Victorian Labor Pledges New Offences to Close Domestic Violence 'Loopholes'
Premier Ben Carroll says a re-elected Labor government would create two Australian-first offences and raise the maximum penalty for rape to life imprisonment.
A re-elected Victorian Labor government would introduce two new offences aimed at closing what it describes as "loopholes" that have allowed perpetrators of family violence to avoid punishment, Premier Ben Carroll said.
According to the report, Carroll was set to announce on Sunday an election commitment to legislate a new form of manslaughter covering cases in which a person takes their own life as a result of family violence.
The government also plans to introduce a separate offence covering perpetrators who abandon a victim in need of medical care, the report said.
Carroll said the changes were designed to prevent perpetrators from "slipping through the cracks and walking free," according to the source.
As part of the same package, the report said the government would increase the maximum penalty for rape to life imprisonment.
The proposed offences would reportedly be an Australian first, according to the report, though further details on how the laws would operate, their timeline, or associated penalties were not specified in the available material.
The announcement comes ahead of the Victorian election, with Labor framing the measures as part of a broader push to strengthen legal protections for victims of family and domestic violence, the report said.
Sources
- Victorian Labor vows to close loopholes that allow domestic violence perpetrators to ‘slip through the cracks and walk free’ — The Guardian — World
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