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PARLIAMENT OF VICTORIA
Police and Emergency Management Legislation
Amendment Bill 2012
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Clause Page
PART 1--PRELIMINARY 2
1 Purposes 2
2 Commencement 2
PART 2--AMENDMENTS TO THE BUSHFIRES ROYAL
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTATION MONITOR ACT 2011 4
3 Definitions 4
4 Terms and conditions 4
5 Reports made by the Implementation Monitor under this Act 4
6 Sunset provision 5
PART 3--AMENDMENTS TO THE COUNTRY FIRE
AUTHORITY ACT 1958 6
7 Determination of sole responsibility for fire suppression in
certain areas 6
PART 4--AMENDMENTS TO THE POLICE REGULATION
ACT 1958 7
8 Constitution of the police force 7
9 Authority of Chief Commissioner and officers 7
PART 5--AMENDMENTS TO THE SALE OF LAND ACT 1962 8
10 Statement of matters affecting land being sold 8
PART 6--REPEAL OF AMENDING ACT 9
11 Repeal of amending Act 9
ENDNOTES 10
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PARLIAMENT OF VICTORIA
Introduced in the Assembly
Police and Emergency Management
Legislation Amendment Bill 2012
A Bill for an Act to amend the Bushfires Royal Commission
Implementation Monitor Act 2011 to extend the operation of that
Act, to amend the Country Fire Authority Act 1958 as to persons
who are able to exercise the powers of the Chief Officer of the
Country Fire Authority where an officer of the Country Fire Authority
is not present, to amend the Police Regulation Act 1958 as to
appointments of Deputy and Assistant Commissioners and as to
standards as to grooming and clothing accessories, and to amend the
Sale of Land Act 1962 to require a vendor's statement to disclose
when land is in a bushfire-prone area and for other purposes.
The Parliament of Victoria enacts:
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Part 1--Preliminary
s. 1
PART 1--PRELIMINARY
1 Purposes
The main purposes of this Act are--
(a) to amend the Bushfires Royal Commission
5 Implementation Monitor Act 2011 to
extend the operation of that Act and
reporting requirements under it for a further
2 years; and
(b) to amend the Country Fire Authority Act
10 1958 to expand the category of persons who
are able to exercise the powers of the Chief
Officer of the Country Fire Authority in
circumstances where an officer of the
Country Fire Authority is not present; and
15 (c) to amend the Police Regulation Act 1958--
(i) to remove the limitations on the number
of Deputy Commissioners and
Assistant Commissioners that may be
appointed under the Act; and
20 (ii) to enable the Chief Commissioner to
determine standards as to grooming and
clothing accessories; and
(d) to amend the Sale of Land Act 1962 to
require a vendor's statement to disclose when
25 land is in a bushfire-prone area.
2 Commencement
(1) This Part and Parts 2, 3, 4 and 6 come into
operation on the day after the day on which this
Act receives the Royal Assent.
30 (2) Subject to subsection (3), Part 5 comes into
operation on a day to be proclaimed.
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(3) If Part 5 does not come into operation before
31 July 2013, it comes into operation on that day.
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Part 2--Amendments to the Bushfires Royal Commission Implementation
s. 3
Monitor Act 2011
PART 2--AMENDMENTS TO THE BUSHFIRES ROYAL
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTATION MONITOR ACT 2011
3 Definitions
See: (1) In section 3 of the Bushfires Royal Commission
Act No.
5 6/2011. Implementation Monitor Act 2011 insert the
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"BRCIM Annual Report means a Bushfires
Royal Commission Implementation
Monitor Annual Report prepared by the
10 Implementation Monitor under
section 20(1)(c) or (d);".
(2) In section 3 of the Bushfires Royal Commission
Implementation Monitor Act 2011, in the
definition of BRCIM Report--
15 (a) in paragraph (b) after "Report;" insert "and";
and
(b) after paragraph (b) insert--
"(c) a BRCIM Annual Report;".
