Have conviction, will travel?

In March I posted about a mooted Spent Convictions Bill.I reckon the significance of conviction or non-conviction court results is no longer as great as it once was. It's common for insurance companies to enquire about findings of guilt for relevant crimes, or even merely being charged. So too some employers ask for or even …

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Road Rules 2009 available

The Road Rules 2009 are now available on the Victorian Legislation Website.The cumbersome method of publishing them in the Government Gazette, and incorporating them in Victorian law under the Road Safety (Road Rules) Regulations 1999 will go the way of the dodo. The new Rules are simply Statutory Rule 94/2009.That means the confusing system of …

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