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In the latest episode of the College's Judicial wellbeing: in conversation podcast, experienced judicial officers reflect on the personal nature of trauma-infused judicial work.

The Victorian Sentencing Manual has been updated with a newly rewritten chapter on property offences. The chapter consolidates material across the broad range of property offending.

The College warmly congratulates Dr Matthew Barrett and Claire Gitsham on their appointments to the Supreme Court of Victoria, effective 21 June 2022.

The College congratulates Justice Karin Emerton on her appointment as the President of the Court of Appeal – the first female President in the Court’s history.

The College is saddened to learn of the passing of former County Court Judge Paul Mullaly, who served with distinction as a judge of that Court for 22 years. His Honour was aged 92.

The College welcomes and congratulates Julia Barling, Kirstie Grigor, Robyn Hamilton, Christina Windisch and Marko Sabljak on their appointments to the Magistrates' Court of Victoria.

The College congratulates former Supreme Court Justice John Rush AO RFD QC, former Deputy Chief Magistrate Jelena Popovic AM and Magistrate Anne Goldsbrough AM who were named in this year’s Queens Birthday Honours.

The College salutes the life and career of former Chief Justice Brennan AC KBE QC, sends its sympathies to his loved ones, and acknowledges the profound impact he had on the law and principles of restorative justice. 

Our new case note explains the recent VCAT decision of HYY (Guardianship) [2022] VCAT 97, which provides advice on when and how a guardian can authorise physical restraint to provide medical treatment.

The Sentencing Advisory Council has released new sentencing data for the Magistrates’ Court of Victoria on SACStat, the Council’s online offence database.

With the new College website launching soon, we'd like to showcase the homepage, the entry point to the website.

We're pleased to announce the latest update in Scholarship for the Legal Community: a selection of curated summaries of recently published academic writing from local and international journals.