Current bills about: victim rights

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NSW Protected Witnesses and Domestic Violence Victims Can Give Evidence via Recordings; New Protections for Victims in Court

Criminal Procedure and Other Legislation Amendment (Victim Experience Reforms) Bill 2026

child safety court procedures criminal justice domestic violence law enforcement victim rights

1st House

2nd House

Assent

FED Restrictions on ADF Enlistment and Data Handling for Sexual Assault Reports (SAPIR Commission)

Defence Amendment (Sexual Assault Prevention, Intervention and Response Commission) Bill 2025

data privacy defence force military justice sexual assault sexual misconduct victim rights

Private Member's Bill

Senate

House of Representatives

Assent

SA Crime Victims Can Apply to Change or Cancel Cemetery Burial Rights Held by Offenders

Burial and Cremation (Interment Rights) Amendment Bill 2026

burial grounds cemeteries cemetery management court procedures death care exhumation interment rights victim rights victim safety

Legislative Council

House of Assembly

Assent

QLD Victims Can Appoint Advocate Service; Service Helps Victims Find Information; Service Helps Victims Access Support

Victims of Crime Assistance (Victims' Advocate Service) Amendment Bill 2026

criminal justice government accountability information sharing public safety victim rights

QLD More People Recognised as Victims for Sentencing; New Rules for Victim Impact Statements; Coroners Court Must Notify Families of Inquests

Justice Legislation (Strengthening Victims' Rights) Amendment Bill 2026

court procedures criminal justice sentencing victim impact statements victim rights

QLD Omnibus Bill: Prisoners Have Fewer Rights, Parole Is Harder to Get, and Victims Must Keep Secrets

Protecting Queenslanders from Dangerous Prisoners and Strengthening Victims' Rights Amendment Bill 2026

criminal justice human rights information sharing police powers sentencing victim rights

TAS Restrictions on Using Character References for Serious Offenders

Sentencing Amendment (Good Character) Bill 2026

court discretion criminal sentencing family violence serious crimes sexual offences victim rights

House of Assembly

Legislative Council

Assent

WA Admissibility of Complainant Interviews in Criminal Proceedings for Sexual Offences

Evidence Amendment (Reducing Retraumatisation for Survivors of Sexual Offending) Bill 2026

court proceedings criminal evidence sexual offences victim rights

Opposition Bill

Legislative Council

Legislative Assembly

Assent

SA New Court Powers and Evidence Rules for Child Sexual Offence Proceedings

Statutes Amendment (Criminal Procedure and Evidence) Bill 2026

child safety court appeals criminal procedure domestic abuse intervention orders sexual offences victim rights

Legislative Council

House of Assembly

Assent

ACT Fines or Up to 7 Years Jail for Coercive Control, and New Financial Aid for Victims

Crimes (Coercive Control) Amendment Bill 2026

coercive control criminal justice criminal penalties domestic violence family safety family violence public safety victim rights victim support

QLD Up to 3 Years Jail for Falsely Claiming to Be a Government Agency

Penalties and Sentences (Sexual Offences) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025

child protection child safety criminal justice criminal penalties government accountability government impersonation sentencing sentencing guidelines victim rights working with children

QLD Courts No Longer Required to Treat Detention as a Last Resort for Children

Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024

child probation child sentencing criminal history criminal records detention centres human rights justice juvenile detention juvenile sentencing victim rights youth justice +6 more

FED Right to Access Superannuation for Victims of Child Sexual Abuse

Treasury Laws Amendment (The Survivors Law) Bill 2026

child safety child sexual abuse financial services superannuation victim rights

House of Representatives

Senate

Assent

ACT Courts Can Order Pre-Sentence Reports for Guilty Pleas, Sex Offender Registry Expanded, and Restorative Justice Must Be Reported

Crimes Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 (No 2)

child exploitation child safety court procedures court proceedings criminal assets criminal justice mental health mental health care privacy restorative justice sentencing sex offender registry unexplained wealth victim rights +9 more

WA Up to 3 Years Jail for Sharing Material That Humiliates Victims or Glorifies Crime

Criminal Code Amendment (Post and Boast Offence) Bill 2025

content removal criminal justice criminal penalties digital content digital safety material dissemination online content online safety public safety victim rights

Legislative Council

Legislative Assembly

Assent

VIC New Rules for Holding Institutions Responsible for Child Abuse

Justice Legislation Amendment (Vicarious Liability for Child Abuse) Bill 2025

child abuse civil litigation institutional liability legal claims victim rights

Legislative Assembly

Legislative Council

Assent

VIC Omnibus Bill: Protection for Victims of Violence and Stalking, and New Rules for Family Violence Orders

Justice Legislation Amendment (Family Violence, Stalking and Other Matters) Bill 2025

animal welfare child protection child safety court orders court procedures criminal justice criminal proceedings domestic violence family violence intervention orders public safety victim rights +7 more

Legislative Assembly

Legislative Council

Assent

NSW Children Aged 10 to 13 Presumed Not Guilty Unless They Knew Their Conduct Was Seriously Wrong

Children (Criminal Proceedings) and Young Offenders Legislation Amendment Bill 2025

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Legislative Assembly

Legislative Council

Assent

ACT Organisations Can Be Held Liable for Child Abuse by Staff, Volunteers and Contractors

Civil Law (Wrongs - Organisational Child Abuse Liability) Amendment Bill 2025

child abuse child protection child safety criminal justice institutional liability organizational accountability victim rights

Private Member's Bill

NSW Right to Trial Process Information for Victims Who Are Witnesses

Victims Rights and Victims of Crime Commissioner Bill 2025

human rights information sharing victim rights victims of crime witness support

Legislative Council

Legislative Assembly

Assent

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