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PARLIAMENT OF VICTORIA
Multicultural Victoria Amendment Bill 2008
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Clause Page
1 Purpose 1
2 Commencement 2
3 Principal Act 2
4 Principles of multiculturalism 2
5 Functions of the Commission 2
6 New section 13A inserted 3
13A Director and staff of the Commission 3
7 Deputy Chairperson of the Commission 3
8 Reporting requirements of Government Departments 3
9 Repeal of amending Act 4
ENDNOTES 5
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PARLIAMENT OF VICTORIA
Introduced in the Assembly
Multicultural Victoria Amendment
Bill 2008
A Bill for an Act to amend the Multicultural Victoria Act 2004 and
for other purposes.
The Parliament of Victoria enacts:
1 Purpose
The purpose of this Act is to amend the
Multicultural Victoria Act 2004 to--
(a) enhance the functions of the Victorian
5 Multicultural Commission;
(b) provide for the appointment of a Director
and other staff of the Victorian Multicultural
Commission;
(c) amend the reporting requirements of
10 Government Departments in the area of
multicultural affairs;
(d) make other minor amendments.
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2 Commencement
This Act comes into operation on the day after the
day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
3 Principal Act
5 See: In this Act, the Multicultural Victoria Act 2004
Act No.
100/2004 and is called the Principal Act.
amending
Act Nos
108/2004 and
80/2006.
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4 Principles of multiculturalism
In section 4(3)(e) of the Principal Act, for
"all Victorians" substitute "all individuals in
10 Victoria".
5 Functions of the Commission
(1) In section 8(e) of the Principal Act, for "society."
substitute "society; and".
(2) After section 8(e) of the Principal Act insert--
15 "(f) to facilitate community input with respect to
meeting the objectives of the Commission;
and
(g) to provide information and advice in the area
of multicultural affairs to Government
20 Departments and other relevant bodies as
necessary.".
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6 New section 13A inserted
After section 13 of the Principal Act insert--
"13A Director and staff of the Commission
For the purposes of this Act, there are to be
5 employed under Part 3 of the Public
Administration Act 2004--
(a) a Director of the Commission; and
(b) as many staff as are required to assist
the Commission.".
10 7 Deputy Chairperson of the Commission
For section 14(1) of the Principal Act
substitute--
"(1) The Governor in Council, on the
recommendation of the Minister, must
15 appoint--
(a) one of the members of the Commission;
or
(b) the Director of the Commission--
to be the Deputy Chairperson of the
20 Commission.".
8 Reporting requirements of Government
Departments
(1) In section 19(a) of the Principal Act, for
"language" substitute "interpreting and
25 translating".
(2) In section 19(b) of the Principal Act, after
"English" insert "and communications in the
ethnic media".
(3) In section 19(c) of the Principal Act, for
30 "communities;" substitute "communities,
including the identified needs of youth, older
persons and women within these communities;".
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(4) In section 19(d) of the Principal Act, for
"responsible." substitute "responsible; and".
(5) After section 19(d) of the Principal Act insert--
"(e) the Department's progress under its cultural
5 diversity plan to address provision for
culturally sensitive service delivery to
Victoria's communities; and
(f) any initiatives developed by the Department
that meet the identified needs of culturally
10 and linguistically diverse communities in
regional and rural areas of Victoria; and
(g) any measures taken by the Department to
promote human rights in accordance with the
Charter of Human Rights and
15 Responsibilities for multicultural
communities.".
9 Repeal of amending Act
This Act is repealed on the first anniversary of its
commencement.
20 Note
The repeal of this Act does not affect the continuing operation of
the amendments made by it (see section 15(1) of the
Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984).
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Endnotes
ENDNOTES
By Authority. Government Printer for the State of Victoria.
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