▁looked ▁into ▁by ▁police . ▁He ▁con gr at ulated ▁everyone ▁who ▁de alt ▁with ▁the ▁situation , ▁stating ▁" We ▁saw ▁the ▁best ▁of ▁people ▁yesterday . ▁The ▁support ▁they ▁gave ▁to ▁people ▁on ▁the ▁street , ▁it ▁was ▁amaz ing ." ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 8 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Victoria ▁Police ▁announced ▁a ▁" host ile ▁vehicle " ▁policy ▁- ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁its ▁kind ▁in ▁Australia ▁- ▁which ▁perm its ▁officers ▁to ▁use ▁all ▁tact ical ▁options ▁to ▁stop ▁a ▁car ▁attack , ▁including ▁road block s , ▁ram ming ▁an ▁off ending ▁vehicle , ▁box ing ▁the ▁vehicle ▁in ▁or , ▁as ▁a ▁last ▁resort , ▁shooting ▁an ▁off ender . ▁The ▁Cr imes ▁Act ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁had ▁been ▁am ended ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁to ▁clarify ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁pre - empt ive ▁le th al ▁force . ▁ ▁Polit icians ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Mal col m ▁Turn b ull ▁offered ▁his ▁pray ers ▁and ▁deep est ▁sympath ies ▁to ▁the ▁vict ims ▁of ▁the ▁attack ▁and ▁their ▁families . ▁▁ ▁Victor ian ▁Premier ▁Daniel ▁Andrew s ▁stated ▁that ▁" this ▁was ▁a ▁terrible ▁crime ▁– ▁a ▁sens eless , ▁evil ▁act " ▁and ▁promised ▁that ▁" just ice ▁will ▁be ▁done ". ▁The ▁Victor ian ▁Government ▁established ▁a ▁fund ▁to ▁provide ▁financial ▁assistance ▁for ▁the ▁families ▁of ▁the ▁dece ased , ▁and ▁made ▁an ▁initial ▁don ation ▁of ▁$ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁Within