Victorian Numbered Acts

FAMILY VIOLENCE PROTECTION AMENDMENT ACT 2017 (NO. 19 OF 2017)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Purposes  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Principal Act  

   PART 2--AMENDMENT OF THE FAMILY VIOLENCE PROTECTION ACT 2008

           Division 1--Family violence intervention orders protecting children

   4.      Meaning of family violence intervention order, final order and interim order  
   5.      New section 52A inserted  
   6.      Court may make interim order  
   7.      New sections 53AA and 53AB inserted  
   8.      New section 73I inserted  
   9.      Power of court to make final order  
   10.     Section 77 substituted and new sections 77A and 77B inserted  
   11.     Consent orders  
   12.     Power of court to vary or revoke family violence intervention order  
   13.     Protection for children who have become family members since order made  
   14.     Further application for variation etc. of order in respect of child  
   15.     Service of family violence intervention orders  
   16.     Transitional provision inserted  

           Division 2--Explanations of family violence intervention orders

   17.     Explanation of interim order  
   18.     New section 57A inserted  
   19.     Explanation of final order  
   20.     New section 96A inserted  
   21.     Contravention of family violence intervention order  
   22.     Contravention of order intending to cause harm or fear for safety  
   23.     Service of family violence intervention orders  
   24.     Transitional provision inserted  

           Division 3--Alternative service

   25.     Address for service  
   26.     Excluded person to provide new address  
   27.     Rehearing of certain proceeding  
   28.     Section 202 substituted and new sections 202A, 202B and 202C inserted  
   29.     Disclosure of information by organisations  
   30.     Transitional provision  

           Division 4--Other amendments to the Principal Act

   31.     Definitions  
   32.     Family violence safety notice taken to be application for family violence intervention order  
   33.     New sections 118A and 118B inserted  
   34.     Definitions  
   35.     Order to assess eligibility for counselling  
   36.     Order to attend counselling  
   37.     Section 133 substituted  
   38.     Variation or revocation of counselling orders  
   39.     Section 144 substituted  
   40.     New Division 11 of Part 14 inserted  
   41.     Statute law revision  

   PART 3--AMENDMENT OF THE CORONERS ACT 2008

   42.     Definitions  
   43.     New Division 1C inserted in Part 8  
   44.     Publication of findings and reports  
   45.     Annual report  

   PART 4--AMENDMENT OF THE COUNTY COURT ACT 1958 AND MAGISTRATES' COURT ACT 1989

           Division 1--Amendment of the County Court Act 1958

   46.     Circumstances in which Koori Court Division may deal with contravention of a sentence imposed by it or by another Division of the County Court  
   47.     Circumstances in which Koori Court Division may deal with proceedings for certain offences or hear certain appeals  
   48.     New section 4EA inserted  
   49.     New section 102 inserted  

           Division 2--Amendment of the Magistrates' Court Act 1989

   50.     Circumstances in which Koori Court Division may deal with contravention of a sentence imposed by another Division of the Magistrates' Court  
   51.     Circumstances in which Koori Court Division may deal with certain offences  
   52.     New section 4FA inserted  
   53.     Schedule 8 amended  

   PART 5--AMENDMENT OF THE CRIMES ACT 1958

   54.     Failure to disclose sexual offence committed against child under the age of 16 years  
   55.     New section 632 inserted  

   PART 6--AMENDMENT OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ACT 2009

   56.     Heading to Division 5 of Part 8.2 amended  
   57.     Application of this Division  
   58.     New section 449 inserted  

   PART 7--AMENDMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELLBEING ACT 2008

   59.     Definitions  
   60.     Municipal public health and wellbeing plans  

   PART 8--REPEAL OF FAMILY VIOLENCE PROTECTION AMENDMENT ACT 2014

   61.     Repeal of Family Violence Protection Amendment Act 2014  
   62.     Consequential amendment—definitions  
   63.     Consequential amendment—transitional provisions  

   PART 9--AMENDMENTS RELATING TO THE NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ORDER SCHEME ACT 2016

           Division 1--Amendment of the National Domestic Violence Order Scheme Act 2016

   64.     Properly notified—meaning  

           Division 2--Consequential amendment of the Coroners Act 2008

   65.     Section 73 amended  

   PART 10--REPEAL OF AMENDING ACT

   66.     Repeal of amending Act  
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