Potentially violent extremists would face court-ordered Melbourne CBD bans and GPS tracking if the Liberal-Nationals win government.
Opposition Leader Matthew Guy revealed his counter-terror policy on Wednesday, less than a week after Hassan Khalif Shire Ali set a gas bottle-laden ute on fire and went on a stabbing frenzy in Bourke Street, killing restaurateur Sisto Malaspina.
"The safety of every person in this state will be the primary objective and goal of any government that I lead," Mr Guy told reporters on Wednesday.
Under the plan, a coalition government would create terrorism restriction orders, train 100 more police in counter terrorism operations, add 50 more staff to the threat assessment centre and counter terrorism command unit and put more police on city streets.
The restriction orders would be sought by police and enforced by a court.
National intelligence agency ASIO could also recommend to police for orders to be sought.
Opposition counter terrorism spokesman Robert Clark said people who have had their passports cancelled and are showing tendencies to violence would be subject to such orders.
The opposition is basing their policy on the Harper-Lay review done after the deadly 2017 Brighton siege attack.
Mr Clark said the party had also received a briefing from Chief Commissioner Graham Ashton following Friday's events.
After making the announcement, Mr Guy headed to his electorate of Bulleen to cast an early vote instead of waiting until polling day on November 24.
So far more than 150,000 Victorians have voted early.
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