Victorian Numbered Acts

JUSTICE LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (ACCESS TO JUSTICE) ACT 2018 (NO. 15 OF 2018)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Purposes  
   2.      Commencement  

   PART 2--AUSTRALIAN CONSUMER LAW AND FAIR TRADING ACT 2012

   3.      What is a small claim?  

   PART 3--BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES REGISTRATION ACT 1996

   4.      Application to alter Register  
   5.      Alteration of Register  
   6.      Application for document acknowledging identity  
   7.      Issue of document acknowledging identity  

   PART 4--CIVIL PROCEDURE ACT 2010

   8.      Other costs orders  

   PART 5--COUNTY COURT ACT 1958

   9.      Section 28 repealed  
   10.     Regulations  

   PART 6--LEGAL AID ACT 1978

           Division 1--Objectives and functions

   11.     Definitions  
   12.     Objectives  
   13.     Functions and powers  
   14.     Duties of VLA  
   15.     Role of board  
   16.     Terms and conditions of appointment to community consultative committee  
   17.     New sections 12LA, 12LB and 12LC inserted  

           Division 3--Plans, reports and funding

   18.     Definitions  
   19.     New sections 12MA, 12MB and 12MC inserted  
   20.     Annual report  
   21.     New section 12O inserted  

           Division 4--Board and chief executive officer of Victoria Legal Aid

   22.     Definitions  
   23.     Delegation  
   24.     Board of directors  
   25.     Section 12A repealed  
   26.     Appointment of directors  
   27.     Terms and conditions of appointment of directors  
   28.     Vacancies, resignations, removal of directors from office  
   29.     Section 12F repealed  
   30.     Validity of decisions of board  
   31.     New sections 12JA, 12JB, 12JC, 12JD, 12JE and 12JF inserted  
   32.     Attorney-General may give directions to the board  
   33.     Panel of independent reviewers  
   34.     Legal Aid Fund  
   35.     Certificate of costs  
   36.     Section 54 inserted  

           Division 5--Miscellaneous

   37.     Definitions  
   38.     References to Federation of Community Legal Centres  
   39.     References to Law Institute  
   40.     References to Victorian Bar  
   41.     Officers etc. of VLA not to reveal any information without consent of VLA  

   PART 7--LEGAL PROFESSION UNIFORM LAW APPLICATION ACT 2014

           Division 1--Payments into Legal Aid Fund

   42.     Legal aid funding  

           Division 2--Funding of law-related services and activities

   43.     Funding of law-related services and activities  

           Division 3--Overseas qualifications

   44.     New section 72A inserted  
   45.     General account  

           Division 4--Managed investment schemes

   46.     Prohibited services and business  

   PART 8--MAGISTRATES' COURT ACT 1989

   47.     Fees  
   48.     Regulations  

   PART 9--VICTORIA LAW FOUNDATION ACT 2009

           Division 1--Object and functions

   49.     Definitions  
   50.     New section 4A inserted  
   51.     Section 5 substituted  
   52.     General powers of the Foundation  

           Division 2--Membership

   53.     Constitution and membership of the Foundation  
   54.     Terms and conditions of office of members—members other than the Chief Justice and the Chief Justice's nominee  
   55.     Terms and conditions of office of members—Chief Justice's nominee  
   56.     Meetings  

           Division 3--Staffing

   57.     Executive Director and employees  

           Division 4--Transitional provisions

   58.     New section 16 inserted  

   PART 10--VICTORIAN CIVIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL ACT 1998

           Division 1--Acting Deputy Presidents and acting senior members

   59.     Acting Deputy President  
   60.     New section 28A inserted  

           Division 2--Principal registrar's duty to provide reasonable assistance

   61.     New section 32AA inserted  
   62.     Section 67(4) repealed  

           Division 3--Support persons

   63.     New section 63A inserted  

           Division 4--Mediators

   64.     Compulsory conferences  
   65.     Settlement of proceeding  
   66.     Schedule 1—Variations from Parts 3 and 4 for various proceedings  

           Division 5--Enforcement of orders

   67.     New section 120A inserted  
   68.     Section 121 substituted  
   69.     Section 122 substituted  
   70.     Contempt  
   71.     Schedule 2 amended  

           Division 6--Service

   72.     Service  
   73.     When is service effective?  
   74.     Schedule 2 amended  

           Division 7--Requests for written reasons for small civil claims

   75.     Schedule 1 amended  

           Division 8--Transitional provisions

   76.     Sections 172, 173 and 174 inserted  

   PART 11--REPEAL OF AMENDING ACT

   77.     Repeal of amending Act  
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