Permit the County Court of Victoria to strike out appeals in certain circumstances

Implemented

Who is leading the change

Department of Justice and Community Safety

The Victorian Government legislate to permit the County Court of Victoria to strike out an appeal in circumstances where the appellant does not appear at a pre-appeal mention, is served with notice that the appeal will be struck out if the appellant does not attend the next mention date, and the appellant does not attend the next mention date.

As part of our approach, the Department of Justice and Regulation developed legislative amendments to address Recommendations 22, 30(a), 57, 72, 75, 76, 78, 132, 138 and 150 for inclusion in the Family Violence Protection Amendment Bill 2017. The Bill was passed by the Parliament in May 2017.

Stakeholders have been consulted, and feedback has been sought during the development of the Bill to identify any outstanding technical or policy issues.

Stakeholders consulted during this process included representatives across government and non-government organisations within the specialist family violence, justice, children and families, and legal services sectors as well as various committees. For example, the Family Violence Steering Committee, the Judicial Advisory Group on Family Violence, the Victim Survivors’ Advisory Council, and the LGBTI Justice Working Group.

Updated 18 May 2020