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JUSTICE LEGISLATION MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENT ACT 2018 (NO. 48 OF 2018) 


TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Purposes  
   2.      Commencement  

   PART 2--AMENDMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES ACT 2005

   3.      Supreme Court or County Court may exercise sentencing powers of Children's Court  
   4.      New section 631 inserted  

   PART 3--AMENDMENT OF CORONERS ACT 2008 AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

           Division 1--Coroners Act 2008

   5.      Reportable death  
   6.      Determination by coroner that reported death not a reportable death  
   7.      Certain reportable deaths do not require investigation  
   8.      New section 76A inserted  
   9.      Section 77 amended  
   10.     Appeal in relation to determination that death not a reportable death  
   11.     Appeal against refusal by Coroners Court to re-open investigation  
   12.     Appeal to Supreme Court  
   13.     New section 118A inserted  
   14.     Clause 23 of Schedule 1 inserted  

           Division 2--Consequential amendment of Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1996

   15.     Notification of cause of death by coroner  

   PART 4--AMENDMENT OF CRIMES ACT 1958

           Division 1--Aboriginal persons in custody

   16.     Definitions  
   17.     New section 464AAB inserted  
   18.     New section 464FA inserted  

           Division 2--Forensic procedure orders

   19.     Registration of orders  

           Division 3--Dangerous driving

   19A.    Dangerous driving causing death or serious injury  

   PART 5--AMENDMENT OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ACT 2009

           Division 1--Cross-examination of witnesses in certain committal proceedings

   20.     Section 99 repealed  
   21.     Hearings in a committal proceeding and attendance of accused  
   22.     Contents of case direction notice  
   23.     Late application for leave to cross-examine witness  
   24.     Section 123 substituted  
   25.     Leave required to cross-examine other witnesses  
   26.     Committal mention hearing  
   27.     Determination of committal proceeding where hand-up brief used  

           Division 2--Pre-trial examination and cross-examination of witnesses

   28.     Part 4.11 repealed  
   29.     New Division heading inserted  
   30.     Order for taking evidence from a witness before trial  
   31.     New sections 198A, 198B and 198C inserted  

           Division 3--Admission of recorded evidence in sexual offence cases

   32.     Admission of recording of evidence of complainant  

           Division 4--Presence of witnesses in courtroom

   33.     Victim who is a witness entitled to be present in court  

           Division 5--Indictable offences that may be heard and determined summarily

   34.     Indictable offences that may be heard and determined summarily  

           Division 6--DPP's right of appeal

   35.     DPP's right of appeal—failure to fulfil undertaking  
   36.     New sections 290A, 290B, 290C and 290D inserted  
   37.     New evidence—effect on sentence  
   38.     Ancillary orders  
   39.     Consequential amendment—Appeal Costs Act 1998  

           Division 7--Transitional provisions and miscellaneous amendments

   40.     Special hearing for recording evidence  
   41.     Statute law revision  
   42.     Section 449 inserted  

   PART 6--AMENDMENT OF DOMESTIC BUILDING CONTRACTS ACT 1995

   43.     New section 45BA inserted  
   44.     Acceptance or rejection of referral  
   45.     Notice of decision  
   46.     Certificate of conciliation—dispute not suitable for conciliation  
   47.     Withdrawal of referral or matter referred  
   48.     Notice if dispute not resolved by conciliation  
   49.     Report if building work defective or incomplete  
   50.     Notice to insurer  
   51.     Certificate of conciliation required to bring proceeding in VCAT to resolve domestic building work dispute  
   52.     Publication of directions  

   PART 7--AMENDMENT OF ESTATE AGENTS ACT 1980

           Division 1--Rebate statements

   53.     Offence not to give certain information about commission  
   54.     New Division 3 of Part IX inserted  

           Division 2--Miscellaneous

   55.     Definitions  
   56.     Secretary's power to enter into arrangements with financial institutions  

   PART 8--AMENDMENT OF EVIDENCE ACT 2008

   57.     Improper questions  

   PART 9--AMENDMENT OF FAMILY VIOLENCE PROTECTION ACT 2008

   58.     Procedural requirements for person directed to a police station, or person apprehended and detained  
   59.     Relationship with certain orders under the Sentencing Act 1991  
   60.     New Division 12 inserted in Part 14  

   PART 10--AMENDMENT OF HONORARY JUSTICES ACT 2014

   61.     Permission for retired person to use title  
   62.     New section 40A inserted  

   PART 11--AMENDMENT OF PERSONAL SAFETY INTERVENTION ORDERS ACT 2010

   63.     Relationship with certain orders under the Sentencing Act 1991  
   64.     New Division 4 inserted in Part 13  

   PART 12--AMENDMENT OF RETIREMENT VILLAGES ACT 1986

   65.     Regulations  

   PART 13--AMENDMENT OF ROOMING HOUSE OPERATORS ACT 2016

   66.     Definitions  
   67.     Offence to operate a rooming house without a licence  
   68.     Application for licence—licence disqualification criteria  
   69.     Application for renewal of licence—renewal disqualification criteria  
   70.     Disciplinary powers of VCAT—orders  
   71.     Entry without consent or warrant  
   72.     New section 79A inserted  

   PART 14--AMENDMENT OF SENTENCING ACT 1991 AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

           Division 1--Sentencing Act 1991

   73.     Definitions—category 1 offences  
   74.     Definitions—category 2 offences  
   75.     Definitions inserted  
   76.     Sentencing guidelines  
   77.     Definition of serious sexual offender  
   78.     Assaulting, etc. emergency workers, custodial officers and youth justice custodial workers on duty  
   79.     Special reasons relevant to imposing minimum non-parole periods  
   80.     New section 44A inserted  
   81.     Powers of the court on finding of guilt for contravention of community correction order  
   82.     New section 115F inserted  
   83.     New section 168 inserted  
   84.     Statute law revision  

           Division 2--Consequential amendment of Crimes Act 1958

   85.     Causing serious injury intentionally  
   86.     Causing serious injury recklessly  
   87.     Causing injury intentionally or recklessly  
   88.     Armed robbery  
   89.     Home invasion  
   90.     Aggravated home invasion  
   91.     Carjacking  
   92.     Aggravated carjacking  
   93.     Intentionally exposing an emergency worker, a custodial officer or a youth justice custodial worker to risk by driving  
   94.     Aggravated offence of intentionally exposing an emergency worker, a custodial officer or a youth justice custodial worker to risk by driving  
   95.     Culpable driving causing death  
   96.     Dangerous driving causing death  

   PART 15--REPEAL OF AMENDING ACT

   97.     Repeal of amending Act  
           ENDNOTES

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