News

In partnership with the Magistrates' Court of Victoria, we are delivering online multidisciplinary training for the new Specialist Family Violence Courts at Frankston and Heidelberg.

The Victorian Sentencing Manual has been updated to include a new Chapter 26 - Other offences against the person. The addition of this chapter completes all specific offence chapters involving serious harms to the person.

As part of our continuing Drug Court education, we are pleased to announce two online workshops in February and March that will focus on what it means to make value-informed decisions and how to work with clients with comorbid mental health conditions.

The Sentencing Advisory Council has tabled its annual report for 2019–20.

The Magistrates' Court and County Court have released their Annual Reports for 2019/20. 

Our 2019/20 Annual Report has been tabled in Parliament, marking another significant year at the College where needs changed, and wisdom was shared.

Professor Peter Shaw’s latest publication, Leading for the Long Term: creating a sustainable future, offers some useful reflections for navigating current challenges.

The College extends our congratulations to all those who were recognised in the Order of Australia, in particular to those who received recognition for their service to the law, the legal profession and justice.

The Sentencing Advisory Council has released the sixth edition of its A Quick Guide to Sentencing.

The Council of Australasian Tribunals (COAT) has recently published the Fifth Edition of its Practice Manual for Tribunals, and it is now available as part of our library of resources. 

The Judicial College of Victoria offers our condolences to the family of Colin Lovitt QC, following his passing on Sunday, 10 January.

The Sentencing Advisory Council has announced it will be researching possible changes in how sexual offences have been sentenced in Victoria over the last 10 years.