Victorian Consolidated Legislation

VICTIMS OF CRIME ASSISTANCE ACT 1996 - NOTES

No. 81 of 1996
Version incorporating amendments as at 7 September 2007

ENDNOTES

1. General Information
Minister's second reading speech-
Legislative Assembly: 31 October 1996
Legislative Council: 4 December 1996
The long title for the Bill for this Act was "to provide assistance to victims of crime, to repeal the Criminal Injuries Compensation Act 1983, to amend the Sentencing Act 1991 and for other purposes."
Constitution Act 1975:
Section 85(5) statement:
Legislative Assembly: 31 October 1996
Legislative Council: 4 December 1996
Absolute majorities:
Legislative Assembly: 21 November 1996
Legislative Council: 4 December 1996
The Victims of Crime Assistance Act 1996 was assented to on 17 December 1996 and came into operation as follows:
Sections 1-6 on 17 December 1996: section 2(1); rest of Act on 1 July 1997: section 2(3).
2. Table of Amendments
This Version incorporates amendments made to the Victims of Crime Assistance Act 1996 by Acts and subordinate instruments.
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Victims of Crime Assistance (Amendment) Act 1997, No. 52/1997
Assent Date:
11.6.97
Commencement Date:
11.6.97: s. 2
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 relating to the Victims of Crime Assistance Act 1996
Tribunals and Licensing Authorities (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1998, No. 52/1998
Assent Date:
2.6.98
Commencement Date:
S. 311(Sch. 1 items 101.1-101.7) on 1.7.98: Government Gazette 18.6.98 p. 1512
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s relating to the Victims of Crime Assistance Act 1996
Public Sector Reform (Further Amendments) Act 1999, No. 12/1999
Assent Date:
11.5.99
Commencement Date:
S. 4(Sch. 2 item 21) on 11.5.99: s. 2(1)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s relating to the Victims of Crime Assistance Act 1996
Victims of Crime Assistance (Amendment) Act 2000, No. 54/2000
Assent Date:
12.9.00
Commencement Date:
Ss 4-20 on 1.1.01: s. 2(2)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s relating to the Victims of Crime Assistance Act 1996
Statute Law Amendment (Authorised Deposit-taking Institutions) Act 2001, No. 11/2001
Assent Date:
8.5.01
Commencement Date:
S. 3(Sch. item 85) on 1.6.01: s. 2(2)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s relating to the Victims of Crime Assistance Act 1996
Statute Law Amendment (Relationships) Act 2001, No. 27/2001
Assent Date:
12.6.01
Commencement Date:
S. 7(Sch. 5 item 2) on 23.8.01: Government Gazette 23.8.01 p. 1927
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s relating to the Victims of Crime Assistance Act 1996

Victims of Crime Assistance (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2003, No. 47/2003
Endnotes
Assent Date:
11.6.03
Commencement Date:
Ss 4, 5(3)(4), 6-10 on 12.6.03: s. 2(1); s. 5(1)(2) on 1.1.04: s. 2(3)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Victims of Crime Assistance Act 1996
Courts Legislation (Funds in Court) Act 2004, No. 30/2004
Assent Date:
1.6.04
Commencement Date:
Ss 7-9 on 1.7.04: s. 2
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s relating to the Victims of Crime Assistance Act 1996
Public Administration Act 2004, No. 108/2004
Assent Date:
21.12.04
Commencement Date:
S. 117(1)(Sch. 3 item 215) on 5.4.05: Government Gazette 31.3.05 p. 602
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Victims of Crime Assistance Act 1996
Statute Law Revision Act 2005, No. 10/2005
Assent Date:
27.4.05
Commencement Date:
S. 3(Sch. 1 item 24) on 28.4.05: s. 2
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Victims of Crime Assistance Act 1996
Legal Profession (Consequential Amendments) Act 2005, No. 18/2005
Assent Date:
24.5.05
Commencement Date:
S. 18(Sch. 1 item 113) on 12.12.05: Government Gazette 1.12.05 p. 2781
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Victims of Crime Assistance Act 1996
Crimes (Sexual Offences) Act 2006, No. 2/2006
Assent Date:
7.3.06
Commencement Date:
S. 46 on 1.12.06: s. 2(2)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Victims of Crime Assistance Act 1996
Disability Act 2006, No. 23/2006
Assent Date:
16.5.06
Commencement Date:
S. 250 on 1.7.07: s. 2(3)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Victims of Crime Assistance Act 1996
Children, Youth and Families (Consequential and Other Amendments) Act 2006, No. 48/2006
Assent Date:
15.8.06
Commencement Date:
S. 42(Sch. item 37) as at 23.4.07: s. 2(3)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Victims of Crime Assistance Act 1996

Victims of Crime Assistance Amendment Act 2007, No. 9/2007
Assent Date:
23.4.07
Commencement Date:
1.7.07: s. 2
Current State:
All of Act in operation
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3. Explanatory Details

1 S. 25(3): guardian does not have the limited meaning given by section 3.
2 S. 25(4): See note 1.

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Victims of Crime Assistance Act 1996
No. 81 of 1996