The party won a single three-year term in the Senate at the 2016 federal election, after achieving 6.05% of the first-preference votes in Victoria, though lost the seat in 2019.

Anti-paedophilia formed another large part of the party's ideology, owing to Hinch's background in naming alleged sexual offenders.

Derryn Hinch's Justice Party's advocated for longer sentences for violent crimes and further tightening of bail and parole laws.

The party also supported ending the live export trade and establishing a national public register of convicted sex offenders.

The party fielded 12 candidates for the Victorian Legislative Council with three being elected: Stuart Grimley, Tania Maxwell and Catherine Cumming.