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CHILD WELLBEING AND SAFETY (CHILD SAFE STANDARDS COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT) AMENDMENT ACT 2021 (NO. 23 OF 2021)


TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Purposes  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Principal Act  

   PART 2--CHILD WELLBEING AND SAFETY ACT 2005--REGULATORY AMENDMENTS

   4.      Purposes  
   5.      Definitions  
   6.      Principles for compliance with Child Safe Standards  
   7.      Governor in Council may specify day for compliance with Child Safe Standards  
   8.      Category 1 and 2 entities must comply with Child Safe Standards  
   9.      Prescribed entity must comply with Child Safe Standards  
   10.     Entity belonging to a prescribed class must comply with Child Safe Standards  
   11.     Exemption from requirement to comply with Child Safe Standards  
   12.     Application of Child Safe Standards to businesses not carried on by certain entities  
   13.     New section 23A inserted  
   14.     Objectives of Commission  
   15.     Functions of Commission  
   16.     New Division 2A of Part 6 inserted  
   17.     Schedule 1 substituted  
   18.     Schedule 2—Category 2 entities  

   PART 3--CHILD WELLBEING AND SAFETY ACT 2005--MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT

   19.     Definitions—Part 6  
   20.     Compliance with the Child Safe Standards  
   21.     Section 26 substituted  
   22.     Section 27 substituted  
   23.     Section 28 substituted  
   24.     Section 29 substituted  
   25.     Notice to produce  
   26.     Notice to comply  
   27.     Section 32 substituted  
   28.     Application to court  
   29.     Civil penalty  
   30.     New sections 34A to 34E inserted  
   31.     Protection against self-incrimination  
   32.     Assistance to be provided  
   33.     New sections 36A to 36I inserted  
   34.     Sections 37 and 38 repealed  
   35.     Section 39 substituted  
   36.     Internal review  
   37.     Application to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal  

   PART 4--CHILD WELLBEING AND SAFETY ACT 2005--CONFIDENTIALITY AND INFORMATION SHARING

   38.     Division 4 of Part 6 heading substituted  
   39.     Definitions—Division 4 of Part 6  
   40.     New sections 40A and 40B inserted  
   41.     Matters relevant to disclosures of information  
   42.     Disclosures made in good faith  
   43.     Section 41B substituted  
   44.     Section 41C substituted  
   45.     Disclosure to report concerns permitted  
   46.     Disclosure to protect child permitted  
   47.     Disclosing information to other authorities  
   48.     New section 41HA inserted  

   PART 5--CHILD WELLBEING AND SAFETY ACT 2005--REPORTING

   49.     Report of compliance by relevant entities with Child Safe Standards  
   50.     New section 41KA inserted  
   51.     Commission must first give opportunity to respond to adverse comment or opinion  
   52.     Application of Division  
   53.     Giving the report to Parliament  

   PART 6--EDUCATION AND TRAINING REFORM ACT 2006--REGULATORY AMENDMENTS

   54.     Definitions  
   55.     Interpretation  
   56.     Functions of Authority  
   57.     Requirements for registration  
   58.     Authority must not register school boarding premises unless satisfied of certain matters  
   59.     Criteria for registration  
   60.     Decision about registration  
   61.     Registration conditions  
   62.     Guidelines  
   63.     Faster action in exceptional circumstances  
   64.     Approval to provide courses for overseas students  
   65.     Suspension or cancellation of approval  
   66.     Faster action in exceptional circumstances  
   67.     Approval of overseas secondary student exchange organisations  
   68.     Conditions of approval  
   69.     Section 4.5A.6 substituted  

   PART 7--EDUCATION AND TRAINING REFORM ACT 2006--MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT

   70.     Review of operations of schools by Authority  
   71.     Section 4.3.8I repealed  
   72.     Review of operations of institutions and courses  
   73.     Powers of authorised officers  
   74.     New sections 5.8.3AA to 5.8.3AD inserted  
   75.     Definitions  
   76.     New Divisions 5 to 12 of Part 5.8 inserted  

   PART 8--CHILD WELLBEING AND SAFETY ACT 2005--MISCELLANEOUS

   77.     New section 46ZD inserted  

   PART 9--TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

           Division 1--Child Wellbeing and Safety Act 2005

   78.     Heading for new Division 1 of Part 9 inserted  
   79.     Heading for new Division 2 of Part 9 inserted  
   80.     New Division 3 of Part 9 inserted  

           Division 2--Education and Training Reform Act 2006

   81.     New section 5.10.2A inserted  

   PART 10--REPEAL OF THIS ACT

   82.     Repeal of this Act  
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