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The training session brought together staff of the soon to be opened Specialist Family Violence Court, family violence support services, mental health services, alcohol and drug services and community volunteers.

The 2020 legal year will open with several events between Tuesday 28 January to Monday 3 February.

We are delighted to share our Summer Reading list – put together by Clare Wright and Tyson Yunkaporta.

The new Victorian Sentencing Manual has been updated to include the recent Court of Appeal decision interpreting the Victorian standard sentence scheme.
 

Our Family Violence Bench Book has been updated to reflect changes to interim intervention orders and counselling orders.

Now includes summaries of Victorian decisions that have mentioned, cited or discussed provisions of the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities up to November 2019.

We are excited to announce our new Victorian Sentencing Manual.

The College’s 2020 programs and events highlights are now available to view and register.

The third and final day of our multi-disciplinary training for the Ballarat Specialist Family Violence Court took place in November.

We are delighted to welcome back to the College international leadership expert and academic Dr Peter Shaw as visiting Professor for three weeks early in the new year.

We have upgraded our website to improve your experience navigating our publications, programs and events.

The Judicial College of Victoria 2018/19 Annual Report was tabled in Parliament on 14 November 2019.