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TERRORISM (COMMUNITY PROTECTION) ACT 2003 - NOTES

Version No. 049

No. 7 of 2003
Version incorporating amendments as at
26 March 2025

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Version No. 049

Terrorism (Community Protection) Act 2003

No. 7 of 2003
Version incorporating amendments as at
26 March 2025

Endnotes

    1     General information

See www.legislation.vic.gov.au for Victorian Bills, Acts and current Versions of legislation and up-to-date legislative information.

Minister's second reading speech—

Legislative Assembly: 27 February 2003

Legislative Council: 27 March 2003

The long title for the Bill for this Act was "to provide for the prevention of and response to terrorist acts, to amend the Freedom of Information Act 1982 and the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 1998 and for other purposes."

The Terrorism (Community Protection) Act 2003 was assented to on 15 April 2003 and came into operation as follows:

Parts 1, 3, 5, 7 and 8 on 16 April 2003: section 2(1); Part 2 on 16 October 2003: Government Gazette 16 October 2003 page 2624; Part 6 on 25 February 2004: Special Gazette (No. 42) 25 February 2004 page 1; Part 4 on 1 July 2004: section 2(3).

INTERPRETATION OF LEGISLATION ACT 1984 (ILA)

Style changes

Section 54A of the ILA authorises the making of the style changes set out in Schedule 1 to that Act.

References to ILA s. 39B

Sidenotes which cite ILA s. 39B refer to section 39B of the ILA which provides that where an undivided section or clause of a Schedule is amended by the insertion of one or more subsections or subclauses, the original section or clause becomes subsection or subclause (1) and is amended by the insertion of the expression "(1)" at the beginning of the original section or clause.

Interpretation

As from 1 January 2001, amendments to section 36 of the ILA have the following effects:

•     Headings

All headings included in an Act which is passed on or after 1 January 2001 form part of that Act. Any heading inserted in an Act which was passed before 1 January 2001, by an Act passed on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Act. This includes headings to Parts, Divisions or Subdivisions in a Schedule; sections; clauses; items; tables; columns; examples; diagrams; notes or forms. See section 36(1A)(2A).

•     Examples, diagrams or notes

All examples, diagrams or notes included in an Act which is passed on or after 1 January 2001 form part of that Act. Any examples, diagrams or notes inserted in an Act which was passed before 1 January 2001, by an Act passed on or after 1 January 2001, form part of that Act. See section 36(3A).

•     Punctuation

All punctuation included in an Act which is passed on or after 1 January 2001 forms part of that Act. Any punctuation inserted in an Act which was passed before 1 January 2001, by an Act passed on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Act. See section 36(3B).

•     Provision numbers

All provision numbers included in an Act form part of that Act, whether inserted in the Act before, on or after 1 January 2001. Provision numbers include section numbers, subsection numbers, paragraphs and subparagraphs. See section 36(3C).

•     Location of "legislative items"

A "legislative item" is a penalty, an example or a note. As from 13 October 2004, a legislative item relating to a provision of an Act is taken to be at the foot of that provision even if it is preceded or followed by another legislative item that relates to that provision. For example, if a penalty at the foot of a provision is followed by a note, both of these legislative items will be regarded as being at the foot of that provision. See section 36B.

•     Other material

Any explanatory memorandum, table of provisions, endnotes, index and other material printed after the Endnotes does not form part of an Act.
See section 36(3)(3D)(3E).

    2     Table of Amendments

This publication incorporates amendments made to the Terrorism (Community Protection) Act 2003 by Acts and subordinate instruments.

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Dangerous Goods Legislation (Amendment) Act 2004, No. 67/2004

Assent Date:

19.10.04

Commencement Date:

S. 17 on 19.10.04: s. 2(1)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Terrorism (Community Protection) Act 2003
Parliamentary Administration Act 2005, No. 20/2005

Assent Date:

24.5.05

Commencement Date:

S. 51 on 1.7.05: s. 2(4)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Terrorism (Community Protection) Act 2003
Terrorism (Community Protection) (Amendment) Act 2006, No. 5/2006

Assent Date:

7.3.06

Commencement Date:

Ss 4–13 on 9.3.06: s. 2(2)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Terrorism (Community Protection) Act 2003
Terrorism (Community Protection) (Further Amendment) Act 2006, No. 30/2006

Assent Date:

6.6.06

Commencement Date:

