The Victorian courts and Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) will continue to adapt the way they operate in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19).
The Victorian courts and Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) will largely return to arrangements that were in place before the introduction of COVID-19 circuit breaker restrictions.
We welcome the new public health advice about the relaxation of some COVID-19 restrictions that previously applied to the Victorian courts and Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT).
On 14 July 2020, the Attorney-General of Victoria and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria jointly initiated a review of sexual harassment across the Victorian courts and VCAT.
Public health officials have now advised that, in addition to the removal of the COVID-19 density quotient, when in use for their ordinary purposes courts and tribunals can operate with no physical distancing including jury trials.
