Victorian Numbered Acts

JUSTICE LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (POLICE AND OTHER MATTERS) ACT 2024 (NO. 2 OF 2024) - SECT 17

After section 22BD of the Terrorism (Community Protection) Act 2003 insert —

        " 22BDA     CVE MAP member may appoint representative for meeting

    (1)     If a member of the CVE MAP specified in Column 2 of the following Table will not attend a meeting of the CVE MAP for any reason, the member, by instrument, may appoint a person specified in Column 3 opposite that member to represent the member's home entity at the meeting of the CVE MAP.

Table

Column 1 Item	Column 2 Member of the CVE MAP	Column 3 Person who may be appointed as a representative
1	A member of the CVE MAP appointed under section 22AT	A person employed in the Department of Justice and Community Safety under Part 3 of the Public Administration Act 2004
2	A member of the CVE MAP appointed under section 22AU following a nomination by the Chief Commissioner of Police	A member of Victoria Police personnel
3	A member of the CVE MAP appointed under section 22AU following a nomination by a Department Head	A person employed in the Department of that Department Head under Part 3 of the Public Administration Act 2004
4	A member of the CVE MAP appointed under section 22AU following a nomination by an Administrative Office Head	A person employed in the Administrative Office of that Administrative Office Head under Part 3 of the Public Administration Act 2004
5	A member of the CVE MAP appointed under section 22AU following a nomination by the Commissioner for Corrections	A person employed under Part 3 of the Public Administration Act 2004 for the purposes of the Corrections Act 1986
6	A member of the CVE MAP appointed under section 22AV for whom a home entity has been specified in the member's instrument of appointment under section 22AV(2)	A person engaged (whether as an employee or otherwise) by that home entity

    (2)     A member of the CVE MAP who appoints a representative must specify in the instrument of appointment—

        (a)     the meeting of the CVE MAP for which the appointment is made; and

        (b)     the date on which the appointment commences, which must not be earlier than 3 weeks before that meeting; and

        (c)     the date on which the appointment expires, which must not be later than 3 weeks after that meeting.

    (3)     A representative may attend and participate in the meeting of the CVE MAP specified in the representative's instrument of appointment.

    (4)     Nothing in this section has the effect that a representative—

        (a)     is to be counted as a member for the purposes of determining whether there is a quorum of the CVE MAP at the meeting specified in the representative's instrument of appointment; or

        (b)     has a vote on any question arising at that meeting; or

        (c)     may participate in the making of a resolution of the CVE MAP without a meeting in accordance with section 22BCA.

    (5)     In this section—

home entity has the meaning given by section 22EJ(1);

"representative" means a person appointed under subsection (1).".