Catchwords: Sentence – Aggravated burglary – Co-accused – Low mid-range offending – Low to moderate risk of reoffending – Early plea of guilty – Very limited criminal history – Lack of insight – Significant physical and mental illnesses present – Verdins principles 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 engaged – Good prospects of rehabilitation
Under section 75(1) of the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 1998 (Vic), the application for review made by the applicant on 3 August 2025 is dismissed for want of jurisdiction or as misconceived or lacking in substance.
Independent Broad-based Anticorruption Commission Act 2011 (Vic) – section 194(1) – whether the Freedom of information Act 1982 (Vic) applies to the documents in dispute given the operation of section 194(1) of the IBAC Act
Guy v Secretary to the Department of Government Services (Review and Regulation) [2026] VCAT 51
jade.io·2026
Review and Regulation List – Worker Screening Act 2020 (Vic), s 168 – Effect of amendments made to working with children (‘WWC’) regime, after applicant lodged his application for review, changing the relevant ‘category’ in which the applicant’s case fell – Whether Tribunal’s jurisdiction to conduct the review has been lost.
Knight v Department of Justice and Community Safety (Review and Regulation) [2026] VCAT 58
jade.io·2026
Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Vic) – s 38 – whether High Intensity Violence Intervention Program Completion Report concerning the applicant is exempt from release
Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Vic), sections 25, 34 and 50(4) – modelling undertaken for regulatory impact statement – whether trade secrets – whether disclosure likely to expose undertaking unreasonably to disadvantage – whether public interest requires access should be given – whether practical to grant access with deletions.
Review and Regulation List - Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Victoria) Act 2009 – medical practitioner – allegations that practitioner breached conditions on her registration; provided false, inaccurate and/or incomplete information to regulator; and failed to manage her health - allegations mostly admitted - finding that practitioner failed to attend for urinary drug screening and hair testing; and that she self-referred for treatment and tests – findings that practitioner thereby breached condition that she attend for urinary drug screening and hair testing; that she breached condition that she undertake treatment with a GP and psychiatrist; and that she failed to manage her health – finding that practitioner provided false, inaccurate and/or incomplete information to regulator - allegation that she failed to comply with treatment directions of her psychiatrist not proved - findings of professional misconduct and unprofessional conduct – extensive history including previous VCAT disciplinary proceeding - numerous breaches of conditions for drug testing and suspensions of registration by Board and its predecessor - reprimand and cancellation of registration with no disqualification period.