COURTS AND SENTENCING LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2012 (NO. 26 OF 2012)

Table of Provisions

PART 1--PRELIMINARY

• 1 Purposes  
• 2 Commencement  

PART 2--AMENDMENTS TO THE CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES ACT 2005

• 3 Child in custody to be brought before Court or bail justice  
• 4 Breach of bail  
• 5 Breach of probation  
• 6 Breach of youth supervision order  
• 7 Breach of youth attendance order  
• 8 Jurisdiction of Koori Court (Criminal Division)  
• 9 New section 518A inserted  
• 10 Circumstances in which a child may be taken into safe custody  
• 11 New sections 620 and 621 inserted  
• 12 Schedule 3 amended—CAYPINS  

PART 3--AMENDMENTS TO THE COUNTY COURT ACT 1958

• 13 Jurisdiction of Koori Court Division  
• 14 Dealing with proceedings for certain offences  
• 15 New section 4DA inserted  
• 16 New section 48CA inserted  
• 17 New section 95 inserted  

PART 4--AMENDMENTS TO THE JUDICIAL COLLEGE OF VICTORIA ACT 2001

• 18 Definitions  

PART 5--AMENDMENT TO THE JURIES ACT 2000

• 19 Jury pools  
• 20 Selection of panels  
• 21 Information for panel  

PART 6--AMENDMENTS TO THE MAGISTRATES' COURT ACT 1989

• 22 Jurisdiction of Koori Court Division  
• 23 New section 4EA inserted  
• 24 Circumstances in which the Koori Court Division may deal with certain offences  
• 25 Schedule 8 amended  

PART 7--AMENDMENTS TO THE SENTENCING ACT 1991

• 26 Purposes  
• 27 Definitions  
• 28 Time held in custody before trial etc. to be deducted from sentence  
• 29 New section 18ZT inserted  
• 30 Suspended sentence of imprisonment  
• 31 Unpaid community work where there are several orders  
• 32 Terms of a community correction order  
• 33 Court may attach conditions  
• 34 Residual condition  
• 35 Unpaid community work condition  
• 36 Application for variation etc. of a community correction order  
• 37 Order made by Court of Appeal  
• 38 Heading to Part 3B amended  
• 39 Amount of fine where no amount prescribed  
• 40 New Division heading inserted  
• 41 Application by person fined  
• 42 Section 57 repealed  
• 43 Section 58 repealed  
• 44 Section 59 repealed  
• 45 Section 60 repealed  
• 46 New Division heading and new section 61A inserted  
• 47 Enforcement of fines against natural persons  
• 48 Power to make fine default unpaid community work order  
• 49 New section 62B inserted  
• 50 New sections inserted after section 63  
• 51 Warrant to seize property returned unsatisfied  
• 52 New Division inserted  
• 53 New sections 66A to 66E inserted  
• 54 New Part heading inserted  
• 55 Division 2 heading amended  
• 56 Release on adjournment following conviction  
• 57 Release on adjournment without conviction  
• 58 Division 3 heading amended  
• 59 Residential treatment order  
• 60 Division 4 heading amended  
• 61 Division 2 heading amended  
• 62 Sections 83AG to 83AQ substituted  
• 63 Powers of court on finding of guilt for contravention of order as to suspended sentence  
• 64 Provisions applying to a superannuation order  
• 65 Delegation  
• 66 Regulations  
• 67 Contravention—Old combined custody and treatment orders  
• 68 Contravention—pre-existing home detention orders  
• 69 Contravention—Old intensive correction orders  
• 70 Contravention—Old community-based orders  

PART 8--AMENDMENTS TO THE SENTENCING AMENDMENT (COMMUNITY CORRECTION REFORM) ACT 2011

• 71 Bond condition  

PART 9--AMENDMENTS TO THE SUPREME COURT ACT 1986

• 72 New section 24G inserted  

PART 10--CONSEQUENTIAL AND OTHER AMENDMENTS

Division 1--Criminal Procedure Act 2009

• 73 Definitions  
• 74 Limitations on sentencing in absence of accused  

Division 2--Infringements Act 2006

• 75 Powers of the Court  

Division 3--Justice Legislation Amendment (Infringement Offences) Act 2011

• 76 Amendment of commencement provision  
• 77 Amendment of repeal provision  

Division 4--Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004

• 78 Definitions  

Division 5--Summary Offences Act 1966

• 79 Compensation  

PART 11--REPEAL OF AMENDING ACT

• 80 Repeal of amending Act  
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