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Sentencing OHS Offences in Victoria: Report and Recommendations
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Serious Offending by People Serving a Community Correction Order: 2022-23
Sentencing in Victoria 2013–14 to 2022–23
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A Quick Guide to Sentencing
Teaching Materials on Sentencing for Years 11 and 12
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How Courts Sentence Adult Offenders Factsheet
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