In 2020, the Parliament of Victoria passed 33ZDA of the Supreme Court Act 1986 (Vic), empowering the Supreme Court of Victoria to make ‘group costs orders’ (GCOs). This paper seeks to assess the operation of Victoria’s GCO regime, and determine its appropriateness for the rest of the Commonwealth.

This report summarises news content sampling undertaken in 2023. It includes the results of two new studies - a comparative sample of news production in the Eyre Peninsula, conducted in February and November 2023, and a study of court reporting conducted across regional New South Wales.

Aiming to fill a void in Canada's national conversation, this discussion paper lays out the key planks of a credible, principled, ‘small-C’ conservative approach to criminal justice. The paper is structured as a series of proposals addressing the stages of criminal justice administration: police investigation, pre-trial and bail, the trial and sentencing.

This report recommends ways to remove barriers from current law and practice that prevent Victorians who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind or have low vision, from serving as jurors.

This evaluation reviews a program providing access to simpler, quicker court processes for post-separation property matters with small asset pools. The findings support the implementation of the pilot program on an ongoing basis with a national rollout, with some improvements, including to the definition of small asset pools, suggested.