Victorian Current Acts

CHANGE OR SUPPRESSION (CONVERSION) PRACTICES PROHIBITION ACT 2021

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

           Division 1--General

   1.      Purposes  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Objects of this Act  
   4.      Definitions  
   5.      Meaning of change or suppression practice  
   6.      Act binds the Crown  
   7.      Contravention does not create civil or criminal liability  
   8.      Extra-territorial application  

           Division 2--Change or suppression practices are prohibited

   9.      General prohibition on change or suppression practices  

   PART 2--OFFENCES RELATING TO CHANGE OR SUPPRESSION PRACTICES

           Division 1--Offences

   10.     Offence of engaging in one or more change or suppression practices that cause serious injury  
   11.     Offence of engaging in one or more change or suppression practices that cause injury  
   12.     Offence of taking a person from Victoria for a change or suppression practice  
   13.     Offence of advertising a change or suppression practice  
   14.     Production of documents relating to advertising offence  

           Division 2--General matters relating to offences against this Part

   15.     Corporate criminal responsibility for offence against this Part  
   16.     Who may bring proceedings for an offence under section 13  

   PART 3--CIVIL RESPONSE SCHEME

           Division 1--Functions and powers of Commission

   17.     Functions and powers of Commission  
   18.     Functions of Commission—educative function  
   19.     Functions of Commission—research function  
   20.     Commission may report on educative or research functions  
   21.     Functions of Commission—receiving reports and facilitating outcomes  
   22.     Staff of Commission  
   23.     Delegation  

           Division 2--Reporting change or suppression practices to Commission

   24.     Reporting change or suppression practices  
   25.     Principles for responding to reports  
   26.     Commission may request more information  
   27.     Consideration of reports  
   28.     Responding to reports  
   29.     Referral of reports  
   30.     Discretion to decline to respond to report  
   31.     Withdrawal from facilitation of an outcome  
   32.     Agreements resulting from facilitation  
   33.     Registration of agreements  

           Division 3--Investigations

   34.     When investigation may be conducted  
   35.     Commission to conduct investigation as it considers fit  
   36.     Power to compel provision of information and production of documents  
   37.     Power to compel attendance  
   38.     Compliance with notice requiring attendance or production of documents  
   39.     Protection against self-incrimination  
   40.     Disclosure of identity of persons who give information or documents  
   41.     Publication of evidence, information or documents  
   42.     Outcome of an investigation  

           Division 4--Remedies

   43.     Enforceable undertakings  
   44.     Register of enforceable undertakings  
   45.     Compliance notices  
   46.     Failure to comply with enforceable undertaking or compliance notice  
   47.     Vicarious liability  
   48.     Who may bring proceedings for an offence under this Part  
   49.     Reports etc. that relate to organisations  

   PART 4--GENERAL MATTERS

           Division 1--Secrecy

   50.     Definition  
   51.     Secrecy  
   52.     Disclosure to courts  

           Division 2--Provisions relating to certain proceedings

   53.     Commission not to prejudice certain proceedings or investigations  
   54.     Person bringing proceedings presumed to be authorised to do so  
   55.     Commission may assist in proceedings as amicus curiae  

           Division 3--Annual report and review of Act

   56.     Annual report  
   57.     Review of this Act  

           Division 4--Regulations

   58.     Regulations  
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