{"id":"sr:judicial-proceedings-reports-regulations-2018","name":"Judicial Proceedings Reports Regulations 2018","slug":"judicial-proceedings-reports-regulations-2018","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"vic","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":181328,"registerId":"vic-sr:judicial-proceedings-reports-regulations-2018-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Judicial Proceedings Reports Regulations 2018","content":"Version No. 001\n\n**Judicial Proceedings Reports Regulations 2018**\n\n**S.R. No. 37/2018**\n\nVersion as at  \n1 April 2018\n\n**TABLE OF PROVISIONS**\n\n*Regulation Page*\n\n1 Objective 1\n\n2 Authorising provision 1\n\n3 Commencement 1\n\n4 Definitions 1\n\n5 Prescribed persons and bodies 2\n\n6 Prescribed statutory functions 2\n\n═════════════\n\nEndnotes 3\n\n1 General information 3\n\n2 Table of Amendments 5\n\n3 Amendments Not in Operation 6\n\n4 Explanatory details 7\n\n**Version No.** **001**\n\n**Judicial Proceedings Reports Regulations 2018**\n\n**S.R. No. 37/2018**\n\nVersion as at  \n1 April 2018\n\n\t1 Objective\n\nThe objective of these Regulations is to prescribe for the purposes of section 4(1D) of the **Judicial Proceedings Reports Act 1958**—\n\n(a) the persons or bodies to which information may be disclosed; and\n\n(b) the statutory functions for which the information may be disclosed.\n\n\t2 Authorising provision\n\nThese Regulations are made under section 5 of the **Judicial Proceedings Reports Act 1958**.\n\n\t3 Commencement\n\nThese Regulations come into operation on 1 April 2018.\n\n\t4 Definitions\n\nIn these Regulations—\n\n***Chief Commissioner of Police*** means the Chief Commissioner of Police appointed under section 17 of the **Victoria Police Act 2013**;\n\n***Judicial College of Victoria***  means the Judicial College of Victoria established under section 4 of the **Judicial College of Victoria Act 2001**;\n\n***Sentencing Advisory Council***  means the Sentencing Advisory Council established under Part 9A of the **Sentencing Act 1991**;\n\n***the Act***  means the **Judicial Proceedings Reports Act 1958**.\n\n\t5 Prescribed persons and bodies\n\nFor the purposes of section 4(1D) of the Act, the following persons or bodies are prescribed—\n\n(a) the Judicial College of Victoria;\n\n(b) the Sentencing Advisory Council;\n\n(c) the Chief Commissioner of Police.\n\n\t6 Prescribed statutory functions\n\nFor the purposes of section 4(1D) of the Act, the following statutory functions are prescribed—\n\n(a) in the case of the Judicial College of Victoria—its functions under the **Judicial College of Victoria Act 2001**;\n\n(b) in the case of the Sentencing Advisory Council—its functions under Part 9A of the **Sentencing Act 1991**;\n\n(c) in the case of the Chief Commissioner of Police—the functions of the Chief Commissioner under Part 4 of the **Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004**.\n\n ═════════════\n\nEndnotes\n\n1 General information\n\nSee [www.legislation.vic.gov.au](http://www.legislation.vic.gov.au) for Victorian Bills, Acts and current Versions of legislation and up-to-date legislative information.\n\nThe Judicial Proceedings Reports Regulations 2018, S.R. No. 37/2018 were made on 27 March 2018 by the Governor in Council under section 5 of the **Judicial Proceedings Reports Act 1958**, No. 6280/1958 and came into operation on 1 April 2018: regulation 3.\n\nThe Judicial Proceedings Reports Regulations 2018 will sunset 10 years after the day of making on 27 March 2028 (see section 5 of the **Subordinate Legislation Act 1994**).\n\nINTERPRETATION OF LEGISLATION ACT 1984 (ILA)\n\nStyle changes\n\nSection 54A of the ILA authorises the making of the style changes set out in Schedule 1 to that Act.\n\nReferences to ILA s. 39B\n\nSidenotes which cite ILA s. 39B refer to section 39B of the ILA which provides that where an undivided regulation, rule or clause of a Schedule is amended by the insertion of one or more subregulations, subrules or subclauses the original regulation, rule or clause becomes subregulation, subrule or subclause (1) and is amended by the insertion of the expression \"(1)\" at the beginning of the original regulation, rule or clause.\n\nInterpretation\n\nAs from 1 January 2001, amendments to section 36 of the ILA have the following effects:\n\n• Headings\n\nAll headings included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after  \n1 January 2001 form part of that Statutory Rule. Any heading inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Statutory Rule.  \nThis includes headings to Parts, Divisions or Subdivisions in a Schedule; Orders; Parts into which an Order is divided; clauses; regulations; rules; items; tables; columns; examples; diagrams; notes or forms.  \nSee section 36(1A)(2A)(2B).\n\n• Examples, diagrams or notes\n\nAll examples, diagrams or notes included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after 1 January 2001 form part of that Statutory Rule. Any examples, diagrams or notes inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, form part of that Statutory Rule. See section 36(3A).\n\n• Punctuation\n\nAll punctuation included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after  \n1 January 2001 forms part of that Statutory Rule. Any punctuation inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Statutory Rule.  \nSee section 36(3B).\n\n• Provision numbers\n\nAll provision numbers included in a Statutory Rule form part of that Statutory Rule, whether inserted in the Statutory Rule before, on or after  \n1 January 2001. Provision numbers include regulation numbers, rule numbers, subregulation numbers, subrule numbers, paragraphs and subparagraphs. See section 36(3C).\n\n• Location of \"legislative items\"\n\nA \"legislative item\" is a penalty, an example or a note. As from 13 October 2004, a legislative item relating to a provision of a Statutory Rule is taken to be at the foot of that provision even if it is preceded or followed by another legislative item that relates to that provision. For example, if a penalty at the foot of a provision is followed by a note, both of these legislative items will be regarded as being at the foot of that provision. See section 36B.