Victorian Numbered Acts

JUSTICE LEGISLATION MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS ACT 2009 (NO. 87 OF 2009) - SECT 1

The main purposes of this Act are—

        (a)     to amend the Crimes Act 1958 in relation to digital evidence capture;

        (b)     to amend the Criminal Procedure Act 2009 to replace a reference to a trial judge;

        (c)     to amend the Major Crime (Investigative Powers) Act 2004 and the Major Crime Legislation Amendment Act 2009 to improve the operation of provisions of those Acts;

        (d)     to make miscellaneous amendments to the Sheriff Act 2009 to improve the operation of that Act and consequential amendments to other Acts to remove redundant references to the sheriff and the deputy sheriff;

        (e)     to amend the Telecommunications (Interception) (State Provisions) Act 1988 to ensure consistency with the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 of the Commonwealth;

        (f)     to amend the Infringements Act 2006 and other Acts to improve the operation of the infringements system.