4 Terms and conditions
20 In section 7(1)(a) of the Bushfires Royal
Commission Implementation Monitor Act
2011, for "2012" substitute "2014".
5 Reports made by the Implementation Monitor
under this Act
25 (1) In section 20(1) of the Bushfires Royal
Commission Implementation Monitor Act
2011--
(a) for "2" substitute "4"; and
(b) in paragraph (b), for "2012." substitute
30 "2012;"; and
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Monitor Act 2011
(c) after paragraph (b) insert--
"(c) 31 July 2013;
(d) 31 July 2014.".
(2) After section 20(2) of the Bushfires Royal
5 Commission Implementation Monitor Act 2011
insert--
"(3) A BRCIM Annual Report must include a
report--
(a) on the progress of any implementation
10 action that has not been completed as at
the date of the previous BRCIM
Report; and
(b) on any other matter requested by the
Minister.".
15 6 Sunset provision
In section 25 of the Bushfires Royal Commission
Implementation Monitor Act 2011, for "2012"
substitute "2014".
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Part 3--Amendments to the Country Fire Authority Act 1958
s. 7
PART 3--AMENDMENTS TO THE COUNTRY FIRE
AUTHORITY ACT 1958
7 Determination of sole responsibility for fire
suppression in certain areas
5 See:
Act No.
In section 33(2)(a) of the Country Fire
6228. Authority Act 1958, for "forest officer"
Reprint No. 13 substitute "person to whom section 30A applies".
as at
6 May 2010
and
amending
Act Nos
6/2010,
29/2010,
54/2010,
64/2010,
73/2010,
78/2010,
10/2011,
29/2011,
56/2011 and
5/2012.
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Part 4--Amendments to the Police Regulation Act 1958
s. 8
PART 4--AMENDMENTS TO THE POLICE REGULATION
ACT 1958
8 Constitution of the police force
In section 4(2) of the Police Regulation Act See:
Act No.
5 1958-- 6338.
Reprint No. 14
(a) omit "(not exceeding four)"; and as at
27 April 2012
(b) omit "(not exceeding ten)". and
amending
Act No.
13/2012.
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9 Authority of Chief Commissioner and officers
(1) In section 5(2)(b) of the Police Regulation Act
10 1958, for "carried." substitute "carried; and".
(2) After section 5(2)(b) of the Police Regulation Act
1958 insert--
"(c) standards of grooming and acceptable
clothing accessories for members of the
15 force, police recruits, police reservists and
protective services officers, which may--
(i) differ based on sex, gender identity,
physical features or religious belief or
activity; and
20 (ii) provide for exceptions based on
genuine medical, cultural or religious
grounds.".
(3) After section 5(2) of the Police Regulation Act
1958 insert--
25 "(3) For the purposes of subsection (2)(c),
acceptable clothing accessories includes but
is not limited to jewellery, headgear,
sunglasses and makeup.".
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Part 5--Amendments to the Sale of Land Act 1962
s. 10
PART 5--AMENDMENTS TO THE SALE OF LAND ACT 1962
10 Statement of matters affecting land being sold
See: After section 32(2)(db) of the Sale of Land Act
Act No.
6975. 1962 insert--
Reprint No. 14
5 as at "(dc) if the land is in a bushfire-prone area within
17 March
2011
the meaning of regulations made under the
and Building Act 1993, a statement that the land
amending
Act Nos
is in such an area;".
92/1990,
54/2010,
63/2010 and
31/2011.
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Part 6--Repeal of Amending Act
s. 11
PART 6--REPEAL OF AMENDING ACT
11 Repeal of amending Act
This Act is repealed on 31 July 2014.
Note
5 The repeal of this Act does not affect the continuing operation of
the amendments made by it (see section 15(1) of the
Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984).
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Endnotes
ENDNOTES
By Authority. Government Printer for the State of Victoria.
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