Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current ActsNo. 15 of 1991
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2 February 2024
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Version No. 052
No. 15 of 1991
Version incorporating amendments as at
2 February 2024
Pt 1 (Heading) inserted by No. 43/2014 s. 4.
Endnotes
1 General information
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Minister's second reading speech—
Legislative Assembly: 15 November 1990
Legislative Council: 20 March 1991
The long title for the Bill for this Act was "A Bill to make provision for matters relating to witness protection and for other purposes.".
The Witness Protection Act 1991 was assented to on 23 April 1991 and came into operation on 23 April 1991: section 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 Witness Protection Act 1991 by Acts and subordinate instruments.
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Witness Protection (Amendment) Act 1994, No. 28/1994
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Assent Date: |
24.5.94 |
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Commencement Date: |
22.4.94: s. 2 |
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Current State: |
All of Act in operation |
Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1996, No. 43/1996
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Assent Date: |
26.11.96 |
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Commencement Date: |
S. 65(Sch. item 14) on 2.10.97: Government Gazette 2.10.97 p. 2731 |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Witness Protection Act 1991 |
Witness Protection (Amendment) Act 1996, No. 58/1996
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Assent Date: |
10.12.96 |
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Commencement Date: |
All of Act (except s. 12) on 10.12.96: s. 2(1); s. 12 on 2.10.97: Government Gazette 2.10.97 p. 2731 |
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Current State: |
All of Act in operation |
Witness Protection (Amendment) Act 2000, No. 31/2000
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Assent Date: |
30.5.00 |
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Commencement Date: |
31.5.00: s. 2 |
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Current State: |
All of Act in operation |
Statute Law Further Amendment (Relationships) Act 2001, No. 72/2001
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Assent Date: |
7.11.01 |
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Commencement Date: |
S. 3(Sch. item 13) on 20.12.01: Government Gazette 20.12.01 p. 3127 |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Witness Protection Act 1991 |
Statute Law (Further Revision) Act 2002, No. 11/2002
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Assent Date: |
23.4.02 |
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Commencement Date: |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Witness Protection Act 1991 |
National Crime Authority (State Provisions) (Amendment) Act 2002, No. 18/2002
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Assent Date: |
21.5.02 |
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Commencement Date: |
S. 25 on 22.5.02: s. 2 |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Witness Protection Act 1991 |
Australian Crime Commission (State Provisions) Act 2003, No. 52/2003
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Assent Date: |
16.6.03 |
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Commencement Date: |
S. 52(Sch. 1 item 14) on 16.10.03: Government Gazette 16.10.03 p. 2624 |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Witness Protection Act 1991 |
Major Crime Legislation (Office of Police Integrity) Act 2004, No. 63/2004
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Assent Date: |
12.10.04 |
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Commencement Date: |
S. 33 on 16.11.04: Special Gazette (No. 237) 16.11.04 p. 1 |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Witness Protection Act 1991 |
Relationships Act 2008, No. 12/2008
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Assent Date: |
15.4.08 |
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Commencement Date: |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Witness Protection Act 1991 |
Police Integrity Act 2008, No. 34/2008
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Assent Date: |
1.7.08 |
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Commencement Date: |
S. 143(Sch. 2 item 15) on 5.12.08: Special Gazette (No. 340) 4.12.08 p. 1 |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Witness Protection Act 1991 |
Justice Legislation Further Amendment Act 2009, No. 55/2009
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Assent Date: |
22.9.09 |
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Commencement Date: |
S. 62 on 30.10.09: Government Gazette 29.10.09 p. 2729 |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Witness Protection Act 1991 |
Integrity and Accountability Legislation Amendment Act 2012, No. 82/2012
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Assent Date: |
18.12.12 |
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Commencement Date: |
Ss 168, 169 on 10.2.13: Special Gazette (No. 32) 6.2.13 p. 2 |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Witness Protection Act 1991 |
Victoria Police Amendment (Consequential and Other Matters) Act 2014, No. 37/2014
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Assent Date: |
3.6.14 |
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Commencement Date: |
S. 10(Sch. item 185) on 1.7.14: Special Gazette (No. 200) 24.6.14 p. 2 |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Witness Protection Act 1991 |
Witness Protection Amendment Act 2014, No. 43/2014
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Assent Date: |
17.6.14 |
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Commencement Date: |
Ss 4–36 on 1.7.14: Special Gazette (No. 200) 24.6.14 p. 3; s. 37 on 1.7.14: s. 2(2) |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Witness Protection Act 1991 |
Inquiries Act 2014, No. 67/2014
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Assent Date: |
23.9.14 |
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Commencement Date: |
S. 147(Sch. 2 item 45) on 15.10.14: Special Gazette (No. 364) 14.10.14 p. 2 |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Witness Protection Act 1991 |
Witness Protection Amendment Act 2016, No. 34/2016
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Assent Date: |
15.6.16 |
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Commencement Date: |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Witness Protection Act 1991 |
Special Investigator Act 2021, No. 50/2021
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Assent Date: |
30.11.21 |
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Commencement Date: |
Ss 145–147 on 1.12.21: s. 2 |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Witness Protection Act 1991 |
Special Investigator Repeal Act 2023, No. 31/2023
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Assent Date: |
8.11.23 |
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Commencement Date: |
Ss 69–71 on 2.2.24: Special Gazette (No. 687) 19.12.23 p. 1 |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Witness Protection Act 1991 |
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3 Explanatory details
No entries at date of publication.