In this second statistical report on sentence appeals in Victoria, the Council identifies all cases originally sentenced in the County Court and the Supreme Court between 1 July 2013 and 30 June 2014 and describes the outcomes for those cases in which the sentence was appealed and finalised between 1 July 2013 and 31 July...

This plain-English guide to domestic violence law in New South Wales has been produced by the solicitors at Women’s Legal Service NSW.

The Victorian Aboriginal Justice Agreement (AJA) is a long-term partnership between the Aboriginal community and the Victorian government. The signatories of the agreement are committed to working together to improve Aboriginal justice outcomes, family and community safety, and reduce over-representation in the Victorian criminal justice system.

In this report, the Council analysed trends for offences of possession or use of small quantities of illicit drugs sentenced in the Magistrates’ Court from 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2017. The Council sought to identify shifts in the drug types minor drug offenders used, the sentences minor drug offenders received and the sorts...

In December 2017, the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse final report made 409 recommendations. This document outlines the Australian Government's response in addressing each of these recommendations in partnership with state and territory governments.