Current bills about: criminal justice

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ACT Right to Sentence Indications for Defendants in the Magistrates Court

Magistrates Court (Indicative Sentencing) Amendment Bill 2025

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NSW Fines or Jail for FGM at Any Age, New Sex Crimes Involving Children, and Child Abuse Material Rules Expanded to Under 18s

Crimes Amendment (Sexual Offences and Female Genital Mutilation) Bill 2025

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VIC Tougher Bail Rules for Repeat High-Harm Offenders

Bail Further Amendment Bill 2025

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VIC Tougher Penalties and Stricter Parole Rules for Prisoners and Sex Offenders

Corrections Legislation Amendment Bill 2025

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NSW Fines or Up to 2 Years Jail for Blocking Railways, and No More Crimes for Disrupting Major Facilities or Places of Worship

Crimes and Roads Legislation Amendment (Obstruction Offences Repeals) Bill 2025

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NSW Restrictions on Electronic Monitoring for People on Bail

Bail Amendment (Ban on Private Electronic Monitoring) Bill 2025

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WA Court Discretion to Decline Drug Trafficker Declarations

Misuse of Drugs Amendment Bill 2025

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NSW Tougher Bail Tests for Young People Accused of Serious Theft or Breaking and Entering

Bail Amendment (Extension of Limitation on Bail in Certain Circumstances) Bill 2025

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QLD Police Can Issue 12-Month Protection Directions Without Court; Fines or Up to 3 Years Jail for Breaking Them; High-Risk Offenders May Be Forced to Wear Electronic Monitoring Devices

Domestic and Family Violence Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025

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NT Tougher Bail Tests for People Accused of Serious Offences

Bail and Youth Justice Legislation Amendment Bill 2025

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ACT Search and Detention Powers for Persons Under 14 Years Old

Crimes Legislation Amendment Bill 2025

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NSW Fines or Up to 2 Years Jail for Nazi Symbols at Jewish Sites and Stricter Penalties for Hate Graffiti

Crimes Legislation Amendment (Racial and Religious Hatred) Bill 2025

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NT Mandatory Prison Sentences for Violent Offenders Causing Physical Harm

Sentencing Amendment Bill 2024

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VIC Ban on Bikie Gang Colours and Bikies on Government Construction Sites

Criminal Organisations Control Amendment Bill 2024

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NT Children Under 10 Cannot Be Held Criminally Responsible, and Up to 10 Years Jail for Ram-Raiding

Criminal Code Amendment Bill 2024

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NT Tougher Bail Tests for Repeat Offenders of Serious Offences

Bail Legislation Amendment Bill 2024

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NSW New Court Powers to Issue Serious Domestic Abuse Prevention Orders (SDAPO)

Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024

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VIC Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine Can Now Own Property and Share Research Data

Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine Bill 2024

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VIC Criminal Age Raised to 12; Youth Detention Cannot Use Solitary Confinement; Aboriginal Children Get New Cultural Rights

Youth Justice Bill 2024

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VIC Police Camera Footage Treated as Evidence; Crime Reporting and Search Results Exempt from Defamation; Chief Statistician Can Access Court Statistics

Justice Legislation Amendment (Integrity, Defamation and Other Matters) Bill 2024

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