Victoria’s Crimes Act 1958 criminalises a wide range of conducts against children, including sexual abuse, grooming, communication with intention of facilitating involvement with a sexual offence, indecent actions are more. These offences are all ‘indictable...
Numerous amendments made last year to the Bail Act are now in effect. These include the creation of a category of 'unacceptable risk' offences, the extension of the ‘show compelling reason’ test, updates on electronic-monitoring conditions and explicit consideration...
The current laws as they stand, and in today’s climate, the ever-growing need for knowing and understanding sexual offence laws is crucial. Sexual offences are regarded as traumatising and can have a significant impact on all the parties involved. This piece aims to...