Disclosure powers for spent convictions
Justice Legislation Amendment Bill 2023
1st House
2nd House
Law
Links to official parliament websites
Effects of this bill
If this bill passes, it means that:
Court security officers can use reasonable force to seize items they believe are prohibited.
Court security officers can use their powers to enforce pandemic health orders at court premises.
The Supreme, County and Coroners Courts can ban the publication of certain transcripts if it serves the interests of justice.
Children and young offenders can now get spent conviction orders regardless of which Act their conviction fell under.
A custodial term now only includes actual imprisonment or detention in a youth or treatment centre.
Law enforcement and courts can share spent conviction data for research and statistical modelling.
Court Services Victoria can handle spent conviction data to support court and tribunal functions.
Publishing spent conviction info is no longer a crime if the data is de-identified or was already in a court report.