Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Multicultural Victoria Act 2004 - SECT 24

Transitional provisions

24. Transitional provisions



(1) In this section-

former Commission means the Victorian Multicultural Commission established by
section 3 of the Victorian Multicultural Commission Act 1993; new Commission
means the Victorian Multicultural Commission established by section 6 of this
Act.







(2) On the commencement of this Act-

   (a)  the former Commission is abolished and its members go out of office as
        members;

   (b)  all rights, property and assets that, immediately before that
        commencement, were vested in the former Commission are, by force of
        this subsection, vested in the new Commission;

   (c)  all debts, liabilities and obligations of the former Commission
        existing immediately before that commencement become, by force of this
        subsection, debts, liabilities and obligations of the new Commission;

   (d)  the new Commission is, by force of this subsection, substituted as a
        party to any proceeding pending in any court or tribunal to which the
        former Commission was a party immediately before that commencement;

   (e)  the new Commission is, by force of this subsection, substituted as a
        party to any arrangement or contract entered into by or on behalf of
        the former Commission as a party and in force immediately before that
        commencement;

   (f)  any reference to the former Commission in any Act (other than this
        Act) or in any rule, regulation, order, agreement, instrument, deed or
        other document whatever must, so far as it relates to any period on or
        after that commencement and if not inconsistent with the context or
        subject-matter, be construed as a reference to the new Commission.





(3) A person who immediately before the commencement of this Act held office
as a member of the former Commission holds office, subject to this Act, on and
after that commencement as a member of the new Commission for the balance of
his or her term of appointment and on the same terms and conditions as applied
with respect to that appointment.

(4) A person who immediately before the commencement of this Act held office
as the Chairperson of the former Commission holds office, subject to this Act,
on and after that commencement as the Chairperson of the new Commission for
the balance of his or her term of appointment and on the same terms and
conditions as applied with respect to that appointment.

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ENDNOTES

1. General Information Minister's second reading speech- Legislative Assembly:
3 November 2004 Legislative Council: 7 December 2004 The long title for the
Bill for this Act was "to establish principles of multiculturalism, to provide
for the re-establishment of the Victorian Multicultural Commission, to
establish reporting requirements for government departments in relation to
multiculturalism, to repeal the Victorian Multicultural Commission Act 1993
and for other purposes." The Multicultural Victoria Act 2004 was assented to
on 14 December 2004 and came into operation on 1 January 2005: section 2. 2.
Table of Amendments This Version incorporates amendments made to the
Multicultural Victoria Act 2004 by Acts and subordinate instruments.
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Public Administration Act 2004, No. 108/2004 Assent Date: 21.12.04
Commencement Date: S. 117(1)(Sch. 3 item 137) on 5.4.05: Government Gazette
31.3.05 p. 602 Current State: This information relates only to the provision/s
amending the Multicultural Victoria Act 2004 Public Sector Acts (Further
Workplace Protection and Other Matters) Act 2006, No. 80/2006 Assent Date:
10.10.06 Commencement Date: S. 26(Sch. item 73) on 11.10.06: s. 2(1) Current
State: This information relates only to the provision/s amending the
Multicultural Victoria Act 2004 Multicultural Victoria Amendment Act 2008, No.
80/2008 Assent Date: 11.12.08 Commencement Date: Ss 3-8 on 12.12.08: s. 2
Current State: This information relates only to the provision/s amending the
Multicultural Victoria Act 2004
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Multicultural Victoria Act 2004 No. 100 of 2004