PoliticsLiberal plan to split Victorian appeals court attacked as a ‘thought bubble’ that would politicise judiciary

Victorian opposition leader Jess Wilson says a Coalition government would split the state’s court of appeal into separate criminal and civil courts, appointing judges with criminal-law expertise and pairing the change with tougher bail and sentencing laws. Legal and human rights groups call the proposal dangerous, unsupported by clear evidence and a threat to judicial independence.

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