Victorian Current Acts
[Index]
[Table]
[Search]
[Search this Act]
[Notes]
[Noteup]
[Download]
[Help]
SUMMARY OFFENCES ACT 1966
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Long Title
1. Short title, commencement and division
3. Definitions
PART I--PROVISIONS APPLICABLE THROUGHOUT VICTORIA
Division 1--Public order
4. Offences relating to the good order of towns etc.
5. Obstruction of footpath etc.
Division 1A--Move-on powers
6. Direction to move on
Division 1B--Councils to consult with Victoria Police
6A. Consultation with Victoria Police before issuing permit to facilitate public protest
Division 2--General
7. Offences tending to personal injury or damage to property
8. Offences relating to horse-drawn vehicles, public vehicles, animals etc.
9. Wilful destruction, damage etc. of property
10. Posting bills etc. and defacing property
11. Lighting of fires in the open air
17. Obscene, indecent, threatening language and behaviour etc. in public
17A. Disorderly conduct
19. Sexual exposure
20. Improperly conducting refreshment house
21. Disturbing religious worship
22. Entry of police
23. Common assault
24. Aggravated assault
25. Conviction or dismissal a bar to criminal proceedings
26. Unexplained possession of personal property reasonably suspected to be stolen
27. Search warrant for skins of cattle, goods from wreck etc.
28. Recovery of possession of stolen cattle
29. Recovery of price paid for stolen cattle
30. Possession of skin or carcass of stolen cattle
31. Possession of property from wrecks
32. Offering property from wrecks for sale
33. Examination of persons through whose hands property has passed
34. Retaining or disposing of property as workmen etc.
37. Obtaining goods etc. by valueless cheque
Division 3--Illegal taking or using of vehicles
38. Taking or using vehicle without consent of owner etc.
Division 3A--Commercial sexual services
38A. Definitions
38B. Commercial sexual services at or near certain places
38C. Offence to allow child on premises used for commercial sexual services
38D. Power to require person to state age
Division 4--Advertising of commercial sexual services
38E. Definition
38F. Advertising controls for commercial sexual services
39. Advertising regulations
Division 4A--Observation of genital or anal region
40. Definitions
41. Location immaterial
41A. Observation of genital or anal region
41D. Exceptions to offence against section 41A
41E. Search warrant
41F. Seizure of things not mentioned in the warrant
41G. Announcement before entry
Division 4B--Food or drink spiking
41H. Food or drink spiking
Division 4C--Public display or performance of Nazi symbols or gestures
41I. Statement for this Division
41J. Definitions
41K. Public display or performance of Nazi symbols or gestures
41L. Direction to remove Nazi symbol or Nazi gesture from public display
41M. Issue of search warrant by magistrate
Division 5--Tattooing of juveniles
42. Tattooing of juveniles
Division 6--Body piercing
43. Definitions
43A. Application
44. Intimate body piercing of persons under 18
44A. Non-intimate body piercing of persons under 16
Division 7--Homing pigeons
45. Definition
46. Destruction of homing pigeons
47. Compensation
48. Entering in pursuit of homing pigeons
49. Existing remedies preserved
Division 8--Other offences
49A. Begging or gathering alms
49B. Loitering with intent to commit an indictable offence
49C. Being disguised with unlawful intent
49D. Possessing housebreaking implements
49E. Escaping from lawful custody
PART II--PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SPECIAL LOCALITIES
50. Prohibition of use of certain kinds of matches in specified localities in certain months
50A. Trespass—land used for primary production
PART III--SUPPLEMENTARY
51. Assaulting, etc. emergency workers, custodial officers, youth justice custodial workers or local authority staff on duty
51A. Assaulting registered health practitioners
52. Besetting premises
52A. Offence to harass witnesses etc.
53. Making false reports to police etc.
54. Offence by body corporate
55. Liability of masters
56. Who may file charge-sheet
57. Neglect to prosecute
59. Procedure
60. Offences of more serious nature not to be dealt with under this Act
60AA. Power to serve infringement notice
60AB. Infringement penalty
60A. Forfeiture of weapons or instruments
61. Proceeds of sale of forfeited property to be paid to Consolidated Fund
61A. Regulations
62. Transitional provisions
63. Savings and validation provision—Summary Offences and Control of Weapons Acts Amendment Act 2009—lodgeable infringement offences
64. Transitional provision—Children and Justice Legislation Amendment (Youth Justice Reform) Act 2017
65. Transitional provision—Sex Work Decriminalisation Act 2022
66. Transitional provision—Sex Work Decriminalisation Act 2022
67. Transitional provision—Summary Offences Amendment (Nazi Salute Prohibition) Act 2023
SCHEDULE 1
ENDNOTES
AustLII: Copyright Policy
| Disclaimers
| Privacy Policy
| Feedback