The Law Handbook 2024

Index 1241 Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG) tax system 396, 397, 398 payday loans 446–7 payroll tax 406 penalty enforcement see infringements system penalty enforcement warrant (PEW) hearings 122 penalty units xi, 34, 131, 402, 580, 647, 1032, 1076 Peninsula Community Legal Centre (PCLC) 91 Pensioner Concession Card 335 pensions government see social security superannuation 413 performer protection 765–6 perjury 27, 1144 permanent care order 49 personal information see privacy personal injury apportionment of liability 720 assessment of damages 927–8, 931 certificate of assessment 931 child abuse, resulting from 933 compensable injury thresholds 720 compensation orders 35 County Court jurisdiction 19 damages claims 926–8, 930 degree of impairment 931 limitation of actions 526, 932–3 medical panel assessment 931 negligence claims 926–8, 930 psychiatric impairment 930 renter, compensation claim by 526 significant injury 931 transport accidents see transport accident injuries personal insolvency agreements 385–6 Personal Property Security Register (PPSR) 628, 1112 certificate of registered security interest 629–30 currency 630 exceptions 630 court order 630 inventory 630 liens 630 notice 630 personal property, meaning 1112 privacy issues 1112 registrations on 1112 security interest 629 Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) 1111 privacy of information 1111 complaints about 1114 phishing 744 photographs copyright in 753, 754 suspects 191 planning and environment see environment and planning Planning Panels Victoria 1016 pleading guilty see guilty plea not guilty see not guilty plea self-representation 84–5 plumbing work 565 podcasting 736–7, 763 police arrest by see arrest bail, grant of see bail cautioning program 42 civil action against 1146–8 complaints against see police – complaints against criminal action against 1148 criminal conviction and employment as 248 detention of suspects 177 elder abuse, reporting to 883 entrapment 140 entry onto land 582 failure to stop vehicle when directed by 658 family violence adviser 305 application for intervention order 294, 295, 305 charges 294, 305 code of practice 296 holding powers 295 liaison officers 305 proceedings brought by 295 reporting to 305 safety notice 295, 305 fingerprints, power to take 172, 185 firearms 176–7 forensic procedures see forensic procedures identification material, taking 185–93 illegal internet content, reporting to 749 information privacy exemption 1117 infringements system see infringements system interrogation by see police interviews jury service ineligibility 24 Law Enforcement Ombudsman 1082, 1083 legal action against 1146–8 legal costs, reclaiming from 194 mentally ill persons powers in relation to 837–9 problems encountered by 172 misconduct 1138 complaints about see police – complaints against parliamentary inquiry 1138 move-on powers 1047 noise complaints to 591 offences against 1049–50 Operating Procedures 183 arrest of children 193 firearms 176–7 identification parades 192 interviews 183, 184, 193, 798 personal search 178 oversight of law enforcement and integrity agencies 1083 prison visits 230 prosecutors 216 protests, dealing with 1046–52 reclaiming legal costs from 194 rights when dealing with 172 search see search – personal; search – premises seizure of motor vehicles 658 sexual assault, reporting to 164 Sexual Offence and Child Abuse Investigation team (SOCIT) 164, 167 ‘stop and search’ power 141, 177 police – complaints against 1138–48 Aboriginal Liaison Officer 1143, 1148 Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people 1143 acting promptly 1142 advantages of lodging 1141 assault and battery 1138, 1146 body worn cameras (BWCs) 1140–1 breach of confidence 1147 CCTV footage 1140 charges 1141, 1142, 1148 civil action 1146–8 conciliation 1147 contacts 1148 crime compensation 1147 criminal action 1148 deciding whether to lodge 1141 delaying lodgment 1142 disadvantages of lodging 1141 discretion not to investigate 1145 discrimination 1143, 1147 evidence 1139–41, 1143, 1145 excessive force 1138 ex-gratia payments 1147 failure to act or investigate 1138 false imprisonment 1138, 1147 forensic medical officer, examination by 1140 freedom of information documents 1145 how to make complaint 1144–5 Independent Broadbased Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC) 1139 complaints to 839, 1139, 1141, 1143 contact details 1148 review of decisions 1146 role of 1143 Victorian Ombudsman and 1090 internal investigation 1138, 1145 investigation 1145 getting more information about 1146 outcomes 1145–6 Law Enforcement Ombudsman 1082, 1083 lawyer, advice from 1142 legal action 1146–8 legal advice 1142, 1146 letter about decision 1145–6 malicious prosecution 1139, 1147 medical record of injuries 1140 mentally ill patient 839 minor complaints 1143 misconduct 1138, 1143 civil action 1146–7 misfeasance in public office 1147 negligence 1147 online chatbot 1144 oral complaint 1144 outcomes 1145–6 percentage found proved 1138 photographs of injuries 1140 Police Conduct Unit (PCU) 839, 1138 police custody, while in or leaving 1144