Victoria · Justice
Sentencing Amendment (Sentencing Practices for Child Sexual Offences) Bill 2024
Upper House — as recorded: Council - second readingAs recorded by the source: Council - second reading
- Parliament
- Parliament of Victoria
- Introduced
- 30 Apr 2024
- Latest stage
- 1 May 2024
- Introduced by
- Mr Evan Mulholland
- Stage detail
- Council - second reading
What the bill says it does
The purpose of this Act is to amend the Sentencing Act 1991 in relation to the sentencing of an offender for a child sexual offence.
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Government function: Courts, corrections and legal services
- Public order and safety$12.7B spending, 2026-27
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Try the Victoria budget yourself →Election commitments on the same subject
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- Strengthen the Sentencing Advisory Council to independently initiate reviews of sentencing practices · Victorian Liberals and Nationals · 24 Aug 2026
- Make it easier to sue social media and AI providers over child harm · Victorian Labor · 19 July 2026
- Close loophole in sentencing offenders convicted of assaulting emergency workers · Victorian Liberals and Nationals · 16 June 2026
- Expand the SACStat database to give the public access to sentencing information · Victorian Liberals and Nationals · 24 Aug 2026
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