Hear Justice Coghlan speak on bail reform
Thursday 13 September 2018
5.30-7.30pm
The Supreme Court of Victoria
Deakin's Law School invites you to the upcoming lecture Bail Reform in Victoria – Managing Risk, delivered by the Honourable Justice Paul Coghlan.
Event details
The Victorian government commissioned Justice Paul Coghlan QC to advise how Victoria’s bail system should be reformed to best manage risk and to maximise community safety.
After reviewing relevant legislation and case law, meeting with key participants in the criminal justice system and receiving public submissions, Justice Coghlan delivered two reports that collectively contained 37 recommendations for reform. The recommendations were broad-ranging and included proposals for alternative methods for dealing with lower level offenders, after-hours remand courts, a review of the role of bail justices and substantive changes to bail law. The Victorian government subsequently announced that it would implement many of these recommendations. In mid-2018, significant legal reforms relating to bail were enacted in Victoria.
In this lecture Justice Coghlan will outline the background to these reforms and describe the recommendations contained in his two Bail Review and Advices to the Victorian Government. He will also summarise the key changes that have been made to the Bail Act 1977, discuss the implications of these changes, both in theory and practice, and conclude by considering the impact of the reforms in the first few months of their operation.
Key information
Thursday 13 September 2018
5.30-7.30pm
Banco Court, The Supreme Court of Victoria,
210 William St, Melbourne