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SMALL BUSINESS COMMISSION ACT 2017 (NO. 16 OF 2017)


TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Purposes  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Definitions  

   PART 2--SMALL BUSINESS COMMISSION

           Division 1--Small Business Commission

   4.      Establishment of Small Business Commission  
   5.      Functions and powers of Commission  
   6.      Commission may request information to perform its functions  
   7.      Obligations of public entities and public service bodies  
   8.      Commission must seek consent before disclosing confidential information  
   9.      Commission may refuse to deal with certain complaints  
   10.     Commission's alternative dispute resolution function  
   11.     Commission's investigatory function  
   12.     Power to issue certificates  
   13.     Advisory opinions  
   14.     Staff  
   15.     Delegation  
   16.     Reporting  
   17.     Ministerial directions  

           Division 2--Small Business Commissioner

   18.     Appointment of Small Business Commissioner  
   19.     Terms and conditions of appointment  
   20.     Acting Commissioner  
   21.     Functions and powers of Commissioner  
   22.     Validity of acts and decisions  
   23.     Immunity for the alternative dispute resolution function  

   PART 3--AMENDMENT OF OTHER ACTS

           Division 1--Amendments to the Transport (Compliance and Miscellaneous) Act 1983

   24.     Definition  
   25.     Unresolved disputes may be referred to Small Business Commissioner or the Tribunal  
   26.     Function of Small Business Commissioner  
   27.     Mediation or other alternative dispute resolution by Small Business Commissioner  
   28.     Small Business Commissioner may issue certificates  

           Division 2--Amendments to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 1998

   29.     Intervention  

           Division 3--Amendments to the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998

   30.     Packaged liquor licence  
   31.     Specification of certain licences as small business licences  

           Division 4--Amendments to the Retail Leases Act 2003

   32.     Definitions  
   33.     Copy of lease to be provided at negotiation stage  
   34.     Minimum 5 year term  
   35.     Alterations to premises to enable fit out  
   36.     Agreement about rent based on turnover  
   37.     Rent reviews generally  
   38.     Rent reviews based on current market rent  
   39.     Confidentiality of information supplied to valuer  
   40.     Relocation of the tenant's business  
   41.     Confidentiality of turnover information  
   42.     New heading to Division 2 of Part 10 substituted  
   43.     Functions of the Small Business Commissioner  
   44.     Referral of retail tenancy disputes for alternative dispute resolution  
   45.     Retail tenancy disputes must first be referred for alternative dispute resolution  

           Division 5--Amendments to the Owner Drivers and Forestry Contractors Act 2005

   46.     Purpose  
   47.     Definitions  
   48.     Notice of termination  
   49.     Referral of disputes for alternative dispute resolution  
   50.     Disputes must first be referred for alternative dispute resolution before proceeding to the Tribunal  
   51.     Part 6 heading amended  
   52.     Functions of the Small Business Commissioner under this Act  

           Division 6--Amendments to the Farm Debt Mediation Act 2011

   53.     Definitions  
   54.     Farmer may request mediation  
   55.     Creditor may agree to or refuse mediation  
   56.     Referral of mediation by Department  
   57.     Application by farmer for issue of prohibition certificate  
   58.     Issue of prohibition certificate  
   59.     Application by creditor for issue of exemption certificate  
   60.     Issue of exemption certificate  
   61.     Heading to Part 3 amended  
   62.     New heading to Division 1 of Part 3 substituted  
   63.     Functions of the Small Business Commissioner  
   64.     Functions of mediators  
   65.     Referral of farm debt disputes for mediation  
   66.     Conduct of mediation  
   67.     Mediation session fee  
   68.     Costs of mediation  
   69.     Manner of giving notices  

           Division 7--Repeal of Part

   70.     Repeal of Part  

   PART 4--REPEAL, SAVINGS AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

           Division 1--Repeal of Small Business Commissioner Act 2003

   71.     Repeal of Small Business Commissioner Act 2003  

           Division 2--Savings and transitional provisions

   72.     Transitional provision relating to establishment of Small Business Commission  
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