New Vic laws to target would-be jihadis

The federal government is being asked to consider a national approach to a Victorian proposal to ban would-be jihadis from using the internet and placing them in de-radicalisation programs.

State Attorney-General Martin Pakula says the Victoria Police idea put to the state's Department of Justice and Regulation is about nipping radicalisation in the bud.

Under the proposal, new laws would be created to force radicalised young people to abide by curfews, restrict their movements or order them into reform programs.

Counter-terrorism officers could also apply to a Magistrates Court for Community Protection Intervention orders, similar to intervention orders, for people deemed to have been radicalised.

The orders could be sought even when a youth hadn't planned a terror attack or sought to fight overseas for groups like Islamic State.

"These types of orders, if they were to come into effect, would simply be one part of a broader suite of measures considered to tackle the rise of violent extremism," Mr Pakula said on Monday.

The state government has already committed $24 million to countering violent extremism, establishing a cabinet taskforce and funding a research institute.

While there has been no consultation as yet with the federal government, Mr Pakula said a national approach would be welcome.

"Wherever you can have a national approach in these matters it is preferable because whether it's organised crime, whether it's terrorism or extremism, they don't respect state borders," he said.

The Victorian government will consider the police proposal when it reviews other laws terror-related later this year or early next year.