The Law Handbook 2024

List of legislation 1183 Child Wellbeing and Safety Act 2005 299, 872 Children Legislation Amendment Act 2019 933 Children, Youth and Families Act 2005 4, 39, 41, 43–9, 103, 144, 193, 214, 225, 227, 248, 251, 356, 873, 891–2, 1124 Children’s Services Act 1996 250 Civil Procedure Act 2010 349–50 Civil Procedure Act 2020 525 Cluster Titles Act 1974 600 Commercial Passenger Vehicle Industry Act 2017 248 Commissioner for Law Enforcement Data Security Act 2005 1114 Commonwealth Powers (Industrial Relations) Act 1996 1053 Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987 1043, 1051 Constitution Act 1975 5, 6 Consumer Credit (Victoria) Act 1995 452, 643, 716 Control of Weapons Act 1990 298, 1047 Conveyancers Act 2006 248, 544, 727 Co-operatives National Law Application Act 2013 610, 616 Coroners Act 2008 18, 873–4, 876, 917–20 Corrections Act 1986 219–20, 225–34, 236, 248, 787, 1118, 1124 Corrections Regulations 2019 219–21, 225, 227, 229–30, 232, 234, 236 County Court Act 1958 19, 21 COVID-19 Omnibus (Emergency Measures) (Electronic Signing and Witnessing) Regulations 2020 898 Crimes Act 1958 15, 153–64, 168–70, 173, 176–7, 179–80, 183–5, 187–90, 193, 198, 215, 224, 230, 301, 588, 650, 743, 780, 786, 803, 810, 977, 981, 1049–50, 1052 Crimes (Mental Impairment and Unfitness to be Tried) Act 1997 244, 246, 780, 787, 791, 809–13, 816, 844–5 Crimes (Mental Impairment and Unfitness to be Tried) Regulations 2009 813 Crimes (Sexual Offences) Act 2006 Criminal Injuries Compensation Act 1972 972 Criminal Injuries Compensation Act 1983 972 Criminal Procedure Act 2009 15, 19–21, 31, 36, 76, 83, 85, 128, 132, 164–6, 173, 175, 181, 194, 213, 214–18, 241, 244, 246, 647, 651, 658, 780, 786, 806–7 Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978 1016 Crown Proceedings Act 1958 211 Defamation Act 2005 733, 739, 1008–9, 1011–13 Disability Act 2006 24, 534, 778–9, 784–5, 787, 797, 800, 810, 815–16, 818 Domestic Animals Act 1994 15, 587–9 Domestic Building Contracts Act 1995 563, 566–73, 727 Drugs, Poisons, and Controlled Substances Act 1981 131–45, 178, 248 Duties Act 2000 406 Education and Care Services National Law Act 2010 251 Education and Training Reform Act 2006 248, 251 Electoral Act 2002 1124 Electricity Industry Act 2000 689 Electronic Transactions (Victoria) Act 2000 513, 527, 733, 744 Emergency Management Act 1986 116 Environment Effects Act 1978 1015, 1028–30 Environment Protection Act 1970 589, 1035, 1040, 1042, 1051 Environment Protection Act 2017 589, 591, 1015, 1021–23, 1030–42 Environment Protection Regulations 2021 591, 1031, 1033–6, 1038, 1040 Equal Opportunity Act 2010 163, 170, 220, 222, 248–9, 278, 469, 547, 609, 740, 779, 781–4, 786–7, 799, 889–91, 984–98, 1001, 1053 Estate Agents Act 1980 248, 468, 534, 552, 561, 727 Estate Agents (Professional Conduct) Regulations 2018 526 Evidence Act 2008 80, 181, 192, 201, 780, 786, 804 Fair Trading Act 1999 346, 694, 719–20, 747 Fair Trading (Amendment) Act 2003 720 Fair Trading Amendment (Australian Consumer Law) Act 2010 720–1 Fair Trading Amendment (Unfair Contract Terms) Act 2010 720 Fair Trading (Unconscionable Conduct) Act 2001 720 Family Violence Protection Act 2008 39, 73, 107, 166, 174, 275, 293–9, 304, 780, 785, 855, 872, 977, 1118 Family Violence Protection Amendment (Information Sharing) Act 2017 1120 Fences Act 1968 582–6 Fences Regulations 2014 583 Fines Reform Act 2014 96, 98, 103, 109, 111, 114–16, 122–5, 128–9 Fines Reform Amendment Act 2017 96 Fines Reform Regulations 2017 114–15 Firearms Act 1996 298 Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 1043–44 Forests Act 1958 1043, 1051 Freedom of Information (Access Charges) Regulations 2014 1136 Freedom of Information Act 1982 222, 871, 939, 1042, 1092, 1115–17, 1121, 1123, 1133–7 Freedom of Information Amendment (Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner) Act 2017 1114, 1118, 1123 Freedom of Information Regulations 2019 1133 Fundraising Act 1998 248, 253, 620 Fundraising Regulations 2019 620 Gas Industry Act 2001 689 Goods Act 1958 643–5, 676, 718, 720, 733, 745 Graffiti Prevention Act 2007 179, 1051 Guardianship and Administration Act 1986 796, 851, 854, 860 Guardianship and Administration Act 2019 779, 785, 791, 796–8, 837, 851–6, 868 Health Complaints Act 2016 799, 877–8 Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Victoria) Act 2009 248, 856, 878