COURT SERVICES VICTORIA ACT 2014

Table of Provisions

PART 1--PRELIMINARY

• 1 Purpose  
• 2 Commencement  
• 3 Definitions  
• 4 Object  

PART 2--COURT SERVICES VICTORIA

• 5 Court Services Victoria  
• 6 Official seal  
• 7 Court Services Victoria represents the Crown  
• 8 Function of the Court Services Victoria  
• 9 Powers of Court Services Victoria  

PART 3--THE COURTS COUNCIL

Division 1--Establishment and functions and powers of the Courts Council

• 10 Establishment of the Courts Council  
• 11 Functions and powers of the Courts Council  

Division 2--Members of the Courts Council

• 12 Membership of the Courts Council  
• 13 Judicial member of Courts Council may nominate person to act in his or her absence  
• 14 Appointed members of Courts Council  

Division 3--Procedures and decisions of the Courts Council

• 15 Procedures of the Courts Council  
• 16 Decisions which may be incompatible with integrity of a jurisdiction or functions of the Supreme Court  

Division 4--Governance principles

• 17 Duties of the members of the Courts Council  
• 18 Duties of Council  
• 19 Committees  
• 20 Application of provisions of Part 5 of the Public Administration Act 2004  

Division 5--General

• 21 Protection from liability  

PART 4--STAFF OF COURT SERVICES VICTORIA

Division 1--Chief Executive Officer

• 22 Appointment of Chief Executive Officer  
• 23 Vacancy  
• 24 Removal from office  
• 25 Functions and powers  
• 26 Chief Executive Officer has functions of public service body Head  
• 27 Chief Executive Officer is accountable officer  
• 28 Delegation  
• 29 Acting Chief Executive Officer  

Division 2--Court Chief Executive Officers

• 30 Appointment of Court Chief Executive Officers  
• 31 Vacancy  
• 32 Removal from office  
• 33 Functions and powers  
• 34 Acting Court Chief Executive Officer  
• 35 Employment prior to commencement  

Division 2A--Chief executive officer of Judicial College of Victoria

• 35A Employment of chief executive officer of Judicial College of Victoria  
• 35B Functions of chief executive officer of Judicial College of Victoria  

Division 3--Other staff of Court Services Victoria

• 36 Employees other than judicial employees  
• 37 Application of Part 3 of the Public Administration Act 2004  
• 38 Transfer of staff performing internal administration of jurisdiction  
• 39 Use of services of other employees  

PART 5--ANNUAL REPORT AND BUDGET

• 40 Annual report—Additional requirements  
• 41 Budget  

PART 6--GENERAL

• 42 Regulations  

PART 7--TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

Division 1--Transfer of staff

• 43 Transfer of staff employed under Part 3 of the Public Administration Act 2004  
• 44 Transfer of judicial employees  
• 45 Transfer does not affect employment continuity  

Division 2--Transfer of assets and liabilities

• 46 Definitions  
• 47 Appointed day  
• 48 Preparation of allocation statement  
• 49 Property transferred to Court Services Victoria  
• 50 Allocation of property etc. subject to encumbrances  
• 51 Substitution of party to agreement  
• 52 Proceedings  
• 53 DOJ instruments  
• 54 Registrar of Titles to make necessary recordings  
• 55 Taxes  
• 56 Evidence  
• 57 Validity of things done under this Division  

Division 3--Management of Crown land

• 58 Vesting of management of Crown land in Court Services Victoria  

Division 4--Other transitional provisions

• 58A Transitional provision—Court Services Victoria and Other Acts Amendment Act 2015  
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