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CHANGE OR SUPPRESSION (CONVERSION) PRACTICES PROHIBITION ACT 2021 (NO.
3 OF 2021)
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
PART 1--PRELIMINARY
Division 1--General
1. Purposes
2. Commencement
3. Objects of this Act
4. Definitions
5. Meaning of change or suppression practice
6. Act binds the Crown
7. Contravention does not create civil or criminal liability
8. Extra-territorial application
Division 2--Change or suppression practices are prohibited
9. General prohibition on change or suppression practices
PART 2--OFFENCES RELATING TO CHANGE OR SUPPRESSION PRACTICES
Division 1--Offences
10. Offence of engaging in one or more change or suppression practices that cause serious injury
11. Offence of engaging in one or more change or suppression practices that cause injury
12. Offence of taking a person from Victoria for a change or suppression practice
13. Offence of advertising a change or suppression practice
14. Production of documents relating to advertising offence
Division 2--General matters relating to offences against this Part
15. Corporate criminal responsibility for offence against this Part
16. Who may bring proceedings for an offence under section 13
PART 3--CIVIL RESPONSE SCHEME
Division 1--Functions and powers of Commission
17. Functions and powers of Commission
18. Functions of Commission—educative function
19. Functions of Commission—research function
20. Commission may report on educative or research functions
21. Functions of Commission—receiving reports and facilitating outcomes
22. Staff of Commission
23. Delegation
Division 2--Reporting change or suppression practices to Commission
24. Reporting change or suppression practices
25. Principles for responding to reports
26. Commission may request more information
27. Consideration of reports
28. Responding to reports
29. Referral of reports
30. Discretion to decline to respond to report
31. Withdrawal from facilitation of an outcome
32. Agreements resulting from facilitation
33. Registration of agreements
Division 3--Investigations
34. When investigation may be conducted
35. Commission to conduct investigation as it considers fit
36. Power to compel provision of information and production of documents
37. Power to compel attendance
38. Compliance with notice requiring attendance or production of documents
39. Protection against self-incrimination
40. Disclosure of identity of persons who give information or documents
41. Publication of evidence, information or documents
42. Outcome of an investigation
Division 4--Remedies
43. Enforceable undertakings
44. Register of enforceable undertakings
45. Compliance notices
46. Failure to comply with enforceable undertaking or compliance notice
47. Vicarious liability
48. Who may bring proceedings for an offence under this Part
49. Reports etc. that relate to organisations
PART 4--GENERAL MATTERS
Division 1--Secrecy
50. Definition
51. Secrecy
52. Disclosure to courts
Division 2--Provisions relating to certain proceedings
53. Commission not to prejudice certain proceedings or investigations
54. Person bringing proceedings presumed to be authorised to do so
55. Commission may assist in proceedings as amicus curiae
Division 3--Annual report and review of Act
56. Annual report
57. Review of this Act
Division 4--Regulations
58. Regulations
PART 5--AMENDMENT OF DEFINITIONS IN THE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY ACT 2010
Division 1--Amendment of definitions
59. Definitions
60. Attributes
Division 2--Transitional provisions
61. New Division inserted
PART 6--CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENT OF ACTS
Division 1--Amendment of the Equal Opportunity Act 2010
62. Obstructing Commission
63. False or misleading information
Division 2--Amendment of the Family Violence Protection Act 2008
64. Meaning of emotional or psychological abuse
Division 3--Amendment of the Personal Safety Intervention Orders Act 2010
65. Meaning of harassment
PART 7--REPEAL OF AMENDING PARTS
66. Repeal of amending Parts
ENDNOTES
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