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VICTORIAN INSPECTORATE ACT 2011 - NOTES

Version No. 045

No. 70 of 2011
Version incorporating amendments as at
1 July 2024

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Version No. 045

Victorian Inspectorate Act 2011

No. 70 of 2011

Version incorporating amendments as at
1 July 2024

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 October 2011

    Legislative Council: 10 November 2011

    The long title for the Bill for this Act was "A Bill for an Act to establish the Victorian Inspectorate to provide oversight of the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission, to amend certain Acts and for other purposes."

The Victorian Inspectorate Act 2011 was assented to on 29 November 2011 and came into operation on 1 July 2012: section 2(2).

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 Victorian Inspectorate Act 2011 by Acts and subordinate instruments.

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Victorian Inspectorate Act 2011, No. 70/2011

Assent Date:

29.11.11

Commencement Date:

S. 105(4) on 10.2.15: s. 105(4); s. 107(4) inserted on 26.4.21 by No. 11/2021 s. 182: s. 2(2)

Note:

S. 107(4) repealed s. 107 on 26.4.23

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Victorian Inspectorate Act 2011

Victorian Inspectorate Amendment Act 2012, No. 19/2012

Assent Date:

24.4.12

Commencement Date:

Ss 3–21 on 10.2.13: Special Gazette (No. 32) 6.2.13 p. 1

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Victorian Inspectorate Act 2011

Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission Amendment (Examinations) Act 2012, No. 28/2012

Assent Date:

29.5.12

Commencement Date:

Ss 32–34 on 10.2.13: Special Gazette (No. 32) 6.2.13 p. 1

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Victorian Inspectorate Act 2011

Evidence Amendment (Journalist Privilege) Act 2012, No. 52/2012

Assent Date:

18.9.12

Commencement Date:

Ss 25, 26 on 10.2.13: Special Gazette (No. 32) 6.2.13 p. 3

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Victorian Inspectorate Act 2011

Integrity and Accountability Legislation Amendment Act 2012, No. 82/2012 (as amended by No. 70/2013)

Assent Date:

18.12.12

Commencement Date:

S. 152 on 19.12.12: s. 2(1); ss 26–62, 197–220, 261–282 on 10.2.13: Special Gazette (No. 32) 6.2.13 p. 2; ss 301, 302, 320, 321 on 11.2.13: s. 2(5)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Victorian Inspectorate Act 2011

Protected Disclosure Act 2012, No. 85/2012

Assent Date:

18.12.12

Commencement Date:

Ss 106–123 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 Victorian Inspectorate Act 2011

Integrity Legislation Amendment Act 2013, No. 28/2013

Assent Date:

15.5.13

Commencement Date:

S. 4 on 15.5.13: s. 2(1)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Victorian Inspectorate Act 2011

Statute Law Revision Act 2013, No. 70/2013

Assent Date:

19.11.13

Commencement Date:

S. 3(Sch. 1 item 59) on 11.2.13: s. 2(2)(g)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Victorian Inspectorate Act 2011

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

Assent Date:

25.3.14

Commencement Date:

S. 160(Sch. 2 item 106) 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 Victorian Inspectorate Act 2011

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

Assent Date:

3.6.14

Commencement Date:

S. 10(Sch. item 179) 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 Victorian Inspectorate Act 2011

Freedom of Information and Victorian Inspectorate Acts Amendment Act 2014, No. 59/2014

Assent Date:

2.9.14

Commencement Date:

Ss 25–27, 29–31 on 3.9.14: s. 2(1); s. 28 on 7.10.14: Special Gazette (No. 350) 7.10.14 p. 1

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Victorian Inspectorate Act 2011

Inquiries Act 2014, No. 67/2014

Assent Date:

23.9.14

Commencement Date:

S. 147(Sch. 2 item 44) on 15.10.14: Special Gazette (No. 364) 14.10.14 p. 2

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Victorian Inspectorate Act 2011

Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2015, No. 20/2015

Assent Date:

16.6.15

Commencement Date:

S. 56(Sch. 1 item 15) on 17.6.15: s. 2(3)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Victorian Inspectorate Act 2011

Statute Law Revision Act 2015, No. 21/2015

Assent Date:

16.6.15

Commencement Date:

S. 3(Sch. 1 item 65) on 1.8.15: s. 2(1)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Victorian Inspectorate Act 2011

Judicial Commission of Victoria Act 2016, No. 16/2016

Assent Date:

19.4.16

Commencement Date:

Ss 177–185 on 1.7.17: s. 2(2)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Victorian Inspectorate Act 2011

