Vic bail laws could change again

Bail laws that allow teenage gang members to avoid a charge of breaching their bail conditions could be changed after Victoria Police raised concerns.

The Bail Act changes removed the offence of breaching bail for children under 18 - which police agreed to in November - but Chief Commissioner Graham Ashton raised concerns about it last Friday.

"Given we're now aware of concerns we weren't aware of last Friday, I'll work with him to alleviate them in any way I can," Attorney-General Martin Pakula told reporters on Wednesday.

The laws took effect on Monday.

Victoria has recently experienced the rise of the youth-dominated Apex gang, which was involved in a street riot at Moomba and has been linked to carjackings and home invasions.

A taskforce since set up to handle youth gang violence has charged 33 people under the age of 18 so far.

Mr Pakula said the bail changes were introduced to reduce overcrowding in youth detention, and to make it harder for kids to get bail if they are charged with a terror offence, or have a history of absconding.

He was "a little bit surprised" to hear Mr Ashton wasn't happy with the changes, but said they would meet to resolve concerns.

"If we can maintain the fundamental integrity of what the bill is trying to do and allay those concerns... that's something we'd be prepared to consider," Mr Pakula said.

Shadow attorney-general John Pesutto said Daniel Andrews' Labor government had failed to protect its citizens.

"The coalition warned the Andrews government last year not to weaken Victoria's bail laws and moved amendments to stop bail laws being weakened," Mr Pesutto said.

Victoria Police on Tuesday said in a statement it had "accepted" the law changes in November, given the inclusion of new provisions for terror-related offences.

The chief commissioner was happy to meet the attorney-general to discuss the concerns, a police statement said.