COVID-19 RESPONSE AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY OMNIBUS ACT 2020

Table of Provisions

PART 1 -- Preliminary  

• 1 Short title
 
• 2 Commencement
 
• 3 Primary purposes of Act
 
• 4 Terms used
 
• 5 Act binds Crown
 
• 6 Relationship of this Act to other written laws

PART 2 -- Provisions of general application

Division 1 -- Fees and charges

• 7 Terms used
Subdivision 3 -- Validation of reductions, waivers and refunds  
• 11 Validation of reductions, waivers and refunds

Division 2 -- Meetings

• 18 Validation of meetings and decisions

Division 3 -- Public availability of documents

• 21 Validation of things done

Division 5 -- General provisions  

• 27 Postponing cessation of Divisions and Subdivisions

PART 3 -- Provisions affecting obligations or authorisations under Acts

Division 1 -- Preliminary  

• 28 Terms used

Division 2 -- Authorisations generally  

• 29 Decision-maker may set new expiry day for authorisations during operative period
 
• 30 Decision-maker may modify or remove conditions of authorisations during operative period
 
• 31 Decision-maker may decide order no longer applies to relevant authorisation if condition of order breached

Division 3 -- Specific provisions  

• 32 Exemption from local planning scheme taken to be exemption from region planning scheme
 
• 33 Extension of certain time limits under relevant schemes

Division 4 -- End of operative periods for provisions of Part  

• 34 Postponing ending of operative periods for provisions of this PART
 
• 35 End of operative period does not affect things done during period
 
• 36 Orders cease to have effect at the end of 30 June 2025

PART 4 -- Modification of Acts

Division 1 -- Bail Act 1982 modified  

• 38 Section 43A modified

Division 2 -- Mental Health Act 2014 modified  

• 39 Term used: Mental Health Infection Control Directions
 
• 40 Act modified
 
• 41 Section 48 modified
 
• 42 Section 79 modified
 
• 43 Validation of assessments and examinations

Division 3 -- Oaths, Affidavits and Statutory Declarations Act 2005 modified  

• 45 Section 9 modified

Division 4 -- Sentencing Act 1995 modified and consequential modification

• 47 Section 14 modified
 
• 48 Section 14B inserted
  14B. Use of audio link for sentencing 22  
• 49 Section 34 modified
Subdivision 2 -- Criminal Procedure Act 2004 modified consequentially  
• 50 Act modified
 
• 51 Section 77 modified

Division 5 -- Postponing cessation of modifying provisions  

• 52 Postponing cessation of modifying provisions

PART 5 -- Acts amended: facilitating electronic transactions

Division 1 -- Extending the application of the Courts and Tribunals (Electronic Processes Facilitation) Act 2013  

• 53 Administration Act 1903 amended
  3A. Courts and Tribunals (Electronic Processes Facilitation) Act 2013 Pt. 2 applies 25  
• 54 Coroners Act 1996 amended
  4A. Courts and Tribunals (Electronic Processes Facilitation) Act 2013 Pt. 2 applies 25  
• 55 Courts and Tribunals (Electronic Processes Facilitation) Act 2013 amended
 
• 56 Criminal Investigation Act 2006 amended
  5A. Courts and Tribunals (Electronic Processes Facilitation) Act 2013 Pt. 2 applies 27  
• 57 Criminal Investigation (Extra-territorial Offences) Act 1987 amended
  3B. Courts and Tribunals (Electronic Processes Facilitation) Act 2013 Pt. 2 applies 27  
• 58 Criminal Investigation (Identifying People) Act 2002 amended
  4A. Courts and Tribunals (Electronic Processes Facilitation) Act 2013 Pt. 2 applies 27  
• 59 Family Court Act 1997 amended
  9B. Courts and Tribunals (Electronic Processes Facilitation) Act 2013 Pt. 2 applies 28  
• 60 Juries Act 1957 amended
  3B. Courts and Tribunals (Electronic Processes Facilitation) Act 2013 Pt. 2 applies 28  
• 61 Sentence Administration Act 2003 amended
  4A. Courts and Tribunals (Electronic Processes Facilitation) Act 2013 Pt. 2 applies 28

Division 2 -- Amendment of environmental and water related legislation

• 62 Act amended
 
• 63 Schedule 2 amended
Subdivision 2 -- Litter Act 1979 amended  
• 64 Act amended
 
• 65 Section 33 amended
Subdivision 3 -- Rights in Water and Irrigation Act 1914 amended  
• 66 Act amended
 
• 67 Section 6 amended
 
• 68 Section 26GZB amended
 
• 69 Section 26GZG amended
 
• 70 Section 26N amended
 
• 71 Section 27 amended
 
• 72 Section 66 amended
Subdivision 4 -- Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Act 2007 amended  
• 73 Act amended
 
• 74 Section 28 amended
 
• 75 Section 47 amended
 
• 76 Schedule 3 amended
Subdivision 5 -- Water Agencies (Powers) Act 1984 amended  
• 77 Act amended
 
• 78 Section 36 amended
Subdivision 6 -- Water Services Act 2012 amended  
• 79 Act amended
 
• 80 Section 222 amended

PART 6 -- Acts amended: miscellaneous matters

Division 1 -- Bail Act 1982 amended  

• 81 Act amended
 
• 82 Various provisions amended

Division 2 -- Constitution Acts Amendment Act 1899 amended  

• 83 Act amended
 
• 84 Section 45A inserted
  45A. Executive Council meetings 35

Division 3 -- Criminal Procedure Act 2004 amended  

• 85 Act amended
 
• 86 Section 21 amended
 
• 87 Section 23 amended
 
• 88 Schedule 1 clause 3 amended

Division 4 -- Evidence Act 1906 amended  

• 89 Act amended
 
• 90 Section 106K amended
 
• 91 Section 106N amended

Division 5 -- Interpretation Act 1984 amended and consequential amendments

• 92 Act amended
 
• 93 Section 3 amended
 
• 94 Section 45 amended
Subdivision 2 -- Consequential amendments  
• 95 Auction Sales Act 1973 amended
 
• 96 Debt Collectors Licensing Act 1964 amended
 
• 97 Employment Agents Act 1976 amended
 
• 98 Finance Brokers Control Act 1975 amended
 
• 99 Land Valuers Licensing Act 1978 amended
 
• 100 Motor Vehicle Dealers Act 1973 amended
 
• 101 Real Estate and Business Agents Act 1978 amended
 
• 102 Transfer of Land Act 1893 amended

PART 7 -- Miscellaneous  

• 103 Provisions about orders made under Act
 
• 104 Effect of provisions of this Act, certain regulations and orders ceasing to have effect
 
• 105 Regulations
  Other notes Defined terms

An Act —
•         to provide for the amelioration of problems and impediments arising from the emergency response to the COVID-19 pandemic; and
•         to facilitate aspects of the economic recovery from the emergency response to the pandemic; and
•         to make related amendments to various Acts; and
•         to validate certain actions taken during or following the state of emergency declared in relation to the pandemic on 16 March 2020; and
•         for related purposes.