Victorian Law Reform Commission

What Victorian Law Reform Commission does

The Victorian Law Reform Commission (VLRC) is a statutory authority of the Victorian Government, established under the Victorian Law Reform Commission Act 2000, with 16 staff operating from a single Melbourne office. It is the central agency for law reform in Victoria, with a mandate to examine legal issues referred by the Attorney-General, consult with the community, and produce evidence-based recommendations for legislative reform. The Commission also has the power to initiate community law reform projects on minor legal issues without a formal reference.

The VLRC's outputs consist of consultation papers, final reports, podcasts ('Old Law New Law'), news releases, and educational resources for teachers and students. Its work is distributed through the Victorian Parliament, the Attorney-General, and freely via its website. Notable recent outputs include the 2018 Victims of Crime Assistance Act 1996 Report (100 recommendations), the 2022 Stalking Interim Report, and the 2023 Inclusive Juries Report. Current 2026 inquiries cover family violence intervention orders for children, the Change or Suppression Practices Ban, and legal privilege in integrated legal assistance services.

The organisation is government-funded through Victorian Government appropriations and does not generate commercial revenue. It has no technology product, no AI/ML capabilities, and no customer relationships in the commercial sense — its 'customers' are the Victorian Government, Parliament, and the Victorian public. The Commission is led by Chairperson The Hon. Anthony North KC alongside five commissioners drawn from the judiciary, academia, and legal practice.

Name

Victorian Law Reform Commission

Legal name

Victorian Law Reform Commission

Website

https://lawreform.vic.gov.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Victorian Law Reform Commission is a statutory authority of the Victorian Government, established in 2000, that conducts law reform research, community consultation, and produces evidence-based recommendations to the Victorian Attorney-General and Parliament on modernising and improving state laws.

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Product category

Government Legal Advisory Services

NAICS

Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities (922), Other Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities (922190), Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Rule of Law & Justice Sector Reform (BPADAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Criminal Justice Reform & Legal System Advocacy (BPAGAFAI), Law & Legal Studies Scholarly Publishing (EDAGAFAG), Judicial Courts & Court Administration (BPAIAFAA)

Keywords

• Law reform commissions
• Legal policy research
• Statutory law review
• Legislative reform consultation
• Government legal advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Melbourne

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: As a statutory authority established under the Victorian Law Reform Commission Act 2000, the VLRC is funded through Victorian Government appropriations. The Commission does not generate commercial revenue.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Victorian Law Reform Commission is a statutory authority that examines, reports, and makes recommendations on legal issues referred by the Victorian Attorney-General. It also conducts self-initiated community law reform projects on minor legal issues of general community concern. Its deliverables include consultation papers, final reports tabled in Parliament, podcasts, and education resources, all provided free of charge to the public.

Product overview

The Victorian Law Reform Commission is a statutory authority that operates as a single unified service focused on law reform consultation and recommendation. The Commission's core offerings include consultation papers seeking community input on legal issues, final reports with reform recommendations presented to Parliament, podcasts covering law reform topics, and a submission portal for public engagement. VLRC conducts both Attorney-General referred inquiries and self-initiated community law reform projects. The Commission publishes its work through the Publications section and engages stakeholders through news releases, educational resources for teachers and students, and direct consultation processes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Consultation Papers

Quantifiable outcome

• 100 detailed recommendations made in Victims of Crime Assistance Act 1996 review
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Yoorrook Justice CommissionminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024The Hon. Tony North KC was appointed as a Commissioner of the Yoorrook Justice Commission in January 2024 and took leave from the VLRC to fulfil that role until March 2025. This represents an inter-commission collaboration on justice reform matters.
• Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission (VEOHRC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVEOHRC is a key partner in the Change or Suppression Practices Ban review, receiving reports of practices and conducting investigations under the Act. The VLRC reviews the operation and effectiveness of this regulatory framework.
• Victoria PolicecoreOthersVictoria Police is a key stakeholder in multiple VLRC reviews including stalking interventions and change or suppression practices. Police responses to reports are examined and form part of VLRC recommendations.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission: Named partner in the VLRC's Change or Suppression Practices Ban review. Conducts investigations and statutory reviews on discrimination and human rights, overlapping in subject matter and stakeholder engagement.
• Sentencing Advisory Council (Victoria): Victorian statutory advisory body on sentencing, with overlapping commissioners and shared government reporting lines. Operates in an adjacent justice reform niche with comparable research and consultation outputs.

Broad incumbents

• Australian Human Rights Commission: Federal independent statutory body that conducts human rights reviews and inquiries with overlapping subject matter (e.g., inclusive juries, justice system reform). Operates at national scale across a broader mandate than the VLRC.
• Law Commission of England and Wales: Larger and longer-established law reform body operating in a comparable common-law jurisdiction. Performs the same statutory review and reform recommendation function at significantly greater scale, serving as a senior peer in the international law reform community.

Regional players

• Tasmania Law Reform Institute: Smaller jurisdiction law reform institute hosted at the University of Tasmania. Performs the same advisory review function in a smaller state with comparable process design.

Direct peers

• Law Reform Commission of Western Australia: Western Australian statutory authority performing independent law reform reviews at state level. Directly comparable in function, though smaller in operating scale than the VLRC.
• Queensland Law Reform Commission: Queensland statutory authority performing the same independent law reform review function for the state Attorney-General, with similar consultation and reporting processes.
• Australian Law Reform Commission: Federal counterpart performing identical functions (referral-based law reform reviews, community consultation, statutory reports with recommendations) at the Commonwealth level. Most directly comparable in mandate, methodology, and output format.
• South Australian Law Reform Institute: Hosted by the University of Adelaide, performs statutory law reform reviews for the South Australian Attorney-General. Comparable function with academic-affiliated governance model.
• New South Wales Law Reform Commission: NSW statutory body conducting state-level law reform reviews and reports to the NSW Attorney-General. Closest analog in jurisdiction size and legislative volume.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/VicLawReform
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/vlrc

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

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