Integrity and Accountability Legislation Amendment (A Stronger System) Act 2016, No. 30/2016

Assent Date:

31.5.16

Commencement Date:

Ss 75–77 on 1.7.16: Special Gazette (No. 194) 21.6.16 p. 1

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Victorian Inspectorate Act 2011

Witness Protection Amendment Act 2016, No. 34/2016

Assent Date:

15.6.16

Commencement Date:

Ss 35–39 on 1.7.17: s. 2(2)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Victorian Inspectorate Act 2011

Freedom of Information Amendment (Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner) Act 2017, No. 20/2017

Assent Date:

16.5.17

Commencement Date:

Ss 107–127 on 1.9.17: s. 2(3)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Victorian Inspectorate Act 2011

Oaths and Affirmations Act 2018, No. 6/2018

Assent Date:

27.2.18

Commencement Date:

S. 68(Sch. 2 item 135) on 1.3.19: s. 2(2)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Victorian Inspectorate Act 2011

Integrity and Accountability Legislation Amendment (Public Interest Disclosures, Oversight and Independence) Act 2019, No. 2/2019

Assent Date:

5.3.19

Commencement Date:

Ss 197, 202–208 on 6.3.19: s. 2(1); ss 58–71, 72(Sch. 1 Pt B) on 31.12.19: Special Gazette (No. 537) 17.12.19 p. 1; ss 131–141 on 1.1.20: s. 2(3); ss 182–187 on 1.7.20: s. 2(4)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Victorian Inspectorate Act 2011

Audit Amendment Act 2019, No. 12/2019

Assent Date:

4.6.19

Commencement Date:

Ss 10–18 on 1.7.19: s. 2(2)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Victorian Inspectorate Act 2011

Guardianship and Administration Act 2019, No. 13/2019

Assent Date:

4.6.19

Commencement Date:

S. 221(Sch. 1 item 60) on 1.3.20: s. 2(2)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Victorian Inspectorate Act 2011

Disability (National Disability Insurance Scheme Transition) Amendment Act 2019, No. 19/2019

Assent Date:

25.6.19

Commencement Date:

S. 274(1) on 1.7.19: Special Gazette (No. 254) 25.6.19 p. 1; s. 274(2) on 1.7.20: s. 2(4)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Victorian Inspectorate Act 2011

Wage Theft Act 2020, No. 21/2020

Assent Date:

23.6.20

Commencement Date:

Ss 84–98 on 1.7.21: s. 2(2)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Victorian Inspectorate Act 2011

Justice Legislation Amendment (System Enhancements and Other Matters) Act 2021, No. 11/2021

Assent Date:

23.3.21

Commencement Date:

Ss 171–182 on 26.4.21: s. 2(2)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Victorian Inspectorate Act 2011

Special Investigator Act 2021, No. 50/2021

Assent Date:

30.11.21

Commencement Date:

Ss 103–127 on 1.12.21: s. 2

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Victorian Inspectorate Act 2011

Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022, No. 39/2022

Assent Date:

6.9.22

Commencement Date:

S. 881 on 1.9.23: s. 2(2)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Victorian Inspectorate Act 2011

Disability and Social Services Regulation Amendment Act 2023, No. 9/2023

Assent Date:

23.5.23

Commencement Date:

S. 252 on 24.5.23: s. 2(1); s. 263 on 1.7.24: s. 2(3)

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Victorian Inspectorate Act 2011

Special Investigator Repeal Act 2023, No. 31/2023

Assent Date:

8.11.23

Commencement Date:

Ss 18–42 on 2.2.24: Special Gazette (No. 687) 19.12.23 p. 1

Current State:

This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Victorian Inspectorate Act 2011

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    3     Explanatory details

[1] The provisions of this Act have been renumbered and relettered according to sections 301 and 302 of the Integrity and Accountability Legislation Amendment Act 2012, No. 82/2012 (repealed).

S. 301 read as follows:

        301     Renumbering of sections of the Victorian Inspectorate Act 2011

The sections of the Victorian Inspectorate Act 2011 set out in column 1 of the Table to this section are renumbered as set out opposite those sections in column 2 of the Table.

