 On December 7, 2018, Noori pleaded guilty to one count of murder, and 18 counts of attempted murder.Noori was sentenced in March 2019, to serve life imprisonment, with a non-parole period of 30 years

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said that Melbourne has "special challenges", including wide streets, wide footpaths and tramways, which enable a driver to make such an attack.It would be impossible to install bollards in every part of the city.