Victorian Numbered Acts

JUSTICE LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (PROTECTIVE SERVICES OFFICERS AND OTHER MATTERS) ACT 2017 (NO. 45 OF 2017)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Purposes  
   2.      Commencement  

   PART 2--ADDITIONAL POWERS OF PROTECTIVE SERVICES OFFICERS

           Division 1--Amendment of the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005

   3.      Definitions  
   4.      New Part 8.3A inserted  

           Division 2--Amendment of the Control of Weapons Act 1990

   5.      Planned designation of search area  
   6.      Unplanned designation of search area  
   7.      New section 10GA inserted  
   8.      Power to search vehicles  
   9.      Information to be given before search occurs  
   10.     Seizure of suspected weapons  
   11.     Offence to obstruct or hinder search or other powers or fail to comply with direction  
   12.     Definitions  
   13.     Return of prisoner to prison on cancellation of parole  
   14.     Arrest and detention for breach of parole order  

           Division 4--Amendment of the Crimes Act 1958

   15.     Requirement to give name and address  

           Division 5--Amendment of the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981

   16.     Definitions  
   17.     Protective services officer may exercise police powers under this Division  
   18.     New section 82A inserted  

           Division 6--Amendment of the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998

   19.     Power to serve an infringement notice  

   PART 3--AMENDMENT OF SECOND-HAND DEALERS AND PAWNBROKERS ACT 1989--SCRAP METAL

   20.     Purposes  
   21.     Definitions  
   22.     New sections 19A and 19B inserted  
   23.     Recording transactions  
   24.     Police powers generally  
   25.     New Division 4 of Part 5 inserted  
   26.     Service  
   27.     New Part 7 inserted  

   PART 4--POLICE CUSTODY OFFICER SUPERVISORS

   28.     New definition of police custody officer supervisor inserted  
   29.     Definitions  
   30.     Powers limited to certain police gaols  
   31.     Management of visitors in police gaols  
   32.     Detained persons to give certain information  
   33.     Orders to detained persons  
   34.     Power to take photographs of detained persons  
   35.     Offence to disobey a lawful order  
   36.     Power to restrain detained persons  
   37.     Search powers  
   38.     Police custody officers to transport persons at Chief Commissioner's direction  
   39.     Functions and powers of police custody officers in relation to persons they transport or supervise  
   40.     Transport or supervision authorised under other enactments and instruments  

           Division 2--Victoria Police Act 2013

   41.     New definition of police custody officer supervisor inserted  
   42.     Targeted testing—police custody officers  
   43.     Persons subject to random testing  
   44.     Heading to Part 11A amended  
   45.     New Division 1A of Part 11A inserted  
   46.     Heading to Division 2 of Part 11A substituted  
   47.     Duties of police custody officers  
   48.     Police custody officers have powers in declared police gaols  
   49.     Statute law revision  

   PART 5--PROTECTIVE SERVICES OFFICERS--IN THE VICINITY OF A DESIGNATED PLACE

   50.     Bail Act 1977  
   51.     Control of Weapons Act 1990  
   52.     Crimes Act 1958  
   53.     Graffiti Prevention Act 2007  
   54.     Liquor Control Reform Act 1998  
   55.     Magistrates' Court Act 1989  
   56.     Mental Health Act 2014  
   57.     Summary Offences Act 1966  
   58.     Transport (Compliance and Miscellaneous) Act 1983  

   PART 6--OTHER MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS

   59.     New section 347A inserted—Children, Youth and Families Act 2005  
   60.     Ill-health retirement  

   PART 7--REPEAL OF AMENDING ACT

   61.     Repeal of amending Act  
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