Independent Review of Family Violence Sentences
Source: Victoria. Office of the Attorney General. Media Release
"The Sentencing Advisory Council will review sentences handed down by Victorian courts for breaches of family violence intervention orders, Deputy Premier and Attorney-General Rob Hulls said. “The State Government is committed to improving the way the justice system responds to family violence,” Mr Hulls said.“As the Government prepares to introduce a new Family Violence Act, it is timely for the Sentencing Advisory Council to review sentences handed down for these breaches.” The review was recommended by the Victorian Law Reform Commission in its report on family violence laws. The Sentencing Advisory Council will also examine the appropriate maximum penalty for a breach of an intervention order. The Government is introducing a new Family Violence Act to better protect victims of family violence and hold perpetrators to account for their actions. The legislation will be introduced into Parliament later this year."