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Courts Legislation Amendment (Sunset Provisions) Act 2009

No. 51 of 2009

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1Purposes

2Commencement

3Courts Legislation (Neighbourhood Justice Centre) Act 2006—Deferral of Neighbourhood Justice Centre sunset provisions

4Statute law revision—Courts Legislation (Neighbourhood Justice Centre) Act 2006

5Family Violence Protection Act 2008—Deferral of Family Violence Court Intervention Program sunset provisions

6Repeal of amending Act

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Courts Legislation Amendment (Sunset Provisions) Act 2009

No. 51 of 2009

[Assented to 8 September 2009]

The Parliament of Victoria enacts:

1Purposes

The purposes of this Act are—

(a)to amend the Courts Legislation (Neighbourhood Justice Centre) Act 2006 to defer the commencement of Part 6 of that Act to enable the continued operation of the Neighbourhood Justice Centre for a further 4 years; and

(b)to amend the Family Violence Protection Act 2008 to defer the commencement of Part 15 of that Act to enable the continued operation of the Family Violence Court Intervention Program to 31 December 2013.

2Commencement

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

3Courts Legislation (Neighbourhood Justice Centre) Act 2006—Deferral of Neighbourhood Justice Centre sunset provisions

In section 2(2) of the Courts Legislation (Neighbourhood Justice Centre) Act 2006 for "31 December 2009" substitute "31 December 2013".

4Statute law revision—Courts Legislation (Neighbourhood Justice Centre) Act 2006

Sections 18 and 20 of the Courts Legislation (Neighbourhood Justice Centre) Act 2006 are repealed.

5Family Violence Protection Act 2008—Deferral of Family Violence Court Intervention Program sunset provisions

After section 3(1) of the Family Violence Protection Act 2008 insert—

"(1A)Part 15 comes into operation on 31 December 2013.".

6Repeal of amending Act

This Act is repealed on the first anniversary of its commencement.

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).

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Minister's second reading speech—

Legislative Assembly: 25 June 2009

Legislative Council: 30 July 2009

The long title for the Bill for this Act was "A Bill for an Act to amend the Courts Legislation (Neighbourhood Justice Centre) Act 2006 and the Family Violence Protection Act 2008 and for other purposes."