Ss 4–17 on 7.6.06: s. 2

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Terrorism (Community Protection) Act 2003

Children, Youth and Families (Consequential and Other Amendments) Act 2006, No. 48/2006

Assent Date:

15.8.06

Commencement Date:

S. 42(Sch. item 35) on 23.4.07: s. 2(3)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Terrorism (Community Protection) Act 2003

Statute Law Revision Act 2007, No. 28/2007

Assent Date:

26.6.07

Commencement Date:

S. 3(Sch. item 65) on 27.6.07: s. 2(1)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Terrorism (Community Protection) Act 2003

Transport Legislation Amendment Act 2007, No. 69/2007

Assent Date:

11.12.07

Commencement Date:

Ss 75, 76 on 12.12.07: s. 2(1)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Terrorism (Community Protection) Act 2003

Police Integrity Act 2008, No. 34/2008

Assent Date:

1.7.08

Commencement Date:

S. 143(Sch. 2 item 13) on 5.12.08: Special Gazette (No. 340) 4.12.08 p. 1

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Terrorism (Community Protection) Act 2003

Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008, No. 46/2008

Assent Date:

2.9.08

Commencement Date:

S. 289 on 1.1.10: s. 2(2)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Terrorism (Community Protection) Act 2003

Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2009, No. 25/2009

Assent Date:

17.6.09

Commencement Date:

S. 53 on 18.6.09: s. 2(1)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Terrorism (Community Protection) Act 2003

Criminal Procedure Amendment (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2009, No. 68/2009

Assent Date:

24.11.09

Commencement Date:

S. 97(Sch. item 119) on 1.1.10: Government Gazette 10.12.09 p. 3215

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Terrorism (Community Protection) Act 2003

Statute Law Amendment (Evidence Consequential Provisions) Act 2009, No. 69/2009

Assent Date:

24.11.09

Commencement Date:

S. 54(Sch. Pt 1 item 55), (Sch. Pt 2 item 52) on 1.1.10: s. 2(2)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Terrorism (Community Protection) Act 2003

Terrorism (Community Protection) Amendment Act 2011, No. 33/2011

Assent Date:

5.7.11

Commencement Date:

S. 3 on 6.7.11: s. 2

Current State:

All of Act in operation

Emergency Management Legislation Amendment Act 2011, No. 56/2011 (as amended by No. 43/2012)

Assent Date:

2.11.11

Commencement Date:

S. 32 on 3.11.11: s. 2(1)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Terrorism (Community Protection) Act 2003

Public Interest Monitor Act 2011, No. 72/2011

Assent Date:

6.12.11

Commencement Date:

Ss 44–51 on 10.2.13: Special Gazette (No. 32) 6.2.13 p. 2

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Terrorism (Community Protection) Act 2003

Justice Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous) Act 2012, No. 68/2012

Assent Date:

20.11.12

Commencement Date:

S. 9 on 21.11.12: s. 2(1)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Terrorism (Community Protection) Act 2003

Integrity and Accountability Legislation Amendment Act 2012, No. 82/2012

Assent Date:

18.12.12

Commencement Date:

S. 167 on 10.2.13: Special Gazette (No. 32) 6.2.13 p. 2; s. 319 on 11.2.13: s. 2(5)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Terrorism (Community Protection) Act 2003

Courts and Other Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2013, No. 68/2013

Assent Date:

19.11.13

Commencement Date:

S. 18 on 19.11.13: s. 2(1)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Terrorism (Community Protection) Act 2003

Emergency Management Act 2013, No. 73/2013

Assent Date:

3.12.13

Commencement Date:

S. 104 on 1.7.14: Special Gazette (No. 148) 13.5.14 p. 1

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Terrorism (Community Protection) Act 2003

Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014, No. 17/2014

Assent Date:

25.3.14

Commencement Date:

S. 160(Sch. 2 item 97) on 1.7.15: Special Gazette (No. 151) 16.6.15 p. 1

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Terrorism (Community Protection) Act 2003

Victoria Police Amendment (Consequential and Other Matters) Act 2014, No. 37/2014

Assent Date:

3.6.14

Commencement Date:

S. 10(Sch. item 167) on 1.7.14: Special Gazette (No. 200) 24.6.14 p. 2

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Terrorism (Community Protection) Act 2003

Emergency Management Amendment (Critical Infrastructure Resilience) Act 2014, No. 76/2014

Assent Date:

21.10.14

Commencement Date:

