Statute Law Revision Act 2024 (Vic)

Version No. 001

Statute Law Revision Act 2024

No. 13 of 2024

Version as at

24 April 2024

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Section  Page

1Purpose

2Commencement

3Amendment of Acts

4Repeal of this Act

Schedule 1—Amendment of Acts

1Building Act 1993

2Docklands Act 1991

3Domestic Building Contracts Act 1995

4EastLink Project Act 2004

5Forests Act 1958

6Gas Industry Act 2001

7Heavy Vehicle National Law Application Act 2013

8Heritage Act 2017

9Impounding of Livestock Act 1994

10Major Transport Projects Facilitation Act 2009

11Road Safety Act 1986

12Safety on Public Land Act 2004

13Victorian Energy Efficiency Target Act 2007

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Endnotes

1      General information

2      Table of Amendments

3      Explanatory details

Version No. 001

Statute Law Revision Act 2024

No. 13 of 2024

Version as at

24 April 2024

The Parliament of Victoria enacts:

1Purpose

The purpose of this Act is to revise the statute law of Victoria.

2Commencement

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

3Amendment of Acts

On the commencement of an item in Schedule 1, the Act specified in the heading to that item is amended as set out in that item.

4Repeal of this Act

This Act is repealed on the first anniversary of the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

Note

The repeal of this Act does not affect the continuing

operation of the amendments made by it (see section 15(1)

of the Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984).

SCHEDULE 1—AMENDMENT OF ACTS

Section 3

1Building Act 1993

In section 15A(3)(f), for "pools" substitute "pool".

2Docklands Act 1991

In section 62(3), for "(i) of" substitute "(i)) of".

3Domestic Building Contracts Act 1995

3.1In section 6(1)(e), for "draftsperson" substitute "building designer".

3.2In section 54(1)(c)(ii), for "draftsperson" substitute "building designer".

4EastLink Project Act 2004

In section 3(1), in the definition of Authority, for "Victoria;;" substitute "Victoria;".

5Forests Act 1958

In section 62(1A)(e), for "land; or" substitute "land.".

6Gas Industry Act 2001

6.1In section 148(8), for "company.." substitute "company.".

6.2 In section 149(7), for "company.." substitute "company.".

6.3In section 224(2), in the definition of wrongful disconnection, for "Part 3;" substitute "Part 3.".

7Heavy Vehicle National Law Application Act 2013

In section 36(3), for "national regulations,," substitute "national regulations,".

8Heritage Act 2017

In clause 5(2) of Schedule 1, for "re appointment" substitute "re-appointment".

9Impounding of Livestock Act 1994

In the heading to section 13 omit "13" (where secondly occurring).

10Major Transport Projects Facilitation Act 2009

In section 208, in the definition of notified utility infrastructure, for "a project" substitute "a project".

11Road Safety Act 1986

11.1In section 3(1), the definition of Australian road or transport law is repealed.

11.2In section 3(1), the definition of Australian road or transport law offence is repealed.

11.3In section 3(1), the definition of Contracting State is repealed.

11.4In section 3(1), the definition of road or transport law offence is repealed.

11.5In section 84(2)(ea) omit "(as defined in section 106)".

12Safety on Public Land Act 2004

In section 5(1)(c) omit "subject to section 6,".

13Victorian Energy Efficiency Target Act 2007

13.1In the Table in section 56(2) items 9 and 10 (where secondly occurring) are repealed.

13.2In the Table in section 56B(2) items 9 and 10 (where secondly occurring) are repealed.

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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: 21 February 2024

Legislative Council: 7 March 2024

The long title for the Bill for this Act was "A Bill for an Act to revise the statute law of Victoria."

The Statute Law Revision Act 2024 was assented to on 23 April 2024 and came into operation on 24 April 2024: 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

There are no amendments made to the Statute Law Revision Act 2024 by Acts and subordinate instruments.

3   Explanatory details

No entries at date of publication.