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A mother who killed her eight-week-old twin daughter and left the other with permanent brain damage will not be stripped of her working with children permit.
Tina Terlato pleaded guilty to infanticide after baby Amanda died with a fractured skull and brain bleeds at their Melbourne home in April 2012, while the youngster s sister Alicia was injured so badly she has lifelong disabilities.
In May it was revealed Terlato, a diehard Essendon Football Club supporter, obtained a permit to make AFL banners alongside kids.
Despite calls by family members and the state opposition to review the permit, Attorney-General Jaclyn Symes said she couldn t reverse the decision unless Terlato committed another crime.
Former High Court judge named special investigator post-Lawyer X inquiry
Former High Court judge named special investigator post-Lawyer X inquiry Share
A former justice of the High Court of Australia is set to consider whether criminal or disciplinary charges are warranted in response to the matters uncovered by the Royal Commission into the Management of Police Informants.
The Andrews government in Victoria has named former judge of the High Court, Justice Geoffrey Nettle AC QC (pictured), as special investigator, with responsibility for determining the need for charges in the wake of the findings from the Lawyer X royal commission.
The appointment, the state government said, is “another important step forward in restoring confidence in the justice system”.
Victims of Crime Commissioner Fiona McCormack agrees with sexual assault survivors who say the State’s justice system is designed around the rights of the accused, not victims.
The government has also set aside $43 million to build new police stations, including a police station in Benalla and land for a future Yarra police precinct by amalgamating Fitzroy and Collingwood stations.
Attorney-General Jaclyn Symes said Labor was âinvesting where itâs needed to ensure our justice system is responsible and fair.
âOur investments provide targeted support for vulnerable Victorians while seeking to empower women, Aboriginal people, people with disability, older Victorians and children. Most importantly this budget will make sure all Victorians have access to justice.â
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Courts will receive more than $210 million to boost online services in the Magistrates Court and the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal, and provide additional resources for the County Count.