S. 3(1) def. of registered medical practitioner inserted by No. 13/2012 s. 3(1). registered medical practitioner means a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise in the medical profession (other than as a student); S. 3(1) def. of referral inserted by No. 28/2012 s. 3(1). referral means a referral under Division 5 of Part 3; S. 3(1) def. of relevant head of jurisdiction inserted by No. 13/2012 s. 3(1). relevant head of jurisdiction means— relation to the Supreme Court, a Judge of the Supreme Court, an Associate Judge of the Supreme Court or a judicial registrar of the Supreme Court— (i) the Chief Justice; or s. 3 (ii) if the Justice is the person whose conduct is being investigated, the President of the Court of Appeal; or relation to the County Court, a judge of the County Court or an associate judge of the County Court—
who is not the subject of any adverse comment or opinion unless the IBAC— satisfied that it is necessary or desirable to do so in the public interest; and satisfied that it will not cause unreasonable damage to a person's reputation, safety or wellbeing; and in the report that the person is not the subject of any adverse comment or opinion. (8) The IBAC must not include in its annual report any information that— the identity of a person to whom, or in respect of whom, a direction has been given under— 1 of Part 9 of this Act; S. 165(8)(a)(ii) substituted by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 85.29). (ii) Part 5 of the Victoria Police Act 2013; or likely to lead to the identification of a person who has made an assessable disclosure. (9) However, the IBAC may in an annual report include information to which section 53(2)(a), (c) or (d) of the Protected Disclosure Act 2012 applies.
to any person where necessary for the purposes of obtaining any information, document or other thing to comply with a witness summons, a confidentiality notice, a notice cancelling a confidentiality notice or an order extending a confidentiality notice under section 42 or to comply with this section, including if the person— not have a sufficient knowledge of the English language to understand the nature of the witness summons, a confidentiality notice, a notice cancelling a confidentiality notice or an order extending a confidentiality notice under section 42 or this section, to an interpreter; s. 184 (ii) is a person the age of 18 years, to a parent, guardian or independent person; (iii) is a person who is illiterate or has a mental, physical or other impairment which prevents the person from understanding the witness summons, a confidentiality notice, a notice cancelling a confidentiality notice, an order extending a confidentiality notice under section 42 or this section without assistance, to an independent person; for the purposes of obtaining legal advice or representation in relation to—
Division 3 of Part 4 of the PIA and had not been excused from attendance, on and from the commencement day— 4 of the PIA (other than section 68 and Divisions 6, 7, 8 or 9) continues to apply to that examination despite its repeal; and Part applies as if a reference in that Part to— Director were a reference to the IBAC; and (ii) the Special Investigations Monitor were a reference to the Victorian Inspectorate; and (iii) a member of staff of the OPI were a reference to an IBAC Officer. (2) On and from the commencement day, sections 135, 136, 137 and 138, Division 2 of Part 6 and Division 5 of Part 6 of this Act apply to a person referred to in subclause (1) as if that person had been summoned to attend an examination under Part 6. 16 Legal assistance for witnesses (1) A person to whom legal assistance has been granted under section 76 of the PIA immediately before its repeal is entitled to continue to receive that assistance. (2) An application under section 76 of the PIA before the commencement day that had not been
Assent Date: 29.5.12 Commencement Date: S. 10 on 1.7.12: Special Gazette (No. 222) 29.6.12 p. 1; ss 3–9, 11–31 on 10.2.13: Special Gazette (No. 32) 6.2.13 p. 1 Current This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Independent Broad-based Commission Act 2011 Evidence Amendment (Journalist Privilege) Act 2012, No. 52/2012 Assent Date: 18.9.12 Commencement Date: Ss 17–19 on 10.2.13: Special Gazette (No. 32) 6.2.13 p. 3 Current This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Independent Commission Act 2011 Commission for Children and Young People Act 2012, No. 79/2012 Assent Date: 18.12.12 Commencement Date: S. 81 on 1.3.13: Special Gazette (No. 27) 29.1.13 p. 1 Current State: This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Independent Commission Act 2011 Integrity and Accountability Legislation Amendment Act 2012, No. 82/2012 Assent Date: 18.12.12 Commencement Date: Ss 3–25, 253–258 on 10.2.13: Special Gazette (No. 32) 6.2.13 p. 2; ss 298, 299 on 11.2.13: s. 2(5) Current This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Independent Broad-based Commission Act 2011 Protected Disclosure Act 2012, No. 85/2012 Assent Date: 18.12.12 Commencement Date: Ss 84–105 on 10.2.13: Special Gazette (No. 32) 6.2.13 p. 2 Current This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Independent Commission Act 2011