Victorian Current Acts

VETERANS ACT 2005

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY MATTERS

   1.      Purpose and outline  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Definitions  

   PART 2--THE VICTORIAN VETERANS COUNCIL

   4.      Establishment of the Victorian Veterans Council  
   5.      Objectives  
   6.      Functions  
   7.      Powers  
   8.      Members of the Victorian Veterans Council  
   9.      Term of office of members  
   10.     Conditions  
   11.     When a Victorian Veterans Council member ceases to hold office  
   12.     Removal from office  
   13.     Procedure at meetings  
   14.     Disclosure of interests of members  
   15.     Validity of decisions  
   16.     Acting appointments  
   17.     Annual report  
   18.     Minister may require information or advice from the Victorian Veterans Council  
   19.     Staff  

   PART 3--VICTORIAN VETERANS FUND

   20.     Victorian Veterans Fund  
   21.     Guidelines for payments from the Victorian Veterans Fund and from the ANZAC Day Proceeds Fund  
   22.     Offence to misapply grant from the Victorian Veterans Council  

   PART 4--PATRIOTIC FUNDS

           Division 1--Preliminary

   23.     What is a patriotic fund?  
   24.     Assets of patriotic fund  
   25.     Extra-territorial application of this Part  
   26.     Advice of the Victorian Veterans Council to the Minister  

           Division 2--General powers of the Director

   27.     Powers of the Director  
   28.     Director may refuse approval if trustee ineligible  
   29.     Certain persons not to act as trustees  
   30.     Powers of delegation  
   31.     Director is successor to the Patriotic Funds Council of Victoria  
   32.     Further powers  

           Division 3--The operation and administration of patriotic funds

   33.     Approval required to establish patriotic funds and to receive or collect for patriotic fund purposes  
   33A.    Amendment to trust deed of patriotic fund  
   33B.    Amalgamation of patriotic funds  
   34.     Power to trustees to transfer patriotic fund to other trustees  
   35.     Power to trustees to transfer patriotic fund to trustees of charitable trust, a charitable corporation or a Council  
   36.     Transfer of patriotic funds outside the State  
   36A.    Validation of transfers made without prior approval  
   37.     Power to Governor in Council to appoint trustee of patriotic fund  
   38.     Transfer of surplus moneys in patriotic fund by Governor in Council  
   39.     Vesting of patriotic funds in the Victorian Veterans Council in certain cases  
   40.     Acts done by trustees prior to transfer of patriotic fund validated  
   41.     Expenditure of patriotic funds  
   42.     Statement to be supplied by trustees of patriotic funds  
   43.     Other statement as to patriotic fund to be provided  
   44.     Penalties for neglecting to provide particulars  
   45.     Account  
   46.     Evidence of what is a patriotic fund  
   47.     Director may request accounts to be audited  
   48.     Financial institutions to provide certain information to Director  
   49.     Court orders concerning patriotic funds that are not functioning properly  
   50.     Director may appoint administrator immediately in certain circumstances  
   51.     Governor in Council may order patriotic fund to be wound up  
   52.     Powers of administrators  
   53.     Remuneration of administrator  
   54.     Administrator to report to Director  
   55.     Obligations of the administrator on completion of winding up  
   56.     Liabilities arising from administration  
   57.     Revocation of appointment  

           Division 4--Enforcement provisions

   58.     Minister or Director may require information  
   59.     Incorporation of Australian Consumer Law and Fair Trading Act 2012 enforcement provisions  
   60.     Production of identity card  
   61.     Searches to monitor compliance with this Act  
   62.     Offence-related searches and seizures  
   63.     Occupier to be given copy of consent  
   64.     Search warrant  
   65.     Announcement before entry  
   66.     Copy of warrant to be given to occupier  
   67.     Receipt must be given for any thing seized  
   68.     Copies of certain seized things to be given  
   69.     Use of equipment to examine or process things  
   70.     Use or seizure of electronic equipment at premises  
   71.     Compensation for damage caused during inspections  
   72.     Return of seized things  
   73.     Court may extend period  
   74.     Power of inspector to require information or documents  
   75.     Protection against self-incrimination  
   76.     Offence to hinder or obstruct inspector  
   77.     Offence to impersonate inspector  
   78.     Entry to be reported to the Director  
   79.     Register of exercise of powers of entry  
   80.     Complaints  
   81.     Disclosure of information  

           Division 5--Miscellaneous matters

   82.     Review of Director's decisions  
   83.     Director's report  
   84.     Persons who are liable for offences  
   85.     Repeal  

   PART 5--GENERAL

   86.     Regulations  
           ENDNOTES