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SMALL BUSINESS COMMISSION ACT 2017 (NO. 16 OF 2017)
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
PART 1--PRELIMINARY
1. Purposes
2. Commencement
3. Definitions
PART 2--SMALL BUSINESS COMMISSION
Division 1--Small Business Commission
4. Establishment of Small Business Commission
5. Functions and powers of Commission
6. Commission may request information to perform its functions
7. Obligations of public entities and public service bodies
8. Commission must seek consent before disclosing confidential information
9. Commission may refuse to deal with certain complaints
10. Commission's alternative dispute resolution function
11. Commission's investigatory function
12. Power to issue certificates
13. Advisory opinions
14. Staff
15. Delegation
16. Reporting
17. Ministerial directions
Division 2--Small Business Commissioner
18. Appointment of Small Business Commissioner
19. Terms and conditions of appointment
20. Acting Commissioner
21. Functions and powers of Commissioner
22. Validity of acts and decisions
23. Immunity for the alternative dispute resolution function
PART 3--AMENDMENT OF OTHER ACTS
Division 1--Amendments to the Transport (Compliance and Miscellaneous) Act 1983
24. Definition
25. Unresolved disputes may be referred to Small Business Commissioner or the Tribunal
26. Function of Small Business Commissioner
27. Mediation or other alternative dispute resolution by Small Business Commissioner
28. Small Business Commissioner may issue certificates
Division 2--Amendments to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 1998
29. Intervention
Division 3--Amendments to the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998
30. Packaged liquor licence
31. Specification of certain licences as small business licences
Division 4--Amendments to the Retail Leases Act 2003
32. Definitions
33. Copy of lease to be provided at negotiation stage
34. Minimum 5 year term
35. Alterations to premises to enable fit out
36. Agreement about rent based on turnover
37. Rent reviews generally
38. Rent reviews based on current market rent
39. Confidentiality of information supplied to valuer
40. Relocation of the tenant's business
41. Confidentiality of turnover information
42. New heading to Division 2 of Part 10 substituted
43. Functions of the Small Business Commissioner
44. Referral of retail tenancy disputes for alternative dispute resolution
45. Retail tenancy disputes must first be referred for alternative dispute resolution
Division 5--Amendments to the Owner Drivers and Forestry Contractors Act 2005
46. Purpose
47. Definitions
48. Notice of termination
49. Referral of disputes for alternative dispute resolution
50. Disputes must first be referred for alternative dispute resolution before proceeding to the Tribunal
51. Part 6 heading amended
52. Functions of the Small Business Commissioner under this Act
Division 6--Amendments to the Farm Debt Mediation Act 2011
53. Definitions
54. Farmer may request mediation
55. Creditor may agree to or refuse mediation
56. Referral of mediation by Department
57. Application by farmer for issue of prohibition certificate
58. Issue of prohibition certificate
59. Application by creditor for issue of exemption certificate
60. Issue of exemption certificate
61. Heading to Part 3 amended
62. New heading to Division 1 of Part 3 substituted
63. Functions of the Small Business Commissioner
64. Functions of mediators
65. Referral of farm debt disputes for mediation
66. Conduct of mediation
67. Mediation session fee
68. Costs of mediation
69. Manner of giving notices
Division 7--Repeal of Part
70. Repeal of Part
PART 4--REPEAL, SAVINGS AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
Division 1--Repeal of Small Business Commissioner Act 2003
71. Repeal of Small Business Commissioner Act 2003
Division 2--Savings and transitional provisions
72. Transitional provision relating to establishment of Small Business Commission
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