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On 13 October 2026, the Minns’ Labor Government introduced reforms in Parliament looking to make amendments to the Crimes Act 1900. The Crimes Amendment (Serious Road Crimes) Bill 2026 (“the Bill”), amongst other changes, is directed at dangerous drivers, drivers involved in “hit and run” accidents and bystanders intentionally recording or disseminating images of a road crash victim, while breaching the gap left by the existing sections of the Act that deal with road offences.

When a conviction is 'spent', it need not be disclosed and it will not be shown on an individual's criminal history.

Victoria has introduced tough new anti-vilification and social cohesion laws.

Certain types of criminal offences are more common during Christmas period.

The proposed legislation is intended to provide additional regulatory powers to tackle crime enabled through the dark web.

Celebrity criminals may be offered huge amounts of money to tell their story, but they can't profit from their crime.

Childcare workers are entrusted with the safety and wellbeing of children under their care.

Daniel Keneally, a NSW Police officer, is now facing a second investigation into his professional conduct as a police officer.

Offences of this nature are grounded in federal law, reflecting the seriousness with which the Australian legal system treats online child exploitation.

The approach when dealing with mental illness in criminal offences depends on the level of culpability of the offence.

There are different categories of impossibility when it comes to the defence: factual, physical and legal.

Did the prior conviction (which had not involved a minor) mean that a mandatory ten-year sentence had to be imposed?

Sniffer dogs are widely used by NSW Police in licensed venues and festivals despite calls for the program to be abolished.

The idea of executive powers being counterbalanced by the law stems from the trial of King Charles I of England in 1649.

The consequences for victims of bullying through social media can be just as devastating as any in-your-face bullying.

This tragic incident in Bateau Bay shines a harsh spotlight on the lethal intersection of domestic violence and arson.

The world-first mobile phone detection camera technology targeting illegal use was introduced by the NSW government.