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 termsAn 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.