Victorian Numbered Acts

JUSTICE LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2015 (NO. 20 OF 2015)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Purposes  
   2.      Commencement  

   PART 2--AMENDMENT OF CONFISCATION ACT 1997

   3.      Unexplained wealth restraining orders  
   4.      Registration of interstate orders  
   5.      Charge on property subject to registered interstate restraining order  
   6.      Provision of legal aid  
   7.      Change of references to Department of Justice  

   PART 3--AMENDMENT OF CONTROL OF WEAPONS ACT 1990

   8.      Control of controlled weapons  
   9.      Infringement penalty  
   10.     Planned designation of search area  

   PART 4--AMENDMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT LEGISLATION

   11.     New section 76A inserted  
   12.     Responsible entity to conduct audit  

   PART 5--AMENDMENT OF SEX OFFENDERS REGISTRATION ACT 2004

   13.     Definitions  
   14.     Register of Sex Offenders  
   15.     Person with access to Register not to disclose personal information from it  

   PART 6--REPEAL OF MAGISTRATES' COURT AMENDMENT (ASSESSMENT AND REFERRAL COURT LIST) ACT 2010

   16.     Repeal of Magistrates' Court Amendment (Assessment and Referral Court List) Act 2010  

   PART 7--AMENDMENT OF VICTORIAN CIVIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL ACT 1998

   17.     Application fee  
   18.     Reduction, waiver, postponement, remission or refund of fees  
   19.     Regulations  
   20.      Schedule 2—Subject matter for rules amended  

   PART 8--AMENDMENT OF CRIMES ACT 1958

   21.     Assaults  
   22.     Further explanation of theft  
   23.     Section 319A definitions  
   24.     New section 627 inserted  

   PART 9--AMENDMENT OF WORKING WITH CHILDREN ACT 2005

   25.     Category B application  
   26.     Determination of re-assessment—category B  
   27.     Determination of re-assessment—category C  
   28.     Revocation powers on failure to provide information  
   29.     New clause 9A inserted in Schedule 2  
   30.     Clause 14A of Schedule 2 amended  

   PART 10--AMENDMENT OF FAMILY VIOLENCE PROTECTION AMENDMENT ACT 2014

   31.     Amendment of default commencement date  
   32.     Repeal of amending Act  

   PART 11--AMENDMENT OF CRIMES (MENTAL IMPAIRMENT AND UNFITNESS TO BE TRIED) ACT 1997

   33.     Variation of custodial supervision orders  
   34.     Variation of custodial supervision orders on application or review  
   35.     Court must order report as to supervision  
   36.     Contents of report  
   37.     Victim impact statements  

   PART 12--AMENDMENT OF CORRECTIONS ACT 1986

   38.     Agreements with the Chief Commissioner  
   39.     Validation—Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2015  

   PART 13--AMENDMENT OF WORKING WITH CHILDREN AMENDMENT (MINISTERS OF RELIGION AND OTHER MATTERS) ACT 2014

   40.     What is child-related work?  

   PART 14--AMENDMENT OF ROAD LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2013

   41.     New section 7A inserted  

   PART 15--AMENDMENT OF OTHER ACTS

           Division 1--Miscellaneous amendments

   42.     Criminal Procedure Act 2009—Schedule 3  
   43.     Coroners Act 2008—Appointment of coroners  
   44.     Magistrates' Court Act 1989—Limitation of jurisdiction of the Supreme Court  
   45.     Personal Safety Intervention Orders Act 2010—Definitions  
   46.     Sentencing Amendment (Historical Homosexual Convictions Expungement) Act 2014  

           Division 2--Statute law revision amendments

   47.     Administration and Probate Act 1958—Charges on property of deceased to be paid primarily out of the property charged  
   48.     Children, Youth and Families Amendment (Permanent Care and Other Matters) Act 2014  
   49.     Crimes Act 1958—Fingerscanning for identification purposes  
   50.     Crimes Amendment (Sexual Offences and Other Matters) Act 2014  
   51.     Family Violence Protection Amendment Act 2014  
   52.     Fines Reform Act 2014  
   53.     Powers of Attorney Act 2014  
   54.     Sentencing Act 1991  
   55.     Sentencing Amendment (Historical Homosexual Convictions Expungement) Act 2014  

           Division 3--Amendments relating to complicity

   56.     Amendments relating to complicity—Schedule 1  

   PART 16--AMENDMENTS TO THE FIREARMS ACT 1996

   57.     Requirement to notify Chief Commissioner of persons employed in business or change of nominated person  
   58.     Non-prohibited persons who are exempt from requirement to hold a licence under Part 2  

   PART 17--REPEAL OF AMENDING ACT

   59.     Repeal of amending Act  
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