New law archive

An archive of New law articles about changes to the law that have been incorporated into new editions of Victoria Legal Aid (VLA) publications.

• Tattoos and body piercing – new law
  Date: 01 Jan 2009
  New laws about tattooing and piercing young people in Victoria apply from 1 January 2009.
• Protection from family violence – new law
  Date: 08 Dec 2008
  New law gives more power to courts and police tp protect people from family violence.
• Domestic relationships register – new law
  Date: 01 Dec 2008
  Adult same-sex and heterosexual couples can now register their relationships in Victoria.
• Abortion regulation – new law
  Date: 23 Oct 2008
  Law to regulate abortion in Victoria. The new law sets out the conditions for performing an abortion and the qualifications needed for a practitioner.
• Child support – new law
  Date: 01 Jul 2008
  The formula for payment of child support has changed to reflect the actual cost of raising a child.
• Resolving family disputes – new law
  Date: 01 Jul 2008
  People who have a dispute over children have to make a genuine effort to sort this out before they apply to the Family or Federal Magistrates courts.
• Fines for offensive behaviour or alcohol-related conduct – new law
  Date: 01 Jul 2008
  Police can now issue fines for some minor offences such as offensive behaviour, low level property damage and alcohol-related disorderly conduct.
• Fines for shoplifting – new law
  Date: 01 Jul 2008
  Police can now issue a fine to adults who shoplift up to $600 worth of goods.
• Fines for careless driving – new law
  Date: 01 Jul 2008
  Police can now issue fines for careless driving.
• Serving alcohol responsibly – new law
  Date: 22 May 2008
  New law increases penalties for liquor licensees about patron drunkenness or misbehaviour and gives power to the licensing director to ban alcohol advertising if it encourages drinking to excess.
• Employment – new law
  Date: 07 May 2007
  New law to protect employees who enter workplace agreements, Workplace Ombudsman, Workplace Authority and fairness test.
• Graffiti – new law
  Date: 17 Apr 2008
  New graffiti offence gives police more power to search young people who they suspect have been marking graffiti or carrying a graffiti marking implement.
• Changes to workplace discrimination laws – new law
  Date: 31 Mar 2008
  Employers are not allowed to discriminate against an employee who questions or asks for information about their employment entitlements.
• Changes to workplace laws – new law
  Date: 28 Mar 2008
  The workplace fairness test has been replaced by the ‘no disadvantage’ test. Employers can no longer sign workers up to new Australian Workplace agreements (AWA).
• Solariums - new law
  Date: 01 Feb 2008
  New regulations for businesses that provide radiation sun-tanning beds like gyms, beauticians and solariums.
• Hoon driving & failing to stop – new law
  Date: 08 Nov 2007
  New offence of failing to stop when directed by police is now a hoon driving offence.
• Citizenship test – new law
  Date: 01 Oct 2007
  The new citizenship test and where to complain.
• Drug driving – new law
  Date: 01 Jul 2007
  Increase to drug driving demerit point penalty.
• Learning to drive – new law
  Date: 01 Jul 2007
  New rules for young learner drivers before they can be licensed to drive. Includes mobile phone restrictions, accompanying driver responsibility, learner logs and minimum driving times.
• Smoking bans in pubs and clubs – new law
  Date: 01 Jul 2007
  Smoking is prohibited in pubs and clubs and smokers or pub owners can be fined.
• Upskirting – new law
  Date: 26 Sep 2007
  It is illegal to secretly view or photograph the genital area of people in public places.
• Driving across train or tram tracks – new law
  Date: 18 Dec 2007
  Drivers must be disqualified from driving if convicted of crossing level crossings in a reckless manner.
• Control of alcohol-related violence – new law
  Date: 19 Dec 2007
  Police now have power to ban ‘troublemakers’ from some places where alcohol-related violence has happened before.
• Enforcing fines issued to young people – new law
  Date: 17 Dec 2007
  CAYPINS is the new system for enforcing fines that have been issued to young people
• Protection & control of domestic animals – new law
  Date: 12 Dec 2007
  The law has changed to give added protection to animals, to tighten controls on restricted breed dogs and to allow more offences to be dealt with by fines.
• Weapons & dangerous articles – new law
  Date:
  New penalties for weapons and other dangerous articles in public places and near licensed premises.
• Fines & naming another driver – new law
  Date:
  New rules about naming another driver where fine is sent to someone who was not driving when offence took place.
• Voting – new law
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  Changes to procedure for enrolling to vote in government elections and right of prisoners to vote.

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