to implement an initial tranche of reforms arising from the proposals of a review.

The Criminal Organisations Control Amendment Bill 2024 contains a number of measures seeking to increase the effectiveness of Victoria’s principal Act for curtailing organised crime. The paper looks into the history of unlawful association laws and outlaw motorcycle gangs, as well as detailing the Victorian developments leading up to the current Bill.

This report follows a legal examination to determine whether the State of South Australia could legislate a ban on access to social media services by children under 14 and to restrict access to social media services by children between the ages of 14 and 16 by requiring parental consent to their access. The report also...