Last checked for updates: 27 October 2026
Current bills about: criminal penalties
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17 current bills found.
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Fines for Threatening People Who Use Workplace Health and Safety Powers
Workplace Legislation Amendment (Accident Compensation and Other Matters) Bill 2026
criminal penalties employer obligations industrial relations information sharing occupational health privacy whistleblower protection worker protection workplace health and safety workplace insurance
Legislative Assembly
Legislative Council
Assent
Employers Need a Licence to Take On Apprentices; Fines for Mistreating Apprentices or Lying to Regulators
Education and Training Reform Amendment (Apprenticeships, Traineeships, Schools and Other Matters) Bill 2026
apprenticeships criminal penalties education employee rights employer licensing employment rights labor standards professional licensing vocational training worker protection
Legislative Assembly
Legislative Council
Assent
Up to Life in Jail for Recruiting Children to Commit Serious Crimes
Crimes Amendment (Recruitment of Children for Criminal Activity) Bill 2026
child exploitation child protection child safety criminal justice criminal penalties criminal recruitment organized crime sentencing youth justice
Legislative Assembly
Legislative Council
Assent
Higher Penalties for Violent Crimes and New Knife Offence for Specific Crimes
Justice Legislation Amendment (Community Safety) Bill 2025
carjacking child safety criminal penalties home invasion knife crime violent crime youth justice
Legislative Assembly
Legislative Council
Assent
Up to 15 Years Jail for Selling Large Amounts of Illegal Tobacco and Expanded Search Powers for Police
Tobacco Amendment (Tobacco Retailer and Wholesaler Licensing Scheme) Bill 2024
biometric data business licensing consumer safety criminal penalties law enforcement police powers professional licensing public safety retail regulation tobacco licensing tobacco products tobacco regulation vaping goods +8 more
Legislative Assembly
Legislative Council
Assent
Sentencing Restrictions and Prohibitions for Child Sexual Offences
Sentencing Amendment (Sentencing Practices for Child Sexual Offences) Bill 2024
child sexual offences court sentencing criminal penalties sentencing practices suspended sentences
Opposition BillLegislative Council
Legislative Assembly
Assent
Fines and Loss of Registration for Builders Who Demand Payment for Uninsured Work, and Work Managers Now Covered by Building Contracts
Building Legislation Amendment (Domestic Building Insurance New Offences) Bill 2023
builder registration building industry building insurance building standards construction contracts consumer protection criminal penalties domestic building housing professional licensing
Legislative Assembly
Legislative Council
Assent
Fines for Moving Livestock or Products in Quarantine Areas and New Search Powers for Inspectors and Police
Biosecurity Legislation Amendment (Incident Response) Bill 2023
agriculture animal welfare biosecurity criminal penalties disease control exotic diseases livestock disease livestock management police powers public health quarantine +6 more
Legislative Assembly
Legislative Council
Assent
Up to 10 Years Jail for Choking, Strangling, or Suffocating a Family Member
Crimes Amendment (Non-fatal Strangulation) Bill 2023
criminal justice criminal law criminal penalties domestic violence family violence non-fatal strangulation physical assault public safety sentencing sexual assault sexual consent +6 more
Legislative Assembly
Legislative Council
Assent
Fines for Unaccredited Bus Drivers and New Rules for Driver Permission and Shared Vehicle Hire
Transport Legislation Amendment Bill 2023
commercial driving criminal penalties driver accreditation driver licensing information sharing privacy professional licensing public transport road transport transport safety
Legislative Assembly
Legislative Council
Assent
Fines or Up to 12 Months Jail for Displaying Nazi Symbols or Gestures in Public
Summary Offences Amendment (Nazi Salute Prohibition) Bill 2023
civil liberties criminal penalties hate speech hate symbols nazi symbols police powers public order public safety
Legislative Assembly
Legislative Council
Assent
Fines or Jail for Mining Companies That Fail to Stop Risks to the Public and Environment
Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Amendment Bill 2023
criminal penalties environmental protection environmental risk extractive industry land management land rehabilitation mineral exploration mining public safety
Legislative Assembly
Legislative Council
Assent
Investigators Can Search Childcare Centres, With Fines for Blocking Them or Pretending to Be an Officer
Children and Health Legislation Amendment (Statement of Recognition, Aboriginal Self-determination and Other Matters) Bill 2023
Aboriginal affairs child protection child safety child wellbeing criminal penalties cultural connection government oversight Indigenous affairs law enforcement police powers reportable conduct +6 more
Legislative Assembly
Legislative Council
Assent
Fines or Jail for Damaging Archaeological Sites and Fines for Taking Shipwrecks Out of Victoria Without a Permit
Heritage Amendment Bill 2023
archaeological artefacts criminal penalties cultural heritage environmental protection heritage protection heritage sites historic shipwrecks land use maritime safety privacy public hearings +6 more
Legislative Assembly
Legislative Council
Assent
Fines for Blocking Officers or Giving Fake IDs, and New Power to Ban People from Race-courses
Racing Amendment (Unauthorised Access) Bill 2022
criminal penalties horse racing information sharing law enforcement police powers privacy public order public safety race-course access restricted areas security +6 more
Legislative Assembly
Legislative Council
Assent
Builders, Plumbers and Architects Face Fines If They Do Not Provide Information
Building and Planning Legislation Amendment Bill 2022
architecture building practitioners building standards construction industry criminal penalties housing land surveying plumbing services professional licensing professional registration
Legislative Assembly
Legislative Council
Assent
[no bill text published] Fines or Up to 3 Months Jail for People on Bail Who Commit an Indictable Offence
Bail Amendment (Indictable Offences Whilst on Bail) Bill 2024
bail conditions criminal justice criminal offences criminal penalties fisheries management law enforcement public safety sentencing
Opposition BillLegislative Council
Legislative Assembly
Assent