Media Releases | Sentencing Council

Rethinking Sentencing for Young Adult Offenders: Report Released

3 December 2019 - The Sentencing Advisory Council today released a review of scientific evidence and current law on the sentencing of young adults in Victoria, along with options that could be used to supplement current approaches to sentencing this age group.

Review Finds Courts Must Increasingly Decide How an Offender’s Likely Deportation Affects Sentencing

19 November 2019 - The Sentencing Advisory Council today released a report examining how Victorian courts are considering the likely deportation of offenders as a factor in sentencing.

Children Involved in Victoria’s Child Protection System Are Substantially Over-Represented in the Youth Justice System, Report Finds

27 June 2019 - The Sentencing Advisory Council today released a report showing that nearly 40% of children sentenced or diverted in the Children’s Court of Victoria in 2016 and 2017 had been the subject of at least one report to the Victorian child protection service.

Australia’s Leading Sentencing Expert Invites You to ‘Be the Judge’

8 May 2019 - Australia’s foremost expert on sentencing law, Emeritus Professor Arie Freiberg AM, will deliver a free public presentation on sentencing on Saturday 18 May 2019 as part of Law Week.

Growing Number of Firearms Offences Being Sentenced in Victorian Courts: New Study

15 May 2019 - A report released today by the Sentencing Advisory Council reveals that larger numbers of firearms offences are being sentenced in Victorian courts, and the courts are increasingly using imprisonment in sentencing these offences.

First Ever Review of Sentencing for Animal Cruelty Offences in Victoria Released

19 February 2019 - The Sentencing Advisory Council has today released a comprehensive review of sentencing for animal cruelty offences in Victoria.

Only 1.6% of People Serving a Community Correction Order Were Sentenced in 2017–18 for Committing a Serious Offence

24 January 2019 - In 2017–18, 632 people were sentenced for committing 912 serious offences while serving a CCO, new findings show.

Improving Compensation Outcomes for Victims of Crime in Victoria

24 October 2018 - A report released today recommends improvements to the system for enforcing restitution and compensation orders against offenders.

Only 3% of Sentences from Victoria’s Higher Courts Change on Appeal

14 August 2018 - 97% of sentences imposed in Victoria’s County and Supreme Courts are either not challenged or not changed on appeal, with less than 1% of sentences increased on appeal and just over 2% decreased on appeal, a new report from the Sentencing Advisory Council has found.

2,000% Increase in Ice Offences Sentenced over the Past 10 Years, New Study Finds

14 June 2018 - The drug ice (methylamphetamine) was the key driver behind a 91% increase in the annual number of charges of possessing and using illicit drugs sentenced in Victoria’s Magistrates’ Court, a new report has found.