Victorian Numbered Acts

CHILDREN LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2019 (NO. 30 OF 2019)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Purposes  
   2.      Commencement  

   PART 2--AMENDMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES ACT 2005

   3.      Definitions  
   4.      Secretary may authorise principal officer of Aboriginal agency to act  
   5.      Powers and functions of acting principal officer  
   6.      Disclosure of information by Secretary to principal officer of Aboriginal agency  
   7.      Identity of reporter or referrer confidential  
   8.      Secretary may specify certain issues  
   9.      Who is a mandatory reporter?  
   10.     Mandatory reporting  
   11.     Disclosure and use of information under this Act  
   12.     Internal review  
   13.     Internal review—decision of principal officer of Aboriginal agency  
   14.     Powers of Secretary in relation to medical services and operations  

   PART 3--AMENDMENT OF CHILDREN LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (INFORMATION SHARING) ACT 2018

   15.     Definitions  

   PART 4--AMENDMENT OF CRIMES ACT 1958

   16.     Failure to disclose sexual offence committed against child under the age of 16 years  
   17.     New section 636 inserted  

   PART 5--AMENDMENT OF EVIDENCE ACT 2008

   18.     Religious confessions  

   PART 6--AMENDMENT OF PRIVACY AND DATA PROTECTION ACT 2014

   19.     Exemption—information sharing under the Child Wellbeing and Safety Act 2005  

   PART 7--AMENDMENT OF WORKING WITH CHILDREN ACT 2005

   20.     Outcome of application for working with children check  
   21.     Determination of re-assessment—category A  
   22.     Revocation of assessment notice and surrender of document  
   23.     Restriction on right to re-apply for working with children check  
   24.     Jurisdiction of VCAT—general  
   25.     Jurisdiction of VCAT—category A  
   26.     Sex offenders not to apply for assessment notice  
   27.     New section 56 inserted  
   28.     Schedule 1 amended  
   29.     Schedule 3 amended  
   30.     Statute law revision amendment  

   PART 8--AMENDMENT OF LIMITATION OF ACTIONS ACT 1958

   31.     New section 27OA inserted  
   32.     New sections 27QA to 27QF inserted  
   33.     Provisions as to actions already barred and pending actions  
   34.     New section 38C inserted  

   PART 9--REPEAL OF THIS ACT

   35.     Repeal of this Act  
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