Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Public Prosecutions Act 1994 - SECT 55

Validation provision

55. Validation provision

Anything done or purported to have been done under this Act before the
commencement of the Public Prosecutions Amendment Act 2006 that would have
been validly done had that Act been in operation at the time at which the
thing was done or purported to have been done has, and is deemed always to
have had, the same force and effect as it would have had if the Public
Prosecutions Amendment Act 2006 had been in operation at the time at which the
thing was done or purported to have been done.

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ENDNOTES

1. General Information Minister's second reading speech- Legislative Assembly:
21 April 1994 Legislative Council: 25 May 1994 The long title for the Bill for
this Act was "A Bill to provide for the appointment of a Director of Public
Prosecutions, a Chief Crown Prosecutor, Crown Prosecutors and a Solicitor for
Public Prosecutions, to require that certain decisions be made by the Director
of Public Prosecutions only after obtaining the advice of a Committee, to make
fresh provision with respect to the manner of dealing with certain contempts
of court, to establish an Office of Public Prosecutions and a Committee for
Public Prosecutions, to repeal the Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1982,
to amend the Constitution Act 1975, the County Court Act 1958 and the Crimes
(Criminal Trials) Act 1993 and make consequential amendments to certain other
Acts and for other purposes.". Constitution Act 1975: Section 85(5) statement:
Legislative Assembly: 21 April 1994 Legislative Council: 25 May 1994 Absolute
majorities: Legislative Assembly: 24 May 1994 Legislative Council: 27 May 1994
The Public Prosecutions Act 1994 was assented to on 7 June 1994 and came into
operation as follows: Part 1 (sections 1-3) on 7 June 1994: section 2(1); rest
of Act on 1 July 1994: section 2(3). 2. Table of Amendments This Version
incorporates amendments made to the Public Prosecutions Act 1994 by Acts and
subordinate instruments.
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(Court of Appeal) Act 1994, No. 109/1994 Assent Date: 20.12.94 Commencement
Date: Pt 1 (ss 1, 2) on 20.12.94: s. 2(1); rest of Act on 7.6.95: Special
Gazette (No. 41) 23.5.95 p. 1 Current State: All of Act in operation Public
Prosecutions (Amendment) Act 1995, No. 36/1995 Assent Date: 6.6.95
Commencement Date: 6.6.95 Current State: All of Act in operation Legal
Practice Act 1996, No. 35/1996 Assent Date: 6.11.96 Commencement Date: S.
453(Sch. 1 items 69.1-69.6) on 1.1.97: s. 2(3) Current State: This information
relates only to the provision/s amending the Public Prosecutions Act 1994
Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act 1997, No. 44/1997 Assent Date:
11.6.97 Commencement Date: S. 32 on 11.6.97: s. 2(1) Current State: This
information relates only to the provision/s amending the
Public Prosecutions Act 1994 Public Prosecutions (Amendment) Act 1998, No.
2/1998 Assent Date: 31.3.98 Commencement Date: 31.3.98 Current State: All of
Act in operation 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 Public Prosecutions Act 1994 Public Prosecutions (Amendment) Act 1999, No.
62/1999 Assent Date: 21.12.99 Commencement Date: 22.12.99: s. 2 Current State:
All of Act in operation Judicial and Other Pensions Legislation (Amendment)
Act 2001, No. 19/2001 Assent Date: 29.5.01 Commencement Date: Ss 17, 18 on
30.5.01: s. 2(1) Current State: This information relates only to the
provision/s amending the Public Prosecutions Act 1994

Public Prosecutions (Amendment) Act 2004, No. 4/2004 Endnotes Assent Date:
27.4.04 Commencement Date: 28.4.04: s. 2 Current State: All of Act in
operation Public Administration Act 2004, No. 108/2004 Assent Date: 21.12.04
Commencement Date: S. 117(1)(Sch. 3 item 167) on 5.4.05: Government Gazette
31.3.05 p. 602 Current State: This information relates only to the provision/s
amending the Public Prosecutions Act 1994 Legal Profession (Consequential
Amendments) Act 2005, No. 18/2005 Assent Date: 24.5.05 Commencement Date: S.
18(Sch. 1 item 90) on 12.12.05: Government Gazette 1.12.05 p. 2781 Current
State: This information relates only to the provision/s amending the
Public Prosecutions Act 1994 Courts Legislation (Jurisdiction) Act 2006, No.
50/2006 Assent Date: 15.8.06 Commencement Date: Ss 36, 37 on 16.8.06: s. 2(1)
Current State: This information relates only to the provision/s amending the
Public Prosecutions Act 1994 Public Prosecutions Amendment Act 2007, No.
6/2007 Assent Date: 20.3.07 Commencement Date: 21.3.07: s. 2 Current State:
All of Act in operation Constitution Amendment (Judicial Pensions) Act 2008,
No. 23/2008 Assent Date: 3.6.08 Commencement Date: S. 21 on 4.6.08: s. 2(1)
Current State: This information relates only to the provision/s amending the
Public Prosecutions Act 1994 Salaries Legislation Amendment (Salary Sacrifice)
Act 2008, No. 83/2008 Assent Date: 11.12.08 Commencement Date: Ss 20-23 on
11.12.08: s. 2(1) Current State: This information relates only to the
provision/s amending the Public Prosecutions Act 1994
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Details

1 S. 13(2): Section 11 of the Public Prosecutions (Amendment) Act 1995, No.
36/1995 reads as follows:
11. Transitional provision The Governor in Council may, at the request of a
person holding office as Director of Public Prosecutions, Chief Crown
Prosecutor or Senior Crown Prosecutor immediately before the commencement of
this Act, amend the instrument of appointment of that person to extend his or
her term of appointment to a term not exceeding 20 years from the date of his
or her initial appointment as provided by the Principal Act as amended by
section 4.

2 S. 32(1): See note 1.

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