COVID-19 Omnibus (Emergency Measures) Act 2020 (Vic)

Version No. 005

COVID-19 Omnibus (Emergency Measures) Act 2020

No. 11 of 2020

Version incorporating amendments as at

26 April 2021

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Section  Page

Chapter 1—Preliminary

1Purpose

2Commencement

Chapter 2—Temporary modification of the law by regulation

Chapter 6—Other matters

Part 6.1—Transitional regulations

63Regulations are disallowable by either House of Parliament

64Regulations continue in force for 6 months after repeal of empowering section

Chapter 7—Repeal of this Act

65Repeal of this Act

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Endnotes

1      General information

2      Table of Amendments

3      Amendments Not in Operation

4      Explanatory details

Version No. 005

COVID-19 Omnibus (Emergency Measures) Act 2020

No. 11 of 2020

Version incorporating amendments as at

26 April 2021

The Parliament of Victoria enacts:

Chapter 1—Preliminary

1Purpose

The purpose of this Act is to temporarily amend certain Acts, and to temporarily empower the making of regulations, to modify the application of the law of Victoria in certain respects for the purpose of responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2Commencement

This Act comes into operation on the day after the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

Chapter 2—Temporary modification of the law by regulation

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Chapter 6—Other matters

Part 6.1—Transitional regulations

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63Regulations are disallowable by either House of Parliament

A regulation made under section 62 may be disallowed in whole or in part by either House of Parliament.

64Regulations continue in force for 6 months after repeal of empowering section

Despite the repeal of section 62, regulations made under that section that are in force immediately before that repeal continue in force on and after that repeal until the day that is 6 months after that repeal.

Chapter 7—Repeal of this Act

65Repeal of this Act

This Act is repealed on 26 April 2022.

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Endnotes

1   General information

See for Victorian Bills, Acts and current Versions of legislation and up-to-date legislative information.

Minister's second reading speech—

Legislative Assembly: 23 April 2020

Legislative Council: 23 April 2020

The long title for the Bill for this Act was "A Bill for an Act to temporarily amend certain Acts, and to temporarily empower the making of regulations, to modify the application of the law of Victoria in certain respects for the purpose of responding to the COVID-19 pandemic and for other purposes."

The COVID-19 Omnibus (Emergency Measures) Act 2020 was assented to on 24 April 2020 and came into operation on 25 April 2020: section 2.

INTERPRETATION OF LEGISLATION ACT 1984 (ILA)

Style changes

Section 54A of the ILA authorises the making of the style changes set out in Schedule 1 to that Act.

References to ILA s. 39B

Sidenotes which cite ILA s. 39B refer to section 39B of the ILA which provides that where an undivided section or clause of a Schedule is amended by the insertion of one or more subsections or subclauses, the original section or clause becomes subsection or subclause (1) and is amended by the insertion of the expression "(1)" at the beginning of the original section or clause.

Interpretation

As from 1 January 2001, amendments to section 36 of the ILA have the following effects:

•     Headings

All headings included in an Act which is passed on or after 1 January 2001 form part of that Act.  Any heading inserted in an Act which was passed before 1 January 2001, by an Act passed on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Act.  This includes headings to Parts, Divisions or Subdivisions in a Schedule; sections; clauses; items; tables; columns; examples; diagrams; notes or forms.  See section 36(1A)(2A).

•     Examples, diagrams or notes

All examples, diagrams or notes included in an Act which is passed on or after 1 January 2001 form part of that Act.  Any examples, diagrams or notes inserted in an Act which was passed before 1 January 2001, by an Act passed on or after 1 January 2001, form part of that Act.  See section 36(3A).

•     Punctuation

All punctuation included in an Act which is passed on or after 1 January 2001 forms part of that Act.  Any punctuation inserted in an Act which was passed before 1 January 2001, by an Act passed on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Act.  See section 36(3B).

•     Provision numbers

All provision numbers included in an Act form part of that Act, whether inserted in the Act before, on or after 1 January 2001.  Provision numbers include section numbers, subsection numbers, paragraphs and subparagraphs.  See section 36(3C).

•     Location of "legislative items"

A "legislative item" is a penalty, an example or a note.  As from 13 October 2004, a legislative item relating to a provision of an Act is taken to be at the foot of that provision even if it is preceded or followed by another legislative item that relates to that provision.  For example, if a penalty at the foot of a provision is followed by a note, both of these legislative items will be regarded as being at the foot of that provision.  See section 36B.

•     Other material

Any explanatory memorandum, table of provisions, endnotes, index and other material printed after the Endnotes does not form part of an Act. 
See section 36(3)(3D)(3E).

2   Table of Amendments

This publication incorporates amendments made to the COVID-19 Omnibus (Emergency Measures) Act 2020 by Acts and subordinate instruments.

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COVID-19 Omnibus (Emergency Measures) Act 2020, No. 11/2020 (as amended by Nos 25/2020, 27/2020)

Assent Date:	24.4.20
Commencement Date:	Ss 11, 22, 62(6) on 25.4.20: s. 2
Note:	S. 11 repealed Ch. 2 Pt 2.1 (ss 3–11) on 26.4.21; s. 22 repealed Ch. 2 Pt 2.2 (ss 12–22) on 26.4.21; s. 62(6) repealed s. 62 on 26.4.21
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the COVID-19 Omnibus (Emergency Measures) Act 2020

COVID-19 Commercial and Residential Tenancies Legislation Amendment (Extension) Act 2020, No. 25/2020

Assent Date:	22.9.20
Commencement Date:	S. 9 on 23.9.20: s. 2(1); ss 3–8 on 29.9.20: Special Gazette (No. 494) 29.9.20 p. 1
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the COVID-19 Omnibus (Emergency Measures) Act 2020

COVID-19 Omnibus (Emergency Measures) and Other Acts Amendment Act 2020, No. 27/2020

Assent Date:	20.10.20
Commencement Date:	Ss 3–6 on 21.10.20: s. 2
Current State:	This information relates only to the provision/s amending the COVID-19 Omnibus (Emergency Measures) Act 2020

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3   Amendments Not in Operation

This version does not contain amendments that are not yet in operation.

4   Explanatory details

No entries at date of publication.