Victorian Numbered Acts

JUSTICE LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2023 (NO. 26 OF 2023)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Purposes  
   2.      Commencement  

   PART 2--AMENDMENT OF COURT SECURITY ACT 1980 AND OPEN COURTS ACT 2013

           Division 1--Court Security Act 1980

   3.      Definitions  
   4.      Powers of authorized officer  
   5.      Temporary measures in response to COVID-19 pandemic  
   6.      Statute law revision  

           Division 2--Open Courts Act 2013

   7.      Certain measures in relation to proceeding or hearing do not contravene rules of law relating to open justice  
   8.      New section 8C inserted  
   9.      Offence to record proceeding  
   10.     Offence to publish recording of proceeding  
   11.     Offence to transmit to or give recording of proceeding to another person  

   PART 3--AMENDMENTS RELATING TO CORONIAL INVESTIGATORS

           Division 1--Amendment of Coroners Act 2008

   12.     Definitions  
   13.     New section 15A inserted  
   14.     New section 122 inserted  

           Division 2--Amendment of Victoria Police Act 2013

   15.     Assistance to coroners  

   PART 4--AMENDMENT OF SPENT CONVICTIONS ACT 2021

   16.     Definitions  
   17.     New sections 5A and 5B inserted  
   18.     Conviction period  
   19.     Application for spent conviction order  
   20.     Use of criminal record information by law enforcement agencies, courts and tribunals  
   21.     Use of criminal record information by specified persons and bodies  
   22.     New sections 22A to 22E inserted  
   23.     Unlawful disclosure of conviction information  
   24.     Regulations  
   25.      New Part 6 inserted  

   PART 5--AMENDMENT OF FIREFIGHTERS' PRESUMPTIVE RIGHTS COMPENSATION LEGISLATION

           Division 1--Amendment of Firefighters' Presumptive Rights Compensation and Fire Services Legislation Amendment (Reform) Act 2019

   26.     Schedule 1 amended  

           Division 2--Amendment of Forests Act 1958

   27.     Third Schedule amended  

   PART 6--AMENDMENTS IN RELATION TO THE LEGAL PROFESSION

   28.     Part 9A heading amended  
   29.     Section 150E substituted  
   30.     New Division 3 inserted in Part 9A  
   31.     New section 153A inserted  
   32.     New Division 13 inserted in Part 12  
   33.     Amendment of Criminal Procedure Act 2009  

   PART 7--AMENDMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES ACT 2005

   34.     Definitions  
   35.     How proceeding in Family Division commenced  
   36.     Application for temporary assessment order by notice  
   37.     Making a protection application without placing child in emergency care  
   38.     Secretary may apply for therapeutic treatment order  
   39.     When can a therapeutic treatment (placement) order be made?  
   40.     Revocation of order  
   41.     Application if there is an irreconcilable difference  
   42.     Conciliation counselling  
   43.     Interim accommodation order  
   44.     Power of Secretary to transfer child  
   45.     Application for permanent care order  
   46.     Variation or revocation of permanent care order  
   47.     Reporting and monitoring  
   48.     Youth control order planning meeting report to be filed with registrar  
   49.     Explanation of and reasons for orders  
   50.     Witness summonses  
   51.     Court may issue or transmit court documents electronically  
   52.     New section 533B inserted  
   53.     Process  
   54.     Attendance at Court of author of report  
   55.     Pre-sentence report to be filed with registrar  
   56.     Group conference report to be filed with registrar  
   57.     Notice to be filed if child is placed in emergency care or apprehended without warrant  
   58.     Rules  
   59.      Part 8.5A repealed—statute law revision  

   PART 8--AMENDMENT OF JURY DIRECTIONS ACT 2015

   60.     Application of Division  
   61.     Direction on evidence of post-offence relationship  
   62.     Transitional provisions  

   PART 9--AMENDMENT OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ACT 2009

   63.     Persons who may witness statements in preliminary brief, full brief or hand-up brief  

   PART 10--VCAT-RELATED AMENDMENTS

           Division 1--Amendment of Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 1998

   64.     Definitions  
   65.     Applications to Magistrates' Court  
   66.     Rights and liabilities do not apply in certain circumstances  
   67.     More appropriate forum  

           Division 2--Amendment of Wrongs Act 1958

   68.     Definitions for Part IV  
   69.     Recovery of contribution  
   70.     New section 24ADA inserted  
   71.     Definitions for Part V  
   72.     New section 28AAB inserted  

           Division 3--Amendment of Limitation of Actions Act 1958

   73.     Definitions  
   74.     New section 39B inserted  

           Division 4--Amendment of Domestic Building Contracts Act 1995

   75.     VCAT to be chiefly responsible for resolving domestic building disputes  

   PART 11--AMENDMENT OF CRIMES ACT 1958

   76.     Definitions  
   77.     Section 464AAB amended  
   78.     Section 464FA amended  

   PART 12--AMENDMENT OF VICTORIA POLICE ACT 2013

   79.     Schedule 5 amended  

   PART 13--REPEAL OF THIS ACT

   80.     Repeal of this Act  
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