The Law Handbook 2024

1242 Index police discretion not to investigate 1145 police misconduct, examples 1138 police station, complaining at 1142, 1144 Professional Standards Command (PSC) 1139 complaints to 1141, 1143, 1148 contact details 1148 investigation of complaints 1138 referral of complaints 1138 releasing statement of complaint, offence 1142 review of decision of 1146 record of events 1139 record of expenses 1140 Register of Complaints and Serious Incidents Database 1141 review of decision 1146 Royal Commission into the Management of Police Informants 1138 service complaints 1143 substantiation 1138 suing police 1146–8 surveillance footage 1140 timing 1142 torts 1146–7 types of complaints 1138–9 victims compensation 1147–8 Victoria Police Freedom of Information Office 1145, 1148 Professional Standards Command (PSC) 1139, 1148 register of complaints 1141 where to lodge 1143–4 witness details 1139 written complaint 1144 police interviews 179–85 Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander suspect 180 admissions 181 alibi, giving 181 answering questions 181 bail applicant 199 children 179, 184, 193 independent person 193 custody, person already in 179–80 disabilities, people with 180, 798, 804–5 independent third person (ITP) 798, 804–5 lawyer, access to 805 discretion to exclude material 183 failure to answer questions 172, 181 fairness, ensuring 184 force or threats prohibited 183 independent person for children 193 independent third person (ITP) 193, 798, 804–5 information to be given to suspects 183 intellectual disability, people with 798, 804–5 interpreter 183 knowing your rights 172 law dealing with 172 lawyer, presence of 184–5 mentally ill people 184, 804–5 access to lawyer 805 independent third person (ITP) 798, 804–5 object 183 ‘off the record’ conversation 182 Operating Procedures 183, 184, 193, 786 period allowed for questioning 179–80 Commonwealth offences 180 person already in custody 179–80 Victorian offences 179–80 police conduct during 183–4 prepared statements 182 questioning 181 period allowed for 179–80 reasonable time 179 recording 181, 183 refusal to answer questions 172, 181 relatives, presence of 184 right to silence 172, 180 rights before and during 172, 183–5 self-incrimination, privilege against 172, 180–1, 191 statements 181–2 terrorism suspect 180 transcript of recording 181 unsigned statements 182 police prosecutor 216 pollution and waste 1031–42 abatement notice 1040 activities requiring permission from EPA 1035–6 adjournment to resolve matters 1040 adverse publicity order 1039 authorised officers 1040 civil remedies 1038, 1040–1 community action 1040–1 compensation 1041 complaints to EPA 1041 contaminated land 1032–3 duty to manage 1032 duty to report 1033 Planning Practice Notes 1042 register 1042 council powers 1040 criminal proceedings 1040 dust 1034–5, 1040 duties 1032 enforceable undertakings 1039 Environment Protection Act 2017 1031 enforcement by EPA 1037–40 enforcement by individuals 1040–1 enforcement by other agencies 1040 penalties for breach of 1038–9 Environment Protection Regulations 2021 1031 Environment Reference Standard (ERS) 1035, 1036–7 EPA Victoria 1031–42 complaints to 1041 enforcement options 1038–9 functions 1037 information 1042 permissions 1035–6 planning and 1041–2 Planning Practice Notes 1042 pollution watch line 1041, 1044 fines 1040 General Environmental Duty (GED) 1031–2 penalties for breach of 1038–9 general order 1039 general restoration and prevention order 1039 impact statement 1040 see also environmental impact assessment (EIA) industrial waste 1033 information 1042 littering offences 1033 Ministerial Directions 1042 monetary benefit order 1039 negligence action 1041 noise see noise notifiable contamination 1032 nuisance 966 see also nuisance odour 1034–5, 1040 offensive industries 1040, 1041 onsite wastewater management system improvement and prohibition notices 1040 permission for 1036 penalty units 1032 permissions 1035–6 pollution incident duties 1032 duty to report 1032 duty to restore land 1032 pollution watch line 1041, 1044 preliminary risk screen assessment (PRSA) 1042 principles of environment protection 1037 priority waste 1033 remedial notices 1038, 1040 restorative justice 1039–40 restorative project order 1039 court-ordered 1039 septic tanks 1036, 1040 site management orders 1038 smoke 1035 waste disposal 1033–4 waste duties 1033–4 waste management 1034 pornography child see child abuse material deepfake pornography 156 Port Phillip Prison 224, 226 Positive Powerful Parents Victoria 794 possession order 493, 512–18 adjournment of hearing 504, 514 appeal 532 application for 513–17 dismissal 503, 504 evidence 504 fifth notice to vacate 504 notice of hearing 514 overdue rent, for 503–4 time for 513 validity 513 application to postpone warrant 516 compliance order instead of 516 contents 517 duration 517 hearing 514 adjournment 504, 514 attending 514 representation of parties 514 judicial intervention 538–9 legal eviction requiring 512 notice of hearing 514 notice to vacate see also notice to vacate challenging at hearing 510 fifth 504 first, second, third or fourth 503–4 having effect 503 overdue rent cases 502–4 payment plan instead of 504