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General Order dated 19 December 2024

Allocation of responsibility for all Victorian Acts of Parliament effective 19 December 2024 This General Order is effective on 19 December 2024. Download a copy or read the full General Order below.

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I, the Hon Jacinta Allan MP, Premier of Victoria, state that the following administrative arrangements for responsibility for the following Acts of Parliament, provisions of Acts and functions will operate in substitution of the arrangements in operation immediately before the Effective date of this Order:

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Acts Enumeration and Revision Act 1958

Administration and Probate Act 1958

Administrative Law Act 1978

Adoption Act 1984

Age of Majority Act 1977

Appeal Costs Act 1998

Attorney-General and Solicitor-General Act 1972

Bail Act 1977 – Except:

Charities Act 1978

Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006

Children, Youth and Families Act 2005 – Except:

Choice of Law (Limitation Periods) Act 1993

Civil Procedure Act 2010

Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) (Enforcement) Act 1995

Commercial Arbitration Act 2011

Commonwealth Places (Administration of Laws) Act 1970

Commonwealth Powers (De Facto Relationships) Act 2004

Commonwealth Powers (Family Law-Children) Act 1986

Confiscation Act 1997 – Except:

Constitution (Supreme Court) Act 1989

Constitutional Powers (Coastal Waters) Act 1980

Constitutional Powers (Request) Act 1980

Co-operative Schemes (Administrative Actions) Act 2001

Coroners Act 2008

Corporations (Administrative Actions) Act 2001

Corporations (Ancillary Provisions) Act 2001

Corporations (Commonwealth Powers) Act 2001

Corporations (Victoria) Act 1990

Council of Law Reporting in Victoria Act 1967

County Court Act 1958

Court Security Act 1980

Court Services Victoria Act 2014

Courts (Case Transfer) Act 1991

Crimes Act 1958

Crimes at Sea Act 1999

Crimes (Assumed Identities) Act 2004

Crimes (Controlled Operations) Act 2004

Crimes (Mental Impairment and Unfitness to be Tried) Act 1997 – Except:

Criminal Procedure Act 2009

Crown Proceedings Act 1958

Defamation Act 2005

Domestic Building Contracts Act 1995 –

Domicile Act 1978

Electoral Act 2002 –

Electronic Transactions (Victoria) Act 2000

Equal Opportunity Act 2010

Evidence Act 2008

Evidence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1958

Family Violence Protection Act 2008 – Except:

Federal Courts (State Jurisdiction) Act 1999

Fences Act 1968

Fines Reform Act 2014

Foreign Judgments Act 1962

Fortification Removal Act 2013

Freedom of Information Act 1982

Guardianship and Administration Act 2019

Honorary Justices Act 2014

Human Source Management Act 2023

Imperial Acts Application Act 1980

Imprisonment of Fraudulent Debtors Act 1958

Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission Act 2011

Infringements Act 2006

Instruments Act 1958 – Except:

Judicial College of Victoria Act 2001

Judicial Commission of Victoria Act 2016

Judicial Entitlements Act 2015

Judicial Proceedings Reports Act 1958

Juries Act 2000

Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross-vesting) Act 1987

Jury Directions Act 2015

Land Acquisition and Compensation Act 1986

Land Act 1958 –

Legal Aid Act 1978

Legal Identity of Defendants (Organisational Child Abuse) Act 2018

Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014

Legal Profession Uniform Law (Victoria)

Leo Cussen Institute (Registration as a Company) Act 2011

Limitation of Actions Act 1958

Local Government Act 2020 –

Magistrates’ Court Act 1989

Maintenance Act 1965

Major Crime (Investigative Powers) Act 2004 – Except:

Monitoring of Places of Detention by the United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (OPCAT) Act 2022

National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse (Commonwealth Powers) Act 2018 –

Oaths and Affirmations Act 2018

Ombudsman Act 1973 – Except:

Parliamentary Committees Act 2003 –

Penalty Interest Rates Act 1983

Perpetuities and Accumulations Act 1968

Personal Property Securities (Commonwealth Powers) Act 2009

Personal Property Securities (Statute Law Revision and Implementation) Act 2010

Personal Safety Intervention Orders Act 2010

Police Informants Royal Commission Implementation Monitor Act 2021

Powers of Attorney Act 2014

Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014

Professional Standards Act 2003

Property Law Act 1958 – Except:

