Victorian Numbered Acts

JUSTICE LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (VICTIMS OF CRIME ASSISTANCE AND OTHER MATTERS) ACT 2010 (NO. 18 OF 2010)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Purposes  
   2.      Commencement  

   PART 2--VICTIMS OF CRIME

           Division 1--Amendments to the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005

   3.      Definitions  
   4.      Victim impact statements  
   5.      New sections 359A and 359B inserted  
   6.      Transitional provision  

           Division 2--Amendments to the Sentencing Act 1991

   7.      Contents of victim impact statement  
   8.      Reading aloud of victim impact statement  
   9.      New sections 95G and 95H inserted  
   10.     Transitional provision  

           Division 3--Amendments to the Victims of Crime Assistance Act 1996

   11.     Definitions  
   12.     Assistance available to primary victims  
   13.     Delegation  
   14.     Review of Tribunal decisions  
   15.     Section 59A inserted  
   16.     New section 81 inserted  

   PART 3--AMENDMENTS TO THE FAMILY VIOLENCE PROTECTION ACT 2008 AND STALKING INTERVENTION ORDERS ACT 2008

           Division 1--Amendments to Family Violence Protection Act 2008

   17.     Search of person and seizure of objects  
   18.     Court may make interim order  
   19.     Evidentiary requirements for making interim orders  
   20.     Explanation of interim order  
   21.     New Division 3A of Part 4 inserted  
   22.     Consent orders  
   23.     Decision about contact with a child  
   24.     Conditions about arrangements for contact with child if not Family Law Act order  
   25.     Power of the court to vary or revoke family violence intervention order  
   26.     Court may make interim order on application for variation of family violence intervention order  

           Division 1--applies to applications for variations, revocations or extensions of family violence intervention orders. See the definition of family violence intervention order in section 11.".

   27.     Further application for variation etc. in respect of child  
   28.     Section 107 substituted  
   29.     Rehearing of certain proceeding  
   30.     Warrants to search premises and vehicles  
   31.     Announcement before entry  
   32.     Copy of warrant to be given to occupier  
   33.     New section 171A inserted  
   34.     Family violence intervention orders prevail over child protection orders  
   35.     Service of family violence intervention orders  
   36.     Statute law revision  
   37.     New Division 5 of Part 14 inserted  

           Division 2--Amendments to Stalking Intervention Orders Act 2008

   38.     Warrants to search premises and vehicles  
   39.     Announcement before entry  
   40.     Copy of warrant to be given to occupier  

   PART 4--INFRINGEMENT NOTICES SERVED ON CHILDREN

           Division 1--Amendments to the Infringements Act 2006

   41.     Decision to go to Court—lodgeable infringement offences  
   42.     New section 40AA inserted in Part 2  
   43.     Payment plans may extend period for bringing proceedings for offence  
   44.     New section 211 inserted  

           Division 2--Amendments to the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005

   45.     Time limits for filing a charge-sheet  
   46.     New section 617 inserted  
   47.     New Part 4 inserted in Schedule 3  

   PART 5--PROVISIONS RELATED TO LIQUOR AND DISORDERLY CONDUCT

           Division 1--Amendments to Liquor Control Reform Act 1998

   48.     Infringement penalty for offence of failing to leave licensed premises  
   49.     Period of operation of banning notices  

           Division 2--Amendments to Summary Offences Act 1966

   50.     Penalty for persons found drunk  
   51.     Penalty for persons found drunk and disorderly  
   52.     Penalty for disorderly conduct  
   53.     Infringement penalties for drunk and disorderly offences  

   PART 6--REPEAL OF AMENDING ACT

   54.     Repeal of amending Act  
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