Victorian Consolidated Legislation

CANCER ACT 1958

No. 6213 of 1958
Version incorporating amendments as at 1 January 2009

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Section Page
   1.      Short title and commencement
   2.      Repeal

   PART I-ANTI-CANCER COUNCIL OF VICTORIA

   3.      Definitions
   4.      Council to be constituted
   5.      Objects of the council
   6.      Constitution of council
   7.      Incorporation
   8.      Term of office of appointed members
   9.      Casual vacancies
   10.     Annual meeting
   11.     Preparation of annual report of proceedings of council and committees
   11A.    Section 11 report additional to Financial Management Act
           The Executive Committee
   12.     Constitution of executive committee
   13.     Powers and duties of executive committee
           The Finance Committee
   14.     Constitution of finance committee
   15.     Powers and duties of finance committee
           The Medical and Scientific Committee
   16.     Constitution of medical and scientific committee
   17.     Powers and duties of medical and scientific committee
           The Appeals Committee
   18.     Constitution and function of appeals committee
           General Provisions
   19.     General provisions
   20.     Powers of the council and committees as to meetings and proceedings
   21.     Special meetings
   22.     Chairman at meetings
   23.     Validation of proceedings
   24.     Service of notices
   25.     Minutes
   26.     Officers to give security, not to receive commission
           Funds and Properties of the Council
   27.     Investment of funds etc.
   28.     Gifts and moneys subject to conditions
           Audit of Accounts
   29.     Continuous audit
           Costs and Expenses
   30.     Costs, charges and expenses
           Rules
   31.     Powers of the council to make rules

   PART II-PETER MACCALLUM CANCER INSTITUTE

   32.     Objects of Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute
           33-58. Repealed

   PART III-CANCER REPORTING AND REGISTERS

   59.     Definitions
   60.     Reporting of cancer
   61.     Confidentiality of reports
   61A.    Information may be released in certain circumstances
   61B.    Release of information between Council and prescribed
           registers
   62.     Registers of results from cancer tests
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           SCHEDULE 1-Repeals
           SCHEDULE 2-Bodies which may nominate persons to be members of the Anti-Cancer Council of Victoria
           SCHEDULE 3-Repealed
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           ENDNOTES
           1. General Information
           2. Table of Amendments
           3. Explanatory Details