Victorian Numbered Acts

CRIMES (SEXUAL OFFENCES) ACT 2006 (NO 2 OF 2006)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Purpose  
   2.      Commencement  

   PART 2--AMENDMENT OF CRIMES ACT 1958

   3.      New definition inserted  
   4.      Jury directions on consent  
   5.      New sections 37A and 37B inserted  
   6.      Rape  
   7.      New section 38A inserted  
   8.      Incest  
   9.      Sexual penetration of child under the age of 16  
   10.     Indecent act with child under the age of 16  
   11.     Sexual relationship with child under the age of 16  
   12.     Sexual penetration of 16 or 17 year old child  
   13.     New section 49 substituted  
   14.     Subdivision heading substituted  
   15.     Definitions  
   16.     New section 51 substituted  
   17.     Sexual offences against residents of residential facilities  
   18.     New section 58 substituted  
   19.     Repeal of section 60  

   PART 3--AMENDMENT OF CRIMES (CRIMINAL TRIALS) ACT 1999

   20.     Definition  
   21.     Presentment to be filed  
   22.     Directions hearing  
   23.     Manner of giving evidence  

   PART 4--AMENDMENT OF EVIDENCE ACT 1958

   24.     Definitions  
   25.     Evidence of children and persons with a cognitive impairment  
   26.     Repeal of section 23A  
   27.     New section 32AB inserted  
   28.     Definition  
   29.     Exclusion of evidence of confidential communications  
   30.     Restriction on granting leave  
   31.     Limitations on privilege  
   32.     Insertion of Note  
   33.     Special rules of evidence in relation to certain offences which relate to rape  
   34.     Alternative arrangements for giving evidence in certain proceedings  
   35.     New section 37CA inserted  
   36.     Video link evidence from overseas in certain proceedings  
   37.     New section 37E inserted  
   38.     New Division 3AA inserted  

   PART 5--AMENDMENT OF MAGISTRATES' COURT ACT 1989

   39.     Definitions  
   40.     New Part 3A of Schedule 5 inserted  
   41.     Procedure where hand-up brief served  

   PART 6--CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENT OF OTHER ACTS

   42.     Consequential amendment of Crimes Act 1958  
   43.     Consequential amendment of Sentencing Act 1991  
   44.     Consequential amendment of Serious Sex Offenders Monitoring Act 2005  
   45.     Consequential amendment of Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004  
   46.     Consequential amendment of Victims of Crime Assistance Act 1996  
   47.     Consequential amendment of Working with Children Act 2005  
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