Human Services (Complex Needs) (Amendment) Act 2006 (Vic)

Human Services (Complex Needs) (Amendment) Act 2006

Act No. 78/2006

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Section  Page

1.Purposes

2.Commencement

3.Constitution of the Panel

4.New section 32A inserted

32A.Transitional provision—Human Services (Complex Needs) (Amendment) Act 2006

5.Expiry of Act

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Human Services (Complex Needs) (Amendment) Act 2006

[Assented to 10 October 2006]

The Parliament of Victoria enacts as follows:

1.Purposes

The purposes of this Act are to amend the Human Services (Complex Needs) Act 2003—

(a)to extend the operation of that Act for two further years; and

(b)to increase the number of members of the Multiple and Complex Needs Panel from 7 to 14.

2.Commencement

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

3.Constitution of the Panel

In section 6(1) of the Human Services (Complex Needs) Act 2003—

(a)for "7" substitute "14";

(b)in paragraph (b), for "5" substitute "12".

4.New section 32A inserted

After section 32 of the Human Services (Complex Needs) Act 2003 insert—

"32A.Transitional provision—Human Services (Complex Needs) (Amendment) Act 2006

Despite the alteration made to the constitution of the Panel by section 3 of the Human Services (Complex Needs) (Amendment) Act 2006, the Panel must be taken to be the same body after the commencement of that Act as it was before that commencement.".

5.Expiry of Act

In section 33 of the Human Services (Complex Needs) Act 2003, for "third" substitute "fifth".

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Minister's second reading speech—

Legislative Assembly: 10 August 2006

Legislative Council: 4 October 2006

The long title for the Bill for this Act was "to amend the Human Services (Complex Needs) Act 2003 and for other purposes."