In our ongoing commitment to providing you with the most relevant and up-todate legal information, we have updated the VIC criminal, intervention order and traffic matter types in LEAP, which will be available from Wednesday, 23 September 2026.

This improved experience brings immediate benefits, including:

Clearer classification: You will find a more precise categorisation and a greater number of matter types available.

More relevant data fields: We have introduced more appropriate table types and matter details specific to criminal, Intervention Order and traffic matters to enhance your workflow.

Accurate reporting: You will be able to capture more accurate data about your criminal, Intervention Order and traffic matters, improving the quality of your firm's reports.

Please note: Any matters opened prior to 23 September 2026 will remain unchanged. This update applies to matters created from this date forward

Updated VIC Matter Types

Below is the comprehensive list detailing all new, renamed, and updated matter types available to you:

Criminal Law:

Assault Break & Enter (renamed from Criminal Offence)

Children's Court (renamed from Children's Court Criminal)

Commonwealth Offence (new)

Criminal – General Advice

Criminal – Other Offence (renamed from Multiple Offences)

Criminal Appeal (renamed from District / County Court Criminal Appeal)

Driving Offence (renamed from Dangerous Driving)

Drug Offence Fraud & Dishonesty (renamed from Dishonesty Offence)

Homicide (renamed from Murder or Manslaughter)

Robbery (new)

Serious Injury Offence (new)

Sexual Offence Weapons & Firearms (new)

Intervention Order:

Family Violence Intervention Order (renamed from Intervention Order)

Personal Safety Intervention Order (new)

Traffic Law:

Drink/Drug Driving

Driver Licence Appeal (new)

Traffic Offence

Next Steps and Support

To move custom precedents from renamed matter types, simply drag and drop them into the correct new matter type.

Should any custom precedents become orphaned during this process, you can easily restore them by following the instructions in this article: How to Restore Orphan Precedents.

You can provide feedback on the new matter types, tables, fields and dates here: Matter Type and Form Feedback and Requests.

If you have any questions or need assistance, please let us know at support@leap.com.au or via LiveChat.