Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2023
No. 26 of 2023
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Section Page
Part 1—Preliminary
1Purposes
2Commencement
Part 2—Amendment of Court Security Act 1980 and Open Courts Act 2013
Division 1—Court Security Act 1980
3Definitions
4Powers of authorized officer
5Temporary measures in response to COVID-19 pandemic
6Statute law revision
Division 2—Open Courts Act 2013
Subdivision 1—Amendment of Open Courts Act 2013
7Certain measures in relation to proceeding or hearing do not contravene rules of law relating to open justice
8New section 8C inserted
Subdivision 2—Consequential amendment of Court Security Act 1980
9Offence to record proceeding
10Offence to publish recording of proceeding
11Offence to transmit to or give recording of proceeding to another person
Part 3—Amendments relating to coronial investigators
Division 1—Amendment of Coroners Act 2008
12Definitions
13New section 15A inserted
14New section 122 inserted
Division 2—Amendment of Victoria Police Act 2013
15Assistance to coroners
Part 4—Amendment of Spent Convictions Act 2021
16Definitions
17New sections 5A and 5B inserted
18Conviction period
19Application for spent conviction order
20Use of criminal record information by law enforcement agencies, courts and tribunals
21Use of criminal record information by specified persons and bodies
22New sections 22A to 22E inserted
23Unlawful disclosure of conviction information
24Regulations
25New Part 6 inserted
Part 5—Amendment of firefighters' presumptive rights compensation legislation
Division 1—Amendment of Firefighters' Presumptive Rights Compensation and Fire Services Legislation Amendment (Reform) Act 2019
26Schedule 1 amended
Division 2—Amendment of Forests Act 1958
27Third Schedule amended
Part 6—Amendments in relation to the legal profession
28Part 9A heading amended
29Section 150E substituted
30New Division 3 inserted in Part 9A
31New section 153A inserted
32New Division 13 inserted in Part 12
33Amendment of Criminal Procedure Act 2009
Part 7—Amendment of Children, Youth and Families Act 2005
34Definitions
35How proceeding in Family Division commenced
36Application for temporary assessment order by notice
37Making a protection application without placing child in emergency care
38Secretary may apply for therapeutic treatment order
39When can a therapeutic treatment (placement) order be made?
40Revocation of order
41Application if there is an irreconcilable difference
42Conciliation counselling
43Interim accommodation order
44Power of Secretary to transfer child
45Application for permanent care order
46Variation or revocation of permanent care order
47Reporting and monitoring
48Youth control order planning meeting report to be filed with registrar
49Explanation of and reasons for orders
50Witness summonses
51Court may issue or transmit court documents electronically
52New section 533B inserted
53Process
54Attendance at Court of author of report
55Pre-sentence report to be filed with registrar
56Group conference report to be filed with registrar
57Notice to be filed if child is placed in emergency care or apprehended without warrant
58Rules
59Part 8.5A repealed—statute law revision
Part 8—Amendment of Jury Directions Act 2015
60Application of Division
61Direction on evidence of post-offence relationship
62Transitional provisions
Part 9—Amendment of Criminal Procedure Act 2009
63Persons who may witness statements in preliminary brief, full brief or hand-up brief
Part 10—VCAT-related amendments
Division 1—Amendment of Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 1998
64Definitions
65Applications to Magistrates' Court
66Rights and liabilities do not apply…