COMMUNITY SERVICES ACT 1970

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COMMUNITY SERVICES ACT 1970 - NOTES

Act No. 8089/1970
Version incorporating amendments as at 5 April 2005

ENDNOTES

1. General Information
The Community Services Act 1970 was assented to on 22 December 1970 and came into operation on 5 January 1971: Government Gazette 5 January 1971 page 1.
The name of this Act was changed from the Social Welfare Act 1970 to the Community Welfare Services Act 1970 by No. 9248/1978, section 2(2), and to the Community Services Act 1970 by No. 16/1987, section 4(1).
2. Table of Amendments
This Version incorporates amendments made to the Community Services Act 1970 by Acts and subordinate instruments.
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Police Regulation (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1971, No. 8179/1971
Assent Date:
23.11.71
Commencement Date:
15.12.71: Government Gazette 15.12.71 p. 3845
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Youth, Sport and Recreation Act 1972, No. 8344/1972
Assent Date:
12.12.72
Commencement Date:
19.12.72: Government Gazette 13.12.72 p. 3978
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Social Welfare (Amendment) Act 1973, No. 8426/1973 (as amended by No. 8701)
Assent Date:
17.4.73
Commencement Date:
S. 7 on 1.4.74: Government Gazette 27.3.74 p. 713; s. 8 on 5.5.76: Government Gazette 5.5.76 p. 1269; ss 2-6 on 7.6.76: Government Gazette 19.5.76 p. 1388
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Community Services Act 1970
Social Welfare Act 1973, No. 8493/1973 (as amended by No. 9019)
Assent Date:
4.12.73
Commencement Date:
Ss 1-4, 6-9, 11, 12, 13(1)(3), 14, 15, 21, 24-26, 27(2)(b)(3)(b)(4), 29, 30(a)(c)(d), 31(f) on 1.4.74: Government Gazette 27.3.74 p. 714; ss 27(1)(2)(a)(3)(a), 31(a)-(e)(g), 33 on 2.7.74: Government Gazette 22.5.74 p. 1712; ss 5, 28 on 6.11.74: Government Gazette 6.11.74 p. 3872; s. 23 on 5.5.76: Government Gazette 5.5.76 p. 1269; ss 10, 13(2), 16-20, 30(b), 32 on 16.8.76: Government Gazette 11.8.76 p. 2483; s. 22 on 1.4.77: Government Gazette 30.3.77 p. 794
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Social Welfare (Financial) Act 1973, No. 8504/1973
Assent Date:
11.12.73
Commencement Date:
Ss 1, 2, 6 on 1.4.74: Government Gazette 27.3.74 p. 714; ss 3-5 on 2.7.74: Government Gazette 22.5.74 p. 1713
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Status of Children Act 1974, No. 8602/1974
Assent Date:
26.11.74
Commencement Date:
1.3.75: Government Gazette 5.2.75 p. 228
Current State:
All of Act in operation


Public Service Act 1974, No. 8656/1974 (as amended by No. 8692)
Assent Date:
20.12.74
Commencement Date:
1.8.75: s. 1(2)
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Social Welfare (Amendment) Act 1975, No. 8701/1975
Assent Date:
16.5.75
Commencement Date:
Ss 1-6 on 1.3.76: Government Gazette 11.2.76 p. 457; rest of Act on 5.5.76: Government Gazette 5.5.76 p. 1269
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Magistrates (Summary Proceedings) Act 1975, No. 8731/1975
Assent Date:
16.5.75
Commencement Date:
S. 173 on 1.7.76: Government Gazette 24.3.76 p. 848
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Community Services Act 1970
Social Welfare (Amendment) Act 1975, No. 8821/1975
Assent Date:
9.12.75
Commencement Date:
Ss 1-3, 5 on 14.1.76: Government Gazette 14.1.76 p. 89; s. 4 on 16.8.76: Government Gazette 11.8.76 p. 2484
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Social Welfare (Administration) Act 1977, No. 9018/1977
Assent Date:
17.5.77
Commencement Date:
17.5.77
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Social Welfare (Homeless Persons) Act 1977, No. 9047/1977
Assent Date:
22.11.77
Commencement Date:
22.11.77
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Crimes (Married Persons Liability) Act 1977, No. 9073/1977
Assent Date:
6.12.77
Commencement Date:
1.2.78: Government Gazette 25.1.78 p. 201
Current State:
All of Act in operation