Table

Column 1

Section number

Column 2

Renumbered section number

1

1

2

2

3

3

3A

4

4

5

5

6

5A

7

6

8

7

9

8

10

9

11

10

12

10A

13

10B

14

11

15

12

16

13

17


Column 1

Section number

Column 2

Renumbered section number

14

18

15

19

16

20

17

21

18

22

19

23

20

24

21

25

22

26

23

27

24

28

25

29

26

30

27

31

28

32

28A

33

28B

34

28BA

35

28C

36

28D

37

28E

38

28F

39

28G

40

28H

41

28I

42

29

43

30

44

30A

45

Column 1

Section number

Column 2

Renumbered section number

31

46

32

47

33

48

33A

49

33B

50

33C

51

33D

52

33E

53

33F

54

33G

55

33H

56

33I

57

33J

58

33K

59

33L

60

33LA

61

33M

62

33N

63

33O

64

33P

65

33Q

66

33R

67

33S

68

33SA

Note

This section inserted by the Evidence Amendment (Journalist Privilege) Act 2012

69

Column 1

Section number

Column 2

Renumbered section number

33T

70

33U

71

33V

72

33W

73

33X

74

33Y

75

33Z

76

33ZA

77

34

78

35

79

35A

80

35B

81

35C

82

35D

83

35E

84

35F

85

35G

86

36

87

36A

88

37

89

37A

90

38

91

38A

92

39

93

39A

94

39B

95

39C

96

39D

97

Column 1

Section number

Column 2

Renumbered section number

39E

98

39F

99

39G

100

39H

101

40

102

41

103

42

104

42A

105

42B

106

S. 302 read as follows:

        302     Renumbering of other provisions of the Victorian Inspectorate Act 2011

    (1)     The Parts of the Victorian Inspectorate Act 2011 are renumbered so that they bear consecutive Arabic numerals starting with "1".

    (2)     The Divisions of each Part of the Victorian Inspectorate Act 2011 are renumbered so that they bear consecutive Arabic numerals starting with "1".

    (3)     The subsections of each section of the Victorian Inspectorate Act 2011 are renumbered so that they bear consecutive Arabic numerals enclosed in parentheses starting with "(1)".

    (4)     The paragraphs of each section or subsection, or of each definition, of the Victorian Inspectorate Act 2011 are relettered so that they bear lower‑case letters in alphabetical order enclosed in parentheses starting with "(a)".

    (5)     The subparagraphs of each paragraph of each section or subsection, or of each paragraph of each definition, of the Victorian Inspectorate Act 2011 are renumbered so that they bear consecutive lower-case Roman numerals enclosed in parentheses starting with "(i)".

    (6)     The sub-subparagraphs of each subparagraph of each paragraph of each section or subsection,
or of each subparagraph of each paragraph of each definition, of the Victorian Inspectorate Act 2011 are relettered so that they bear upper‑case letters in alphabetical order in parentheses starting with "(A)".

    (7)     Each provision of the Victorian Inspectorate Act 2011 that refers to a provision that has been renumbered or relettered under section 301 or this section is amended by omitting the reference and substituting a reference to the last-mentioned provision as renumbered or relettered.

    (8)     In this section, "provision" includes paragraph, subparagraph and sub-subparagraph.

[2] S. 5(f): The amendment proposed by section 108(a) of the Freedom of Information Amendment (Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner) Act 2017, No. 20/2017 (repealed) is not included in this publication as "Examiners." does not appear in section 5(f).

Section 108(a) read as follows:

        108     Objects of Act

In section 5 of the Victorian Inspectorate Act 2011—

        (a)     in paragraph (f), for "Examiners." substitute "Examiners;".

[3] S. 86(1): The amendment proposed by section 123 of the Freedom of Information Amendment (Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner) Act 2017, No. 20/2017 (repealed) is not included in this publication because the words "or 85" do not appear in section 86(1).

Section 123 read as follows:

        123     Recommendations must not include information likely to identify person who makes an assessable disclosure

In section 86(1) of the Victorian Inspectorate Act 2011, for "or 85" substitute ", 85, 85A or 85B(1)".

[4] S. 102(2) def. of relevant person or body: The amendment proposed by section 127(a) of the Freedom of Information Amendment (Office
of the Victorian Information Commissioner) Act 2017, No. 20/2017 (repealed) is not included in this publication as "Examiner." does not appear in section 102(2).

Section 127(a) read as follows:

        127     Exemption from Freedom of Information Act 1982

In section 102(2) of the Victorian Inspectorate Act 2011, in the definition of "relevant person or body"—

        (a)     in paragraph (m), for "Examiner." substitute "Examiner;".

[5] Pt 5 Div. 2 (repealed): The proposed repeal of section 48 by section 123 of the Protected Disclosure Act 2012, No. 85/2012 is not included in this publication due to the earlier repeal of section 48 by section 152(3) of the Integrity and Accountability Legislation Amendment Act 2012, No. 82/2012 (repealed).


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