Vic govt toughens parole after 'failure' Paroled sex offenders and violent criminals who commit further serious crimes will automatically lose their parole, the Victorian government says. Premier Ted Baillieu says the changes will make Victoria's parole regime the toughest in Australia. "These reforms will ensure that a serious offender convicted of further serious offences while on parole will have their parole cancelled automatically," Mr Baillieu told a press conference on Tuesday. He said there will also be a presumption that offenders will have their parole cancelled at the point when they are charged with a new offence. The changes, to be introduced in parliament on Tuesday, come after several murders were committed in the state by violent men who had been released on parole. Mr Baillieu said he was determined to fix any problems with monitoring parolees. "The existing laws have simply failed the Victorian community," he said. The changes will also see sex offenders and serious violent offenders convicted of lesser crimes carrying a jail term, while they are on parole, undergo reassessment by the parole board, with a presumption parole will be cancelled. All other offenders convicted of fresh crimes carrying a jail term, while on parole, must also be re-assessed by the parole board. Corrections Minister Andrew McIntosh said the reforms were commonsense and would meet community expectations. He said no other jurisdiction in Australia had such provisions in place for when parolees are charged with fresh crimes. Opposition leader Daniel Andrews said he was generally supportive of tougher parole regulations. "We're not opposed to measures that might make Victoria safer," he told reporters in Melbourne on Tuesday. We'll have a careful look at this.