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      Laws and regulation

      How laws are made and regulated, and which legislative issues the department is currently addressing

    • Courts and tribunals

      Courts and tribunals

      Interpreting the law, resolving disputes and imposing penalties on those who have broken the law

    • Dispute resolution (External link)

      Dispute resolution (External link)

      Advice and mediation services as alternatives to court in resolving disputes

    • Fines and penalties

      Fines and penalties

      Systems and processes for infringements (fines), penalties and values, fine enforcement and asset confiscation

    • Corrections (External link)

      Corrections (External link)

      Victoria's adult corrections system, including community corrections and prisons and correctional centres

    • Victims of crime (External link)

      Victims of crime (External link)

      Information, advice and support for victims of violent crime

    • Legal assistance

      Legal assistance

      Find a lawyer or organisation to assist you with legal matters

    • Sheriffs in Victoria

      Sheriffs in Victoria

      Learn about the role of sheriff's officers, who are responsible for enforcing warrants and orders issued by all Victorian courts

    • Policing (External link)

      Policing (External link)

      Preventing, investigating and solving crime

    • Youth Justice

      Youth Justice

      Youth justice supervises and provides programs for young people in the criminal justice system

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    • Pay a fine (External link)
    • Visit a prisoner (External link)
    • View courts daily lists and sittings (External link)
    • Find a Justice of the Peace
    • Make a statutory declaration
    • Make an affidavit
    • Find out about powers of attorney (External link)
    • Find out about the Royal Commission into Management of Police Informants (External link)
  • Safer communities 

    Safer communities

    • Emergencies

      Emergencies

      Planning, managing and delivering Victoria’s emergency services

    • Crime prevention

      Crime prevention

      Crime prevention campaigns, initiatives, programs and grants

    • Road safety

      Road safety

      Victoria's road safety strategy and road safety camera program

    • Gambling

      Gambling

      Gambling policy, regulation, licensing, education and research, and support for problem gambling

    • Water safety (External link)

      Water safety (External link)

      Play it safe at the beach, at the river, by the pool and while boating and fishing

    • Protecting children and families

      Protecting children and families

      Sustaining and improving outcomes for vulnerable children and their families

    • Community Safety Building Authority

      Community Safety Building Authority

      The Community Safety Building Authority (CSBA) delivers buildings and facilities needed to keep communities safe

    Top tasks

    • Apply for a community crime prevention grant (External link)
    • Check warnings from Emergency Victoria (External link)
    • Locate a speed camera (External link)
    • Avoid gambling harm (External link)
    • Learn about safety around water (External link)
    • Learn about Workplace Incidents Consultative Committee (External link)
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    Your rights

    • Adoption (External link)

      Adoption (External link)

      Includes information on the different types of adoptions, the needs of adopted children and support for families who have adopted a child, past adoptions and historical timelines.

    • Equal opportunity and human rights (External link)

      Equal opportunity and human rights (External link)

      Equal opportunity, sexual harassment, racial and religious vilification, and related dispute resolution

    • Aboriginal Justice Agreement (External link)

      Aboriginal Justice Agreement (External link)

      The Aboriginal Justice Agreement is a partnership between the Victorian Aboriginal community and the Victorian Government. In 2018 its fourth phase - Burra Lotjpa Dunguludja - was launched

    Top tasks

    • Visit the Victorian Aboriginal Justice Agreement website (External link)
    • Get advice on topics affecting people with a disability (External link)
    • Making and handling protected disclosures
    • Make a Freedom of Information request
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