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SUMMARY OFFENCES ACT 1966

Table of Provisions

  • 1 Short title, commencement and division  
  • 3 Definitions  

PART I--PROVISIONS APPLICABLE THROUGHOUT VICTORIA

Division 1--Public order

  • 4 Offences relating to the good order of towns etc.  
  • 5 Obstruction of footpath etc.  

Division 1A--Move-on powers

  • 6 Direction to move on  

Division 1B--Councils to consult with Victoria Police

  • 6A Consultation with Victoria Police before issuing permit to facilitate public protest  

Division 2--General

  • 7 Offences tending to personal injury or damage to property  
  • 8 Offences relating to horse-drawn vehicles, public vehicles, animals etc.  
  • 9 Wilful destruction, damage etc. of property  
  • 10 Posting bills etc. and defacing property  
  • 11 Lighting of fires in the open air  
  • 17 Obscene, indecent, threatening language and behaviour etc. in public  
  • 17A Disorderly conduct  
  • 19 Sexual exposure  
  • 20 Improperly conducting refreshment house  
  • 21 Disturbing religious worship  
  • 22 Entry of police  
  • 23 Common assault  
  • 24 Aggravated assault  
  • 25 Conviction or dismissal a bar to criminal proceedings  
  • 26 Unexplained possession of personal property reasonably suspected to be stolen  
  • 27 Search warrant for skins of cattle, goods from wreck etc.  
  • 28 Recovery of possession of stolen cattle  
  • 29 Recovery of price paid for stolen cattle  
  • 30 Possession of skin or carcass of stolen cattle  
  • 31 Possession of property from wrecks  
  • 32 Offering property from wrecks for sale  
  • 33 Examination of persons through whose hands property has passed  
  • 34 Retaining or disposing of property as workmen etc.  
  • 37 Obtaining goods etc. by valueless cheque  

Division 3--Illegal taking or using of vehicles

  • 38 Taking or using vehicle without consent of owner etc.  

Division 3A--Commercial sexual services

  • 38A Definitions  
  • 38B Commercial sexual services at or near certain places  
  • 38C Offence to allow child on premises used for commercial sexual services  
  • 38D Power to require person to state age  

Division 4--Advertising of commercial sexual services

  • 38E Definition  
  • 38F Advertising controls for commercial sexual services  
  • 39 Advertising regulations  

Division 4A--Observation of genital or anal region

  • 40 Definitions  
  • 41 Location immaterial  
  • 41A Observation of genital or anal region  
  • 41D Exceptions to offence against section 41A  
  • 41E Search warrant  
  • 41F Seizure of things not mentioned in the warrant  
  • 41G Announcement before entry  

Division 4B--Food or drink spiking

  • 41H Food or drink spiking  

Division 4C--Public display or performance of Nazi symbols or gestures

  • 41I Statement for this Division  
  • 41J Definitions  
  • 41K Public display or performance of Nazi symbols or gestures  
  • 41L Direction to remove Nazi symbol or Nazi gesture from public display  
  • 41M Issue of search warrant by magistrate  

Division 5--Tattooing of juveniles

  • 42 Tattooing of juveniles  

Division 6--Body piercing

  • 43 Definitions  
  • 43A Application  
  • 44 Intimate body piercing of persons under 18  
  • 44A Non-intimate body piercing of persons under 16  

Division 7--Homing pigeons

  • 45 Definition  
  • 46 Destruction of homing pigeons  
  • 47 Compensation  
  • 48 Entering in pursuit of homing pigeons  
  • 49 Existing remedies preserved  

Division 8--Other offences

  • 49A Begging or gathering alms  
  • 49B Loitering with intent to commit an indictable offence  
  • 49C Being disguised with unlawful intent  
  • 49D Possessing housebreaking implements  
  • 49E Escaping from lawful custody  

PART II--PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SPECIAL LOCALITIES

  • 50 Prohibition of use of certain kinds of matches in specified localities in certain months  
  • 50A Trespass—land used for primary production  

PART III--SUPPLEMENTARY

  • 51 Assaulting, etc. emergency workers, custodial officers, youth justice custodial workers or local authority staff on duty  
  • 51A Assaulting registered health practitioners  
  • 52 Besetting premises  
  • 52A Offence to harass witnesses etc.  
  • 53 Making false reports to police etc.  
  • 54 Offence by body corporate  
  • 55 Liability of masters  
  • 56 Who may file charge-sheet  
  • 57 Neglect to prosecute  
  • 59 Procedure  
  • 60 Offences of more serious nature not to be dealt with under this Act  
  • 60AA Power to serve infringement notice  
  • 60AB Infringement penalty  
  • 60A Forfeiture of weapons or instruments  
  • 61 Proceeds of sale of forfeited property to be paid to Consolidated Fund  
  • 61A Regulations  
  • 62 Transitional provisions  
  • 63 Savings and validation provision—Summary Offences and Control of Weapons Acts Amendment Act 2009—lodgeable infringement offences  
  • 64 Transitional provision—Children and Justice Legislation Amendment (Youth Justice Reform) Act 2017  
  • 65 Transitional provision—Sex Work Decriminalisation Act 2022  
  • 66 Transitional provision—Sex Work Decriminalisation Act 2022  
  • 67 Transitional provision—Summary Offences Amendment (Nazi Salute Prohibition) Act 2023  

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