The Law Handbook 2024

Index 1243 reasonable and proportionate test 501, 515, 539 rental provider 493 representation of parties 514 request for written reasons 514 review hearing 517–18 time to apply 513 validity of application 513 warrant see also warrant of possession enforcement by 493, 501, 516, 517 request to postpone 516 post-mortem examinations 875–6, 918 consent/objection 876 infectious diseases 876 purpose 875–6 Post Sentence Authority (PSA) 238 Postal Industry Ombudsman 1082, 1083, 1085 power of attorney 860–5, 887–8 appointment 860, 861 considerations 861 house auction, to bid at 556 ineligibility for 861 VCAT 860 witnessing 861 attorney 861 compensation for loss caused by 863 duties and obligations 862–3 authority under 862 capacity to appoint 861 confidentiality 862 conflict of interest 861, 862 contacts 865, 895 duties of attorney 862–3 eligibility for appointment 861 enduring 860–3, 887–8 revocation 863, 888 VCAT role in relation to 863 enduring (medical) 864 medical treatment decision-maker replacing 860, 864 financial matters 862 general (non-enduring) 860 guardian, appointment of attorney as 853 house auction, to bid at 556 ineligibility to be appointed 861 information about 864 legislation 860 medical treatment decisions 860, 861, 864 Medical Treatment Planning and Decisions Act 2016 860 misuse of 880, 883, 887–8 Office of the Public Advocate 860, 865 information booklets 864–5 website 860, 865 personal matters 862 Powers of Attorney Act 2014 860 principal 860 capacity 861 revocation 863, 864 supportive attorney 789, 860, 863–4 powers and duties 864 revocation 864 VCAT Guardianship List 860, 865 VCAT role in relation to 863 who can appoint 861 witnessing appointment 861 PPCA 762, 764, 767 PPS Register see Personal Property Security Register (PPSR) precedent, doctrine of 3–4, 10 pregnancy choices for unmarried woman 282–3 financial assistance 282–3, 286 preliminary brief 83 preliminary conference Children’s Court 47 debt proceedings 353 fencing dispute 585 pre-sentence detention 224 pre-sentence report 33, 36, 41 presumption of innocence 165, 180 preventative justice 16 Primary Care Connect, Shepparton 393 prior convictions 84 drink-driving offences 654 drug-driving offences 656 prison 219–39 see also prisoners Adult Parole Board 225, 238 Barwon Prison 234 clothing 224 Commissioner’s Requirements 220 Correctional Standards 220 Corrections Act 219 Corrections Independent Support Officer (CISO) 798 Corrections Regulations 219–20 Corrections Victoria see Corrections Victoria Cultural Review of the Adult Custodial Corrections System 219 Dame Phyllis Frost Centre 224, 226, 814 Deputy Commissioner’s Instructions (DCIs) 220 emergency management days (EMDs) 234–5 international standards 222–4 legislation and rules 219–23 Local Operating Procedures (LOPs) 232, 233 manager 224, 227, 230–4, 236 Melbourne Assessment Prison (MAP) 224, 226, 229, 814 Metropolitan Remand Centre (MRC) 224 offences committed in 232–4 Operations Manuals (OMs) 232, 233 police investigating offences in 233 visits 230 polling facilities 234 Port Phillip Prison 224, 226 Post Sentence Authority (PSA) 238 psychiatric facilities 226, 814 Ravenhall Correctional Centre 224, 226 reception 224 rights of prisoners see prisoners sentence see imprisonment Sentence Management Panel 225 smoking ban 234 Thomas Embling Hospital 226, 814, 840 visitors see prison visitors VLA services 814 youth justice centres see Youth Justice Centre (YJC) Prison Network 238 prison offences 232–4 disciplinary hearing by general manager 232–3 disciplinary proceedings 232 drug offences 233–4 police investigation 233 review rights 233 smoking 234 prison visitors 229–31 after hours visits, permission for 230 criminal history, persons with 230–1 drug or alcohol testing 230 identification 230 independent prison visitor 231, 236 lawyers 230, 231 online communications 230 planning a visit 230 police 230 prison rules and orders, subject to 229 prison visit lists 230 prisoner refusing to accept 230 prisoner’s entitlement to 229 refusing entry to 230 relatives and friends 229 restricted access prisoners 231 restrictions 230–1 search 230 prisoners see also prison Aboriginal Liaison Officer 226 assessment 224 calling in fines 128–30 court fines 128 infringement fines 128 Case Management Review Committee (CMRC) 225, 227 categories of 223 Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities 220–1 classification 224 clothing 224 communication with 231–2 complaints by 236–7 independent prison visitor 236 Victorian Ombudsman, to 236–7 contracts 677 Correctional Standards 220 corrections administration permit (CAP) 229 Corrections Independent Support Officer (CISO) 798 Corrections Victoria Reintegration Pathway (CVRP) 229 COVID-19, emergency management days 235 criminal record see criminal record custodial community permits 228 disability 787 discrimination 222 complaints about 237 DNA samples 224 drugs and alcohol 226, 233–4 offences 233–4 Opioid Substitution Therapy Program 226 smoking ban 234 testing 234 visitors, testing for 230 emails, sending and receiving 231–2