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COVID-19 RESPONSE AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY OMNIBUS ACT 2020


TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 -- Preliminary  

   1.      Short title
            
   2.      Commencement
            
   3.      Primary purposes of Act
            
   4.      Terms used
            
   5.      Act binds Crown
            
   6.      Relationship of this Act to other written laws

   PART 2 -- Provisions of general application

           Division 1 -- Fees and charges

              Subdivision 1 -- Preliminary  

   7.      Terms used

              Subdivision 3 -- Validation of reductions, waivers and refunds  

   11.     Validation of reductions, waivers and refunds

           Division 2 -- Meetings

              Subdivision 2 -- Validation of meetings and decisions  

   18.     Validation of meetings and decisions

           Division 3 -- Public availability of documents

              Subdivision 2 -- Validation of things done  

   21.     Validation of things done

           Division 5 -- General provisions  

   27.     Postponing cessation of Divisions and Subdivisions

   PART 3 -- Provisions affecting obligations or authorisations under Acts

           Division 1 -- Preliminary  

   28.     Terms used

           Division 2 -- Authorisations generally  

   29.     Decision-maker may set new expiry day for authorisations during operative period
            
   30.     Decision-maker may modify or remove conditions of authorisations during operative period
            
   31.     Decision-maker may decide order no longer applies to relevant authorisation if condition of order breached

           Division 3 -- Specific provisions  

   32.     Exemption from local planning scheme taken to be exemption from region planning scheme
            
   33.     Extension of certain time limits under relevant schemes

           Division 4 -- End of operative periods for provisions of Part  

   34.     Postponing ending of operative periods for provisions of this PART
            
   35.     End of operative period does not affect things done during period
            
   36.     Orders cease to have effect at the end of 30 June 2025

   PART 4 -- Modification of Acts

           Division 1 -- Bail Act 1982 modified  

   38.     Section 43A modified

           Division 2 -- Mental Health Act 2014 modified  

   39.     Term used: Mental Health Infection Control Directions
            
   40.     Act modified
            
   41.     Section 48 modified
            
   42.     Section 79 modified
            
   43.     Validation of assessments and examinations

           Division 3 -- Oaths, Affidavits and Statutory Declarations Act 2005 modified  

   45.     Section 9 modified

           Division 4 -- Sentencing Act 1995 modified and consequential modification

              Subdivision 1 -- Sentencing Act 1995 modified  

   47.     Section 14 modified
            
   48.     Section 14B inserted
            
   14B.    Use of audio link for sentencing 22
            
   49.     Section 34 modified

              Subdivision 2 -- Criminal Procedure Act 2004 modified consequentially  

   50.     Act modified
            
   51.     Section 77 modified

           Division 5 -- Postponing cessation of modifying provisions  

   52.     Postponing cessation of modifying provisions

   PART 5 -- Acts amended: facilitating electronic transactions

           Division 1 -- Extending the application of the Courts and Tribunals (Electronic Processes Facilitation) Act 2013  

   53.     Administration Act 1903 amended
            
   3A.     Courts and Tribunals (Electronic Processes Facilitation) Act 2013 Pt. 2 applies 25
            
   54.     Coroners Act 1996 amended
            
   4A.     Courts and Tribunals (Electronic Processes Facilitation) Act 2013 Pt. 2 applies 25
            
   55.     Courts and Tribunals (Electronic Processes Facilitation) Act 2013 amended
            
   56.     Criminal Investigation Act 2006 amended
            
   5A.     Courts and Tribunals (Electronic Processes Facilitation) Act 2013 Pt. 2 applies 27
            
   57.     Criminal Investigation (Extra-territorial Offences) Act 1987 amended
            
   3B.     Courts and Tribunals (Electronic Processes Facilitation) Act 2013 Pt. 2 applies 27
            
   58.     Criminal Investigation (Identifying People) Act 2002 amended
            
   4A.     Courts and Tribunals (Electronic Processes Facilitation) Act 2013 Pt. 2 applies 27
            
   59.     Family Court Act 1997 amended
            
   9B.     Courts and Tribunals (Electronic Processes Facilitation) Act 2013 Pt. 2 applies 28
            
   60.     Juries Act 1957 amended
            
   3B.     Courts and Tribunals (Electronic Processes Facilitation) Act 2013 Pt. 2 applies 28
            
   61.     Sentence Administration Act 2003 amended
            
   4A.     Courts and Tribunals (Electronic Processes Facilitation) Act 2013 Pt. 2 applies 28

           Division 2 -- Amendment of environmental and water related legislation

              Subdivision 1 -- Contaminated Sites Act 2003 amended  

   62.     Act amended
            
   63.     Schedule 2 amended

              Subdivision 2 -- Litter Act 1979 amended  

   64.     Act amended
            
   65.     Section 33 amended

              Subdivision 3 -- Rights in Water and Irrigation Act 1914 amended  

   66.     Act amended
            
   67.     Section 6 amended
            
   68.     Section 26GZB amended
            
   69.     Section 26GZG amended
            
   70.     Section 26N amended
            
   71.     Section 27 amended
            
   72.     Section 66 amended

              Subdivision 4 -- Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Act 2007 amended  

   73.     Act amended
            
   74.     Section 28 amended
            
   75.     Section 47 amended
            
   76.     Schedule 3 amended

              Subdivision 5 -- Water Agencies (Powers) Act 1984 amended  

   77.     Act amended
            
   78.     Section 36 amended

              Subdivision 6 -- Water Services Act 2012 amended  

   79.     Act amended
            
   80.     Section 222 amended

   PART 6 -- Acts amended: miscellaneous matters

           Division 1 -- Bail Act 1982 amended  

   81.     Act amended
            
   82.     Various provisions amended

           Division 2 -- Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1899 amended  

   83.     Act amended
            
   84.     Section 45A inserted
            
   45A.    Executive Council meetings 35

           Division 3 -- Criminal Procedure Act 2004 amended  

   85.     Act amended
            
   86.     Section 21 amended
            
   87.     Section 23 amended
            
   88.     Schedule 1 clause 3 amended

           Division 4 -- Evidence Act 1906 amended  

   89.     Act amended
            
   90.     Section 106K amended
            
   91.     Section 106N amended

           Division 5 -- Interpretation Act 1984 amended and consequential amendments

              Subdivision 1 -- Interpretation Act 1984 amended  

   92.     Act amended
            
   93.     Section 3 amended
            
   94.     Section 45 amended

              Subdivision 2 -- Consequential amendments  

   95.     Auction Sales Act 1973 amended
            
   96.     Debt Collectors Licensing Act 1964 amended
            
   97.     Employment Agents Act 1976 amended
            
   98.     Finance Brokers Control Act 1975 amended
            
   99.     Land Valuers Licensing Act 1978 amended
            
   100.    Motor Vehicle Dealers Act 1973 amended
            
   101.    Real Estate and Business Agents Act 1978 amended
            
   102.    Transfer of Land Act 1893 amended

   PART 7 -- Miscellaneous  

   103.    Provisions about orders made under Act
            
   104.    Effect of provisions of this Act, certain regulations and orders ceasing to have effect
            
   105.    Regulations
            
           Other notes
           Defined terms
           

An Act —
•         to provide for the amelioration of problems and impediments arising from the emergency response to the COVID-19 pandemic; and
•         to facilitate aspects of the economic recovery from the emergency response to the pandemic; and
•         to make related amendments to various Acts; and
•         to validate certain actions taken during or following the state of emergency declared in relation to the pandemic on 16 March 2020; and
•         for related purposes.



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