<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/Victoria" rel="" target="" title="Victoria's"><span>Victoria's</span></a><span> tough new bail laws have been introduced into state parliament today, with the first stage coming into effect immediately.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The first stage will see the principle of remand only as a "last resort" for accused youth offenders.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Premier </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/Jacinta-Allan" rel="" target="" title="Jacinta Allan"><span>Jacinta Allan</span></a><span> unveiled the </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/crime-victims-yet-to-trust-victorian-governments-bail-overhaul/43046de0-311b-4816-abb4-8ba5a82f45cf" rel="" target="" title='"toughest bail laws in the country" after a surge in violent crimes across the state'><span>"toughest bail laws in the country" after a surge in violent crimes across the state</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/brad-battin-trip-victorian-opposition-leader-faces-criticism-after-queensland-holiday/33ae5df1-c50c-4cc9-9e0c-68d9d8c482ac" rel="" target="" title="Victorian opposition leader Brad Battin denies misleading media over cruise holiday"><strong><span>Victorian opposition leader Brad Battin denies misleading media over cruise holiday</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The first Tough Bail Bill will ensure that "community safety" is the overarching principle for bail decision-making, which means remand will no longer be a "last resort" for youth offenders.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The bill has also introduced two new bail offences, which include "commit an indictable offence while on bail for an indictable offence" and "breach of condition of bail".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Both offences will be punishable by up to three months imprisonment on top of any other sentence imposed for any crime committed.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/victoria-bail-laws-tough-new-laws-to-be-introduced-immediately/5d21db34-92bb-4348-9018-198005196063" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>If someone on bail has been arrested for breach of bail, the bill will also allow police officers to bring that person to court directly, rather than wait for a bail justice.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"These tough new bail laws include measures that will start immediately, and our justice system has the capacity for these changes when these changes come into place," Allan told reporters today.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I want to make this also clear to the Victorian parliament, we won't be leaving parliament this week until these tough new bail clauses are passed through the parliament, because they can come into effect immediately once they are passed through the parliament."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The government will also launch a recruitment campaign for corrections and youth justice staff to get ready for an "expected jump in the number of offenders on remand".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/man-charged-with-southwest-sydney-stabbing-murder/688889ae-3bb9-464b-8d3d-be8de5845db7" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Man charged with murder after body found in Sydney home</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The second part of the bill will be introduced in the middle of the year, which will create the proposed tough new bail test for serious, repeat offenders.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/bail-laws-machete-ban-announced-for-victoria/77c5e03b-ec74-439d-9ce1-6c482aca134e" rel="" target="" title="country's first-ever machete ban has also been announced"><span>country's first-ever machete ban has also been announced</span></a><span>, along with an expansion of knife-search powers.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The ban will classify machetes as a prohibited weapon but will come into effect from September 1.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Those caught with a machete will face penalties, including up to two years in jail or a fine exceeding $47,000.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>:</span></em></strong><span> </span><em><strong><span>Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. 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