JUSTICE LEGISLATION FURTHER AMENDMENT ACT 2010 (NO. 64 OF 2010) - SECT 28 New Part V inserted—Authorised Versions

JUSTICE LEGISLATION FURTHER AMENDMENT ACT 2010 (NO. 64 OF 2010) - SECT 28

See:

Act No.

10096.

Reprint No. 10

as at

20 May 2010 and amending Act Nos 10/2010, 11/2010 and 13/2010.

LawToday:

www.

legislation.

vic.gov.au

s. 28

After Part IV of the Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984 insert —

" PART V—AUTHORISED VERSIONS

        60     Definitions

In this Part—

"authorised" electronic version means an electronic version authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel in accordance with section 62;

"authorised version" means—

        (a)     an authorised electronic version;

        (b)     a printed copy of an authorised electronic version in accordance with section 63;

"electronic version" means a version of legislation published on the Victorian Legislation Website by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel;

"legislation" means—

        (a)     an Act;

Note

Act is defined in section 38.

        (b)     a statutory rule;

Note

Statutory rule is defined in section 38.

        (c)     a consolidation of an Act as amended from time to time prepared by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel;

        (d)     a consolidation of a statutory rule as amended from time to time prepared by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel;

"Victorian Legislation Website" means www.legislation.vic.gov.au.

        61     Effect of Part

This Part is in addition to, and does not derogate from, section 54.

        62     Authorisation of electronic version

    (1)     The Chief Parliamentary Counsel may authorise an electronic version.

    (2)     An electronic version is an authorised electronic version if—

        (a)     it is in the format authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel;

        (b)     the words "Authorised Version" appear at the beginning of the version;

        (c)     the words "Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel" appear at the foot of each page of the version.

    (3)     An electronic version which does not comply with subsection (2) is not an authorised electronic version.

        63     Printed copy of authorised electronic version

A printed copy of an authorised electronic version is an authorised version only if it is printed directly from the authorised electronic version.

        64     Evidentiary provisions

    (1)     An authorised version is on the mere production of that authorised version admissible as evidence thereof before all courts and persons acting judicially within Victoria.

    (2)     It is presumed, unless the contrary is proved, that a document purporting to be an authorised version is what it purports to be.

Note

Document is defined in section 38.

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