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JUSTICE LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (POLICE AND OTHER MATTERS) ACT 2019 (NO. 3 OF 2019)


TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Purposes  
   2.      Commencement  

   PART 2--DISCHARGING FIREARM AND INTIMIDATION OFFENCES AND COMMON ASSAULT

           Division 1--Amendment of theCrimes Act 1958

   3.      New sections 31C and 31D inserted  
   4.      New section 320A inserted  
   5.      Statute law revision—Crimes Act 1958  

           Division 2--Amendment of the Bail Act 1977

   6.      Schedule 2 offences  

           Division 3--Amendment of the Sentencing Act 1991

   7.      Definitions  
   8.      Sentences—whether concurrent or cumulative  

   PART 3--DRUGS OF DEPENDENCE AND COMMERCIAL TRAFFICKING OFFENCE

           Division 1--Amendment of the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981

   9.      Definitions  
   10.     Trafficking in a drug or drugs of dependence—commercial quantity  
   11.     Conspiring  
   12.     Inciting etc.  
   13.     New section 147 inserted  
   14.     Part 3 of Schedule Eleven amended—1,4-BD  
   15.     Part 3 of Schedule Eleven amended—Heroin  
   16.     Part 3 of Schedule Eleven amended—GBL  
   17.     Part 3 of Schedule Eleven amended—GHB  
   18.     Consequential amendment—Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2017  

           Division 2--Consequential amendment of other Acts

   19.     Bail Act 1977  
   20.     Confiscation Act 1997  
   21.     Sentencing Act 1991  
   22.     Surveillance Devices Act 1999  

   PART 4--INTERIM CLOSURE NOTICES AND LONG-TERM CLOSURE ORDERS

           Division 1--Amendment of the Second-Hand Dealers and Pawnbrokers Act 1989

   23.     Definitions  
   24.     New Division 5 of Part 5 inserted  
   25.     Service  
   26.     Regulations  
   27.      Statute law revision—Second-Hand Dealers and Pawnbrokers Act 1989  

           Division 2--Amendment of the Confiscation Act 1997

   28.     New section 192 inserted  
   29.     Schedule 1—Offences—Forfeiture on court order  

           Division 3--Amendment of the Magistrates' Court Act 1989

   30.     Rules of Court  

   PART 5--RESTORATIVE ENGAGEMENT PROCESS

           Division 1--Amendment of Victoria Police Act 2013

   31.     Definitions  
   32.     Making of complaints  
   33.     Certain complaints to be referred to the Chief Commissioner  
   34.     Complaints made to a police officer or protective services officer  
   35.     New section 174A inserted  
   36.     Disclosure of restricted matter prohibited  

           Division 2--Amendment of Protected Disclosure Act 2012

   37.     Circumstances in which information may be disclosed  

   PART 6--AMENDMENT OF FIREARMS ACT 1996

   38.     Definitions  
   39.     Possession of a traffickable quantity of firearms  
   40.     Particulars of licences  
   41.     Particulars of dealers licences  
   42.     Prohibition on the acquisition or disposal of traffickable quantities of firearms  
   43.     Notification of change of certain details  
   44.     New sections 221 and 222 inserted  
   45.     Schedule 2 amended—lever action shotguns  
   46.     Statute law revision—Firearms Act 1996  

   PART 7--AMENDMENT OF SEX OFFENDERS REGISTRATION ACT 2004

   47.     Purpose and outline  
   48.     Access to the Register to be restricted  
   49.     Person with access to Register not to disclose personal information from it  
   50.     Schedule 1—Class 1 offences  
   51.     Schedule 2—Class 2 offences  

   PART 8--DNA PROFILE SAMPLES AND SENIOR POLICE OFFICER AUTHORISATIONS

           Division 1--Amendment of the Crimes Act 1958

   52.     Definitions  
   53.     Heading amended  
   54.     Informed consent  
   55.     New sections 464SC, 464SD, 464SE and 464SF inserted  
   56.     Caution before forensic procedure  
   57.     Procedure for taking samples etc.  
   58.     Execution of authorisation, direction or order  
   59.     Forensic reports to be made available  
   60.     Evidence relating to forensic procedures  
   61.     Forensic procedure for registrable offenders under the Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004  
   62.     New sections 464ZFAC, 464ZFAD and 464ZFAE inserted  
   63.     Retention of information following finding of guilt etc.  
   64.     Victorian DNA database  
   65.     Report to Attorney-General  
   66.     Destruction of identifying information  
   67.     Forensic information from juveniles  
   68.     Safeguards after giving sample  
   69.     Destruction of samples given by police and VIFM personnel and storage of DNA information  
   70.     Supply of forensic material for purposes of DNA database  
   71.     Use of information on Victorian DNA database  
   72.     Disclosure of Victorian information  
   73.     Immunity of medical practitioners, nurses, midwives, dentists and other persons  
   74.     Regulations  
   75.      New section 464ZLA inserted  
   76.     New heading and sections 464ZM, 464ZN, 464ZO, 464ZP, 464ZQ, 464ZR and 464ZS inserted  
   77.     New section 635 inserted  
   78.     Schedule 9 inserted  

           Division 2--Amendment of the Corrections Act 1986

   79.     New section 43A inserted  

           Division 3--Amendment of the Sex Offenders Registration Amendment (Miscellaneous) Act 2017

   80.     Forensic procedure for registrable offenders under the Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004  

   PART 9--AMENDMENT OF OTHER ACTS

           Division 1--Confiscation Act 1997

   81.     New section 193 inserted  
   82.     Schedule 1—Offences—Forfeiture on court order  
   83.     Schedule 2—Offences—Automatic forfeiture and civil forfeiture  

           Division 2--Sentencing Act 1991

   84.     Custodial sentence must be imposed for offences against sections 317AC and 317AD in certain circumstances  
   85.     Special reasons relevant to imposing minimum non-parole periods  
   86.     New section 169 inserted  
   87.     Statute law revision—section 16 of the Sentencing Act 1991  
   88.     Statute law revision—Part 12 of the Sentencing Act 1991  

           Division 3--Victoria Police Act 2013

   89.     Maternity and parental leave amendments  

           Division 4--Road Safety Act 1986

   90.     Definitions for the purposes of Part 6A  
   91.     Transitional provision—Crimes Legislation Amendment (Protection of Emergency Workers and Others) Act 2017  
   92.     New section 103ZLA inserted  

   PART 10--REPEAL OF AMENDING ACT

   93.     Repeal of amending Act  
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