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Victoria Police is the primary law enforcement agency of Victoria, Australia. It was formed in 1853 and currently operates under the Victoria Police Act 2013.As of December 2019, Victoria Police had over 21,399 officers, including 1,484 Protective Services Officers and 253 Police Recruits in training, 2 reservists and 3,616 civilian staff and 391 custody officers across 333 police stations. It had a budget of A$3.01 billion.Between 31 July 2018 and 18 July 2019, Victoria Police recorded 514,398 offences, an increase of 1.5% from the previous year. Victoria Police also responded to 897,016 emergency calls, a reduction of 0.3% from previous year.

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  1. ATK0001

    VIC Legality Of pneumatic launcher.

    Hi, I’m wondering what the law states about pneumatic launchers, Are they classed as firearm/Weapons.
  2. K

    VIC Requesting Photo to Justify Traffic Infringement Notice?

    Hello, In December 2017, I got an traffic infringement notice from Victoria Police from Mar 2017 for my failure to obey traffic lights - detected by a road safety camera. When I tried to see the photo, the infringement had none, so I requested them (I remember there were a few vehicles so...)...
  3. S

    VIC Police - Retracting Domestic Violence Statement?

    Hi, 3 years ago, my marriage was very strained & after a number of days of feeling hopeless about the future of it & very distressed, I went to my gp to ask about support, expecting a referral for counselling or something similar. I was advised by the doctor to go to the police & make a...
  4. Red Belly

    VIC Getting my Victoria police records' history

    I've applied to Victoria police for copies of their records on myself. I also applied to the NSW police. Vic police called me a few weeks ago saying they need specific cases, otherwise they can't find the records. I asked exactly the same of NSW police, who have been cooperative and are...
  5. E

    VIC Property Damage- no conviction- can it be removed

    A friend of mine received a charge for property damage which he received no conviction for. He has been placed on a 12 month good behaviour bond. I wanted to know if an employer does a police check in these 12 months and after 12 months of good behaviour, what information will they be able to...
  6. J

    VIC Protection of people who carry illicit data for the police.

    If I come across illegal images/videos (underage pornography, illicit imagery etc.) or data (eg malware codes, torrent movie files, drug site locations etc.) on a public BBS, like 4Chan, and download said data for the sole purpose of giving it to the police or making the police aware of its...
  7. Team X

    VIC Traffic Infringement Notice Withdrawn and then Reissued?

    I recently received an infringement notice for travelling 56kph in a 40 kph zone. I wrote to Civic Compliance Victoria (CCV) and asked for the infringement to either be replaced with an official warning or to withdraw the notice. My request was based on the following: *An irregularity with...
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    VIC Vicroads - Should I Have Received a Letter for Traffic Infringement?

    Hello members. This is my first post. Excuse me for the length. Around a month ago, I inadvertently drove through a 40km/h school zone on a Melbourne road that is usually signed 70km/h and was caught by a police officer with a handheld speed detector. Annoyingly, I was on the way to the other...
  9. J

    VIC German Citizen Accused of Fraud - How Real are the Threats?

    Hello everyone, A friend of mine used to work for a construction Labour Hire Company in Melbourne. He's being accused of fraud. Here is the original Text message that has been send to him : "Xxx, this is XXX a Director at XXX - Labour Hire. We have discovered that you have fraudulently created...
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    VIC Victoria Police Connection to Drivers Licence in the USA?

    I live in the USA. Do the Victoria police have any sort of interpol/international agreement that may impact my passport status or drivers licence in the USA?