\n\n• Other material\n\nAny explanatory memorandum, table of provisions, endnotes, index and other material printed after the Endnotes does not form part of a Statutory Rule. See section 36(3)(3D)(3E).\n\n2 Table of Amendments\n\nThere are no amendments made to the Judicial Proceedings Reports Regulations 2018 by statutory rules, subordinate instruments and Acts.\n\n3 Amendments Not in Operation\n\nThere are no amendments which were Not in Operation at the date of this publication.\n\n4 Explanatory details\n\nNo entries at date of publication.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Regulations implement the authorising provision in the Judicial Proceedings Reports Act by prescribing recipients and functions; they do not expand or narrow that statutory grant beyond naming three bodies and linking disclosure to their statutory functions (regs 5–6). The endnotes record no amendments to the instrument as published and note a sunset date (endnotes 1, 2)."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, prescriptive scope: only prescribes three recipients and their functions (reg 5–6).","Dependence on other statutes: cross-references to Judicial Proceedings Reports Act 1958 s4(1D) and to enabling Acts for each body (reg 2, reg 4 definitions, reg 6).","Simple definitions block: short defined-term list limits interpretive ambiguity (reg 4).","Low operational discretion: regulations supply recipients and functions but do not create procedural rules or new powers (regs 5–6).","Sunset and formalities noted in endnotes: instrument subject to Subordinate Legislation Act 1994 sunset (endnotes 1)."],"plain_english_summary":"These Regulations nominate which organisations may receive information disclosed under section 4(1D) of the Judicial Proceedings Reports Act 1958 and specify the statutory purposes for that disclosure. They name three recipients — the Judicial College of Victoria, the Sentencing Advisory Council and the Chief Commissioner of Police — and tie disclosure to those bodies’ functions under their enabling Acts. This matters because it authorises targeted information-sharing for defined public functions (education, sentencing advice and sex-offender registration)."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations remain tightly scoped to their original purpose. They simply operationalise section 4(1D) of the parent Act by naming the three specific bodies and their corresponding functions. There is no evidence of scope creep; the instrument does exactly what its enabling provision authorises and no more."},"complexity_factors":["Only 6 substantive regulations total","4 defined terms, all straightforward (just naming the entities and the parent Act)","No conditional logic or nested exceptions","No cross-references beyond naming the enabling Act and related statutes","Simple one-to-one mapping: each prescribed body matched to exactly one statutory function","No temporal limitations, review mechanisms, or operational conditions beyond the basic prescription"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations create a limited exception to Victoria's strict rules about keeping court proceedings confidential. Normally, the **Judicial Proceedings Reports Act 1958** bans publishing details that could identify people involved in certain court cases (like sexual offence cases or cases involving children). These regulations allow specific government bodies to receive this otherwise secret information for specific official purposes.\n\n**Who can receive the information:**\n- **The Judicial College of Victoria** — the body that trains and educates judges and magistrates\n- **The Sentencing Advisory Council** — the body that researches and advises on sentencing practices\n- **The Chief Commissioner of Police** — the head of Victoria Police\n\n**What they can use it for:**\n- The Judicial College can use it for judicial education and training\n- The Sentencing Council can use it for researching and advising on sentencing\n- The Chief Commissioner can use it specifically for managing the sex offenders register (under the *Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004*)\n\n**Why this matters:**\nThis allows important justice system bodies to access real court data for legitimate purposes—improving judicial training, informing sentencing policy, and monitoring registered sex offenders—without breaching the privacy protections that normally apply to sensitive court proceedings."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Unable to assess whether scope changed from original intent — the document provided does not contain substantive regulatory content, only version history and status metadata. No amendments or scope changes can be identified from the available text."},"complexity_factors":["Insufficient legislative content provided — only metadata and version history are visible, preventing substantive analysis","Regulations (as opposed to Acts) typically involve cross-referencing to a parent Act, adding a layer of complexity","The subject matter (reporting restrictions on court proceedings) intersects media law, criminal law, and rights-based considerations","Victorian-specific instrument requiring knowledge of local legislative framework"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations clarify how court proceedings in Victoria may be reported, prescribing what journalists, media outlets and members of the public can publish or broadcast about cases — especially where reporting could affect victims, accused persons or the fairness of a trial. \n\nNote: the provided document contains minimal substantive content (mainly metadata), so a full assessment of specific rules and practical effects isn’t possible from this material."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/judicial-proceedings-reports-regulations-2018","history":"/api/acts/judicial-proceedings-reports-regulations-2018/history","analysis":"/api/acts/judicial-proceedings-reports-regulations-2018/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/judicial-proceedings-reports-regulations-2018/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/judicial-proceedings-reports-regulations-2018/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/judicial-proceedings-reports-regulations-2018/documents"}}