The Personal Safety Intervention Orders Act 2010 came into effect today. The Act is available from the Parliamentary website here and it has already made its way on to AustLII here. The new Act brings the intervention order regime for non-family members into line with the one under the Family Violence Protection Act 2008. They …
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Carroll v The Queen [2011] VSCA 150: the application of Verdins to sexual offending
In Carroll v The Queen [2011] VSCA 150 the appellant had been sentenced for numerous counts of burglary, stalking and harassment of different female victims. He appealed, asserting his sentence should have been mitigated, taking into account the principles in R v Verdins [2007] VSCA 102.Maxwell P [at 12]:Ground 2 contended that her Honour had …
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Legislation Watch: Crimes Amendment (Bullying) Bill 2011
The Crimes Amendment (Bullying) Bill 2011 was in the media a bit last week. The Introductory Print is here. The Explanatory Memorandum is here. The Statement of Compatibility is here and the Second Reading is here.The Bill adds definitions to the Crimes Act 1958, the Stalking Intervention Orders Act 2008 and the Personal Safety Intervention …
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