News

We are excited to launch our new Guide to the Guardianship and Administration Act 2019 (Vic) today, ahead of the Act’s commencement on 1 March 2020.

We are pleased to announce that our Victorian Sentencing Manual now works better on phones, iPads, Surface Pros, and other tablet devices.

The Open Courts Bench Book has been fully updated to incorporate changes resulting from the commencement of the Open Courts and Other Acts Amendment Act 2019 on 7 February. 

Last week marked the 12th anniversary of the national Apology to the Stolen Generations. Tarina Fanning, our colleague and former College Koori Education and Research Manager, returned to the College to reflect with us on the significance of the occasion.

This week we delivered a new multidisciplinary training program in Geelong, designed to support and strengthen the complex work of the Children’s Court in the region.

The College welcomes and congratulates the eight judicial officers appointed this week to the Supreme, County, Magistrates’ and Coroners Courts.

We have made changes to several chapters of our Serious Injury Manual to reflect the latest updates to the law on legal proceedings for workplace or transport accident injuries.

The first of our regular column in the Law Institute of Victoria’s journal was published this week.

International leadership expert Dr Peter Shaw returns to the College with his enduring framework for leading with 'vision, values, value-added and vitality'.

Regional Coordinating Magistrate Anne Goldsbrough co-chaired our recent training program that 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.