S. 8 on 1.7.15: s. 2(2)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Terrorism (Community Protection) Act 2003

Statute Law Revision Act 2015, No. 21/2015

Assent Date:

16.6.15

Commencement Date:

S. 3(Sch. 1 item 54) on 1.8.15: s. 2(1)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Terrorism (Community Protection) Act 2003

Terrorism (Community Protection) Amendment Act 2015, No. 70/2015

Assent Date:

15.12.15

Commencement Date:

16.12.15: s. 2

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Terrorism (Community Protection) Act 2003

Sentencing (Community Correction Order) and Other Acts Amendment Act 2016, No. 65/2016

Assent Date:

15.11.16

Commencement Date:

S. 22 on 20.3.17: Special Gazette (No. 17) 31.1.17 p. 1

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Terrorism (Community Protection) Act 2003

Oaths and Affirmations Act 2018, No. 6/2018

Assent Date:

27.2.18

Commencement Date:

S. 68(Sch. 2 item 124) on 1.3.19: s. 2(2)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Terrorism (Community Protection) Act 2003

Justice Legislation Amendment (Terrorism) Act 2018, No. 32/2018

Assent Date:

7.8.18

Commencement Date:

Ss 3–79 on 1.10.18: s. 2(2)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Terrorism (Community Protection) Act 2003

Justice Legislation Amendment (Family Violence Protection and Other Matters) Act 2018, No. 33/2018

Assent Date:

14.8.18

Commencement Date:

S. 105 on 31.7.19: Special Gazette (No. 306) 30.7.19 p. 1

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Terrorism (Community Protection) Act 2003

Emergency Management Legislation Amendment Act 2018, No. 36/2018

Assent Date:

21.8.18

Commencement Date:

S. 39 on 30.9.20: Special Gazette (No. 494) 29.9.20 p. 1

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Terrorism (Community Protection) Act 2003

Firefighters' Presumptive Rights Compensation and Fire Services Legislation Amendment (Reform) Act 2019, No. 20/2019

Assent Date:

2.7.19

Commencement Date:

S. 190 on 1.7.20: Special Gazette (No. 328) 30.6.20 p. 1

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Terrorism (Community Protection) Act 2003

Terrorism (Community Protection) Amendment Act 2021, No. 47/2021[2]

Assent Date:

3.11.21

Commencement Date:

Ss 23, 24 on 4.11.21: s. 2(1); ss 5(3), 8(1)(a), 9(2)(a)(3), 12, 13, 15(7)–(11), 17, 18(2) on 24.2.22: Special Gazette (No. 87) 22.2.22 p. 1; ss 4, 5(1)(2)(4), 6, 7, 8(1)(b)(2)(3), 9(1)(2)(b)(4)(5), 10, 11, 14, 15(1)–(6)(12), 16, 18(1), 19–22 on 2.9.22: s. 2(3)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Terrorism (Community Protection) Act 2003

Statute Law Amendment Act 2023, No. 6/2023

Assent Date:

9.5.23

Commencement Date:

S. 3(Sch. 1 item 6) on 10.5.23: s. 2

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Terrorism (Community Protection) Act 2003

Justice Legislation Amendment (Police and Other Matters) Act 2024, No. 2/2024

Assent Date:

20.2.24

Commencement Date:

Ss 16−41 on 21.2.24: s. 2(1)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Terrorism (Community Protection) Act 2003

Justice Legislation Amendment (Integrity, Defamation and Other Matters) Act 2024, No. 31/2024

Assent Date:

10.9.24

Commencement Date:

Ss 34, 35 on 1.11.24: Special Gazette (No. 579) 29.10.24 p. 1; s. 113(Sch. 1 item 39) on 10.2.25: Special Gazette (No. 648) 26.11.24 p. 1

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Terrorism (Community Protection) Act 2003

Terrorism (Community Protection) and Control of Weapons Amendment Act 2025, No. 9/2025

Assent Date:

25.3.25

Commencement Date:

Ss 3–54 on 26.3.25: s. 2(1)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Terrorism (Community Protection) Act 2003
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    3     Explanatory details

[1] S. 10(6): The amendment proposed by section 68(Schedule 2 item 124.3) of the Oaths and Affirmations Act 2018, No. 6/2018 is not included in this publication because the word "sworn" does not appear in section 10(6).

Section 68(Schedule 2 item 124.3) reads as follows:


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