Media Releases

A review of sentencing data from the last 20 years reveals that courts in Victoria are now more likely to send offenders to prison for serious offences and that those offenders are getting longer sentences.

The Sentencing Advisory Council has published a new consultation paper seeking stakeholder and community views on possible changes to adjourned undertakings.

The Sentencing Advisory Council’s latest report reviews 20 years of case law in Australia and highlights inconsistencies in how media coverage affects sentencing outcomes.

The Sentencing Advisory Council’s latest report finds changes in the sentencing of breaches of family violence orders in the 10 years from 2011 to 2020.

A new Sentencing Advisory Council report finds that the number of people sentenced for serious offending while serving a community correction order (CCO) has fallen to a five-year low during the 12 months to 30 June 2021, most likely due to COVID-19 restrictions affecting Victoria’s court system.

A report released today reveals over 25,000 stalking offences were recorded by police and nearly 7,000 were sentenced by courts in Victoria in the 10 years to 2020.

A report released today on breaches of personal safety intervention orders* (PSIOs) in Victoria finds that while 24% of Victoria’s population lives in rural and regional areas, 41% of applications for PSIOs are made in the regions.

A report released today finds that the number of offenders aged 60 and over being sentenced in Victoria has increased substantially over the past 10 years, well beyond the growth in this age group in the Victorian population.

A new report released today finds that threat offending is associated with exceptionally high rates of prior and subsequent offending.

A report released today by the Sentencing Advisory Council shows that sex offences in Victoria are receiving longer prison sentences than they were 10 years ago.