Public Interest Monitor Act 2011

Public Notaries Act 2001

Public Prosecutions Act 1994

Relationships Act 2008 –

Residential Tenancies Act 1997 –

Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind and other Agencies (Merger) Act 2005

Sentencing Act 1991 – Except:

Severe Substance Dependence Treatment Act 2010 –

Sheriff Act 2009

Special Investigator Act 2021

Spent Convictions Act 2021

St Andrew’s Foundation Act 1997

State Civil Liability (Police Informants) Act 2024

Status of Children Act 1974

Summary Offences Act 1966

Supreme Court Act 1986

Surveillance Devices Act 1999

Telecommunications (Interception) (State Provisions) Act 1988

Terrorism (Commonwealth Powers) Act 2003

Terrorism (Community Protection) Act 2003 – Except:

Trustee Companies Act 1984 –

Valuation of Land Act 1960 –

Vexatious Proceedings Act 2014

Victims’ Charter Act 2006 –

Victims of Crime Assistance Act 1996 –

Victoria Park Land Act 1992

Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 1998

Victorian Inspectorate Act 2011

Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine Act 1985

Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine Act 2024

Victorian Law Reform Commission Act 2000

Vital State Projects Act 1976 –

Wills Act 1997

Worker Screening Act 2020 –

Wrongs Act 1958

Social Services Regulation Act 2021 –

Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Control of Use) Act 1992

Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Victoria) Act 1994

Agricultural Industry Development Act 1990

Biological Control Act 1986

Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987 –

Control of Genetically Modified Crops Act 2004

Dairy Act 2000

Domestic Animals Act 1994

Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981 –

Farm Debt Mediation Act 2011

Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 –

Food Act 1984 –

Forests Act 1958 –

Forests (Wood Pulp Agreement) Act 1974

Forests (Wood Pulp Agreement) Act 1996

Grain Handling and Storage Act 1995 –

Impounding of Livestock Act 1994

Land Conservation (Vehicle Control) Act 1972 –

Livestock Disease Control Act 1994

Livestock Management Act 2010

Meat Industry Act 1993

Melbourne Market Authority Act 1977

Plant Biosecurity Act 2010

Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1986

Rain-making Control Act 1967

Rural Assistance Schemes Act 2016

Seafood Safety Act 2003

Stock (Seller Liability and Declarations) Act 1993

Sustainable Forests (Timber) Act 2004 – Except:

Wildlife Act 1975 –

Ambulance Services Act 1986

Carers Recognition Act 2012

Social Services Regulation Act 2021 –

Casino Control Act 1991 – Except:

Gambling Regulation Act 2003 – Except:

Tobacco Act 1987 –

Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission Act 2011

Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation Act 2011

Child Wellbeing and Safety Act 2005 – Except:

Children’s Services Act 1996

Children, Youth and Families Act 2005 – Except:

Commission for Children and Young People Act 2012 –

Education and Care Services National Law Act 2010

Education and Care Services National Law (Victoria)

Education and Training Reform Act 20061 –

MacKillop Family Services Act 1998

Social Services Regulation Act 2021 –

Pre-school Teachers and Assistants (Leave) Act 1984

1 Where the provisions, powers and functions of this Act relate to international education, the Minister’s responsibilities under this Act are to be read subject to and together with the responsibilities of the Minister for Economic Growth and Jobs, the Minister for Education and the Minister for Skills and TAFE

Climate Change Act 2017 – Except:

Confiscation Act 1997 –

ANZAC Day Act 1958 –

Sport and Recreation Act 1972 -

Associations Incorporation Reform Act 2012

Australian Consumer Law and Fair Trading Act 2012

Business Licensing Authority Act 1998

Business Names (Commonwealth Powers) Act 2011

Chattel Securities Act 1987

Company Titles (Home Units) Act 2013

Consumer Credit (Victoria) Act 1995

Conveyancers Act 2006

Co-operatives National Law Application Act 2013

Co-operatives National Law (Victoria)

Credit Act 1984

Credit (Administration) Act 1984

Credit (Commonwealth Powers) Act 2010

Domestic Building Contracts Act 1995 – Except:

Fundraising Act 1998

Funerals Act 2006

Goods Act 1958

Motor Car Traders Act 1986

Owners Corporations Act 2006

Partnership Act 1958

Professional Engineers Registration Act 2019

Residential Tenancies Act 1997 –

Retirement Villages Act 1986

Rooming House Operators Act