Community Welfare Services Act 1978, No. 9248/1978 (as amended by Nos 9266, 9427 and 9549)
Assent Date:
19.12.78
Commencement Date:
Ss 24, 25, 27, 28, 33, 36-52 on 24.1.79: Government Gazette 24.1.79 p. 201; ss 1, 2, 4(a)-(e)(g), 5, 6, 7(1)(2), 8-10, 13-17, 18(1), 20(1)(b)(c), 20(2), 26, 31, 32, 35, 54(a)(b), 55, 56, 58 on 13.2.79: Government Gazette 13.2.79 p. 383; ss 19, 20(1)(a), 29, 54(d) on 18.7.79: Government Gazette 18.7.79 p. 2260; ss 7(3), 12, 30 on 15.8.80: Government Gazette 14.5.80 p. 1468; ss 3, 4(f), 11, 18(2), 54(c) on 26.9.80: Government Gazette 10.9.80 p. 3083; ss 22, 23, 34, 57 on 6.1.82: Government Gazette 6.1.82 p. 5; s. 21 on 1.2.83: Government Gazette 19.1.83 p. 127; s. 53 was never proclaimed, repealed by No. 9879 s. 20(3)
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Statute Law Revision Act 1980, No. 9427/1980 (as amended by No. 9549)
Assent Date:
27.5.80
Commencement Date:
27.5.80: subject to s. 6(2)
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Community Welfare Services (Extradition) Act 1980, No. 9498/1980
Assent Date:
23.12.80
Commencement Date:
23.12.80
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Statute Law Revision Act 1981, No. 9549/1981 (as amended by No. 9902)
Assent Date:
19.5.81
Commencement Date:
19.5.81: subject to s. 2(2)
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Penalties and Sentences Act 1981, No. 9554/1981 (as amended by No. 9692)
Assent Date:
19.5.81
Commencement Date:
S. 44 on 26.9.80: s. 1(3); ss 1, 36-43, 45, 46 on 3.6.81: Government Gazette 3.6.81 p. 1778; rest of Act on 1.9.81: Government Gazette 26.8.81 p. 2799
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Community Welfare Services (Amendment) Act 1983, No. 9879/1983
Assent Date:
10.5.83
Commencement Date:
All of Act (except s. 20) on 10.5.83; s. 20(1) on 12.9.84: Government Gazette 12.9.84 p. 3149; s. 20(3) on 24.4.85: Government Gazette 24.4.85 p. 1169; s. 20(2) never proclaimed, repealed by No. 56/1989 s. 286(Sch. 2 item 5)
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Statute Law Revision Act 1983, No. 9902/1983
Assent Date:
15.6.83
Commencement Date:
15.6.83: subject to s. 2(2)
Current State:
All of Act in operation

Community Welfare Services (Attendance Centre Permits) Act 1983, No. 9913/1983
Assent Date:
21.6.83
Commencement Date:
21.6.83
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Victorian Prison Industries Commission Act 1983, No. 9944/1983
Assent Date:
20.9.83
Commencement Date:
4.7.84: Government Gazette 4.7.84 p. 2243
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Penalties and Sentences (Amendment) Act 1983, No. 9945/1983
Assent Date:
20.9.83
Commencement Date:
S. 2 on 1.9.81: s. 1(4); rest of Act (except s. 8) on 20.12.83: Government Gazette 14.12.83 p. 4035; s. 8 never proclaimed, repealed by No. 10096 s. 4(4)
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Community Welfare Services (Director-General of Corrections) Act 1983, No. 9966/1983 (as amended by No. 10087)
Assent Date:
22.11.83
Commencement Date:
Ss 1-3, 18, 23-25 on 22.11.83: s. 2(a); ss 4, 5(a)(b)(d), 6, 7(1)(2), 9-11, 16, 17, 19, 20, 24 on 11.10.83: s. 2(b); rest of Act on 1.2.84: Government Gazette 25.1.84 p. 162
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Community Welfare Services (Pre-release Programme) Act 1983, No. 9968/1983
Assent Date:
22.11.83
Commencement Date:
27.3.84: Government Gazette 27.3.84 p. 939
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Penalties and Sentences (Youth Attendance Projects) Act 1984, No. 10080/1984 (as amended by No. 16/1987)
Assent Date:
15.5.84
Commencement Date:
Ss 9, 14 on 15.5.84: s. 2(2); ss 10, 11, 13 on 12.9.84: Government Gazette 12.9.84 p. 3149; s. 18(1) on 14.9.88: Government Gazette 14.9.88 p. 2763; rest of Act never proclaimed, repealed by No. 56/1989 s. 286(Sch. 2 item 13)
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Statute Law Revision Act 1984, No. 10087/1984
Assent Date:
22.5.84
Commencement Date:
22.5.84: subject to s. 3(2)
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Penalties and Sentences (Amendment) Act 1984, No. 10152/1984
Assent Date:
20.11.84
Commencement Date:
S. 10 on 5.12.84: Government Gazette 5.12.84 p. 4329 
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Community Services Act 1970

Coroners Act 1985, No. 10257/1985
Assent Date:
10.12.85
Commencement Date:
Ss 1-3, Pt 9 on 12.2.86: Government Gazette 12.2.86 p. 382; rest of Act on 1.6.86: Government Gazette 30.4.86 p. 1115
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Penalties and Sentences Act 1985, No. 10260/1985
Assent Date:
10.12.85
Commencement Date:
S. 114(Sch. 4 items 1-3) on 1.6.86: Government Gazette 30.4.86 p. 1116
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Community Services Act 1970
Health (Amendment) Act 1985, No. 10262/1985
Assent Date:
10.12.85
Commencement Date:
S. 4 on 1.3.86: Government Gazette 26.2.86 p. 451
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Community services Act 1970
Melbourne Sailors' Home Act 1986, No. 5/1986
Assent Date:
25.3.86
Commencement Date:
22.4.86: s. 2
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Crimes (Amendment) Act 1986, No. 37/1986
Assent Date:
20.5.86
Commencement Date:
1.7.86: Government Gazette 25.6.86 p. 2239
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Children's Court (Amendment) Act 1986, No. 41/1986
Assent Date:
20.5.86
Commencement Date:
S. 9 on 1.7.86: Government Gazette 18.6.86 p. 2067
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Community Services Act 1970
Young Offenders (Interstate Transfer) Act 1986, No. 47/1986 (as amended by Nos 117/1986, 16/1987, 56/1989)
Assent Date:
27.5.86
Commencement Date:
Ss 2, 3, 6, 9-11 on 15.9.86: Government Gazette 3.9.86 p. 3293; s. 7 on 16.11.87: s. 2(2); s. 1 never proclaimed, repealed by No. 11/1995; s. 5 never proclaimed, repealed by No. 56/1989
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Community Services Act 1970
Corrections Act 1986, No. 117/1986
Assent Date:
23.12.86
Commencement Date:
S. 6 on 6.5.87: Government Gazette 6.5.87 p. 1004; Sch. 1 item 1 on 1.3.88: Government Gazette 24.2.88 p. 363 
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Community Services Act 1970

Community Services Act 1987, No. 16/19871 (as amended by Nos 56/1989, 93/1990 (as amended by No. 69/1992))
Assent Date:
12.5.87
Commencement Date:
Ss 1-6, 9-13, Sch. 1 on 22.2.89: Government Gazette 22.2.89 p. 386; Sch. 2 items 1-13 on 5.3.89: Government Gazette 15.3.89 p. 587; rest of Act on 25.6.92: Government Gazette 24.6.92 p. 1532
Current State:
All of Act in operation
State Concessions (Amendment) Act 1987, No. 48/1987
Assent Date:
15.9.87
Commencement Date:
1.12.87: Government Gazette 18.11.87 p. 3072
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Crimes (Fingerprinting) Act 1988, No. 38/1988
Assent Date:
24.5.88
Commencement Date:
S. 8 on 1.1.90: Government Gazette 20.12.89 p. 3290
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Community Services Act 1970
Health Services Act 1988, No. 49/1988 (as amended by No. 1/1989)
Assent Date:
24.5.88
Commencement Date:
S. 178 on 14.5.89: Government Gazette 3.5.89 p. 998
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Community Services Act 1970
Local Government (Consequential Provisions) Act 1989, No. 12/1989 (as amended by No. 13/1990)
Assent Date:
9.5.89
Commencement Date:
S. 4(1)(Sch. 2 items 14.6, 14.8, 14.9) on 1.11.89: Government Gazette 1.11.89 p. 2798
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Community Services Act 1970
Police Regulation (Amendment) Act 1989, No. 15/1989
Assent Date:
16.5.89
Commencement Date:
Ss 1-32 on 16.5.89: s. 2(1); s. 33 on 23.8.89: Government Gazette 23.8.89 p. 2146
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Children and Young Persons Act 1989, No. 56/1989 (as amended by Nos 93/1990, 69/1992)
Assent Date:
14.6.89
Commencement Date:
Ss 284(a)-(d)(ec)(h)(ia), 286 on 31.1.91: Special Gazette (No. 9) 31.1.91 p. 2; s. 284(da), (db), (dc), (dd), (df), (ea), (eb), (ed), (ee), (i)-(m) on 23.9.91: Government Gazette 28.8.91 p. 2368; s. 284(de)(dg)(e)(f)(g), Sch. 2 item 4 on 30.9.92: Government Gazette 26.8.92 p. 2470
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Community Services Act 1970


Magistrates' Courts (Consequential Amendments) Act 1989, No. 57/1989
Assent Date:
14.6.89
Commencement Date:
S. 4(1)(a)-(e)(2) on 1.9.89: Government Gazette 30.8.89 p. 2210; rest of Act on 1.9.90: Government Gazette 25.7.90 p. 2217
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Children and Young Persons (Amendment) Act 1990, No. 93/1990 (as amended by No. 69/1992)
Assent Date:
18.12.90
Commencement Date:
All of Act (except s. 8(2)) on 31.1.91: Special Gazette (No. 9) 31.1.91 p. 2; s. 8(2) on 30.9.92: Government Gazette 26.8.92 p. 2470
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Hospitals and Charities (Extension) Act 1992, No. 2/1992
Assent Date:
28.4.92
Commencement Date:
28.4.92
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Children and Young Persons (Amendment) Act 1992, No. 69/1992
Assent Date:
24.11.92
Commencement Date:
Ss 31(3)(4), 32 on 29.1.93; s. 33(3)-(7) on 22.2.93: Government Gazette 28.1.93 p. 174
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Community Services Act 1970
Children and Young Persons (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1994, No. 19/1994
Assent Date:
10.5.94
Commencement Date:
Ss 38(10), 39 on 10.5.94: s. 2(1)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Community Services Act 1970
Financial Management (Consequential Amendments) Act 1994, No. 31/1994
Assent Date:
31.5.94
Commencement Date:
S. 4(Sch. 2 item 15) on 1.1.95: Government Gazette 28.7.94 p. 2055
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Community Services Act 1970
Corrections (Amendment) Act 1996, No. 45/1996
Assent Date:
26.11.96
Commencement Date:
S. 18(Sch. 2 item 3) on 6.2.97: Government Gazette 6.2.97 p. 257
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Community Services Act 1970
Children's Services Act 1996, No. 53/1996
Assent Date:
3.12.96
Commencement Date:
S. 59 on 1.6.98: Government Gazette 28.5.98 p. 1189
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Community Services Act 1970

Disability Services and Other Acts (Amendment) Act 1997, No. 72/1997
Assent Date:
25.11.97
Commencement Date:
Ss 16, 17 on 25.11.97: s. 2(1)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Community Services Act 1970
Public Sector Reform (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1998, No. 46/1998
Assent Date:
26.5.98
Commencement Date:
S. 7 (Sch. 1) on 1.7.98: s. 2(2)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Community Services Act 1970
Tribunals and Licensing Authorities (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1998, No. 52/1998
Assent Date:
2.6.98
Commencement Date:
S. 311(Sch. 1 item 14) on 1.7.98: Government Gazette 18.6.98 p. 1512
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Community Services Act 1970
Statute Law Revision Act 2000, No. 74/2000
Assent Date:
21.11.00
Commencement Date:
S. 3(Sch. 1 item 24) on 22.11.00: s. 2(1)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Community Services Act 1970
Child Employment Act 2003, No. 81/2003
Assent Date:
11.11.03
Commencement Date:
Ss 54, 55 on 12.6.04: Special Gazette (No. 61) 15.3.04 p. 1
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Community Services Act 1970
Public Administration Act 2004, No. 108/2004
Assent Date:
21.12.04
Commencement Date:
S. 117(1)(Sch. 3 item 37) on 5.4.05: Government Gazette 31.3.05 p. 602
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Community Services Act 1970
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3. Explanatory Details

1 Table of Amendments: Section 4(2) of the Community Services Act 1987, No. 16/1987 reads as follows:
	4.	Name of Act
	(2)	In-
	(a)	any Act other than this Act or the Principal Act; or
	(b)	a subordinate instrument made under an Act; or
	(c)	a document-
a reference to the Community Welfare Services Act 1970 is from the date of commencement of this section to be treated as a reference to the Community Services Act 1970.

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Community Services Act 1970
Act No. 8089/1970