Victorian Numbered Acts

MAJOR CRIME (INVESTIGATIVE POWERS) ACT 2004 (NO 79 OF 2004)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Purposes  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Definitions  

   PART 2--COERCIVE POWERS ORDERS AND WITNESS SUMMONSES

   4.      Authority given by coercive powers order  
   5.      Application for order  
   6.      Remote application  
   7.      Offence to publish report of proceedings  
   8.      Determination of application  
   9.      Coercive powers order  
   10.     Extension or variation of coercive powers order  
   11.     Discontinuance of use of powers under coercive powers order  
   12.     Revocation of coercive powers order  
   13.     Chief Examiner must act on revocation  
   14.     Supreme Court may issue witness summons  
   15.     Chief Examiner may issue witness summons  
   16.     Witness summons directed to person under 16  
   17.     Service of witness summons  
   18.     Witness already held in custody  
   19.     Witness expenses  
   20.     Confidentiality of witness summons and orders  

   PART 3--CHIEF EXAMINER AND EXAMINERS

   21.     Appointment of Chief Examiner and Examiners  
   22.     Remuneration and allowances  
   23.     Terms and conditions  
   24.     Vacancy, resignation, removal  
   25.     Validity of acts and decisions  
   26.     Conflict of interest  
   27.     Management of Examiners  
   28.     Police assistance to Chief Examiner  

   PART 4--EXAMINATIONS

   29.     When Chief Examiner may conduct examinations  
   30.     Conduct of examination  
   31.     Preliminary requirements  
   32.     Witness under 16  
   33.     Protection of legal practitioners and witnesses  
   34.     Representation of witness  
   35.     Examination to be held in private  
   36.     Taking of evidence  
   37.     Failure of witnesses to attend and answer questions  
   38.     False or misleading evidence  
   39.     Privilege against self-incrimination abrogated  
   40.     Legal professional privilege  
   41.     Procedure for determining claims of legal professional privilege  
   42.     Application to Magistrates' Court to determine legal professional privilege  
   43.     Restriction on publication of evidence  
   44.     Hindering or obstructing Chief Examiner or disrupting examination  
   45.     Video-recording of examination  
   46.     Warrant for arrest of witness  
   47.     Documents or other things produced to Chief Examiner  
   48.     Magistrates' Court proceedings  
   49.     Contempt of Chief Examiner  
   50.     No double jeopardy  

   PART 5--OVERSIGHT BY SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS MONITOR

   51.     Role of Special Investigations Monitor  
   52.     Chief Examiner must report witness summonses and orders to Special Investigations Monitor  
   53.     Chief Examiner must report other matters to Special Investigations Monitor  
   54.     Complaints to Special Investigations Monitor  
   55.     Special Investigations Monitor may refuse to investigate complaint  
   56.     Investigation of complaints  
   57.     Recommendations by Special Investigations Monitor  
   58.     Requirement to provide assistance  
   59.     Powers of entry and access  
   60.     Requirement to answer questions and produce documents  
   61.     Annual and other reports by Special Investigations Monitor  
   62.     Report on operation of this Part  
   63.     Crown privilege or secrecy does not apply  
   64.     Obstruction  

   PART 6--MISCELLANEOUS

   65.     Delegation  
   66.     Obligations of Chief Commissioner  
   67.     Information sharing  
   68.     Secrecy  
   69.     Exemption from Freedom of Information Act 1982  
   70.     Regulations  

   PART 7--OMBUDSMAN ACT 1973

   71.     Consequential amendments in relation to the Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004  
   72.     Procedure on completion of investigation  
   73.     New section 25 substituted and section 25AA inserted  

   PART 8--POLICE REGULATION ACT 1958

   74.     Definitions  
   75.     Amendment of existing immunity provision  
   76.     Protection of Director etc.  
   77.     New section 86JA inserted  
   78.     Offences  
   79.     New sections 86KA to 86KD inserted  
   80.     Complaints  
   81.     Investigations  
   82.     Evidence in Director investigations  
   83.     New sections 86PB to 86PE inserted  
   84.     Referrals to the DPP  
   85.     New section 86S substituted  
   86.     Advice to complainant  
   87.     New sections 86VA to 86VH inserted  
   88.     New section 86Z substituted  
   89.     New Division 4 inserted in Part IVA  
   90.     New section 102BA inserted  
   91.     Oath or affirmation  
   92.     Staffing  
   93.     New sections 102EA and 102EB inserted  
   94.     Delegation  
   95.     New sections 102J and 102K inserted  
   96.     New section 126 inserted  
   97.     Supreme Court—limitation of jurisdiction  
   98.     Supreme Court—further limitation of jurisdiction  
   99.     Transitional provision  

   PART 9--SEX OFFENDERS REGISTRATION ACT 2004

   100.    Director, Police Integrity to replace Police Ombudsman  
   101.    New sections 66A, 66B and 66C inserted  
   102.    Further amendment  
   103.    Supreme Court—limitation of jurisdiction  

   PART 10--WHISTLEBLOWERS PROTECTION ACT 2001

   104.    Definitions  
   105.    Chief Examiner and Examiners are not public officers  
   106.    Dis-application of certain provisions to investigations by Director  
   107.    Notice of investigation of police matters  
   108.    New section 50A inserted  
   109.    Obstruction  
   110.    Opportunity to be heard  
   111.    New section 61AA inserted  
   112.    Evidence in Director investigations  
   113.    New sections 61BA to 61BH inserted  
   114.    New section 61F substituted  
   115.    New sections 61G to 61N inserted  
   116.    New section 62 substituted  
   117.    Reports on investigations  
   118.    New section 63A inserted  
   119.    Further amendment about reports  
   120.    New section 65 substituted and section 65A inserted  
   121.    Informing person who made disclosure  
   122.    Referral of Part 7 matters to Director  
   123.    New section 94 substituted and section 94A inserted  
   124.    Report to person making disclosure  
   125.    New section 103A inserted  
   126.    New Part 9A inserted  
   127.    New section 107A inserted  
   128.    Evidence not admissible  
   129.    Supreme Court—limitation of jurisdiction  

   PART 11--OTHER AMENDMENTS

   130.    Major Crime Legislation (Office of Police Integrity) Act 2004  
   131.    Information Privacy Act 2000  
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