Crime victims package too late: Vic oppn

Skilled intermediaries will help child victims of crime in Victoria give evidence and get justice under a new state government funding package.

But the opposition has slammed Premier Daniel Andrews for taking too long to implement the measures that were recommended in August 2016.

The Victorian government will introduce intermediaries to help children and vulnerable adults when they give evidence to police and in court.

Other measures also include a $28.5 million boost to frontline and support staff for victims, witnesses and vulnerable children affected by family violence and other crimes.

Premier Daniel Andrews says the measures will help reduce the trauma experienced by victims of crime during court and police proceedings.

"All too often our justice system retraumatises those who are at their most vulnerable - the victims of often unspeakable crimes," he told reporters on Sunday.

"That can't be right and we're going to make the changes to make things better."

The package came in response to recommendations made in a report by the Victorian Law Reform Commission.

But opposition justice spokesman John Pesutto slammed the premier for taking almost a year to deliver it.

"Had Daniel Andrews acted last August when he got this report, how many more victims would have been supported?" he said.

Mr Pesutto mentioned the case of a young girl who was allegedly raped in Geelong 2015 but she did not wish to proceed with the prosecution.

"Her mother says that had these reforms been in place earlier, there might have been a different outcome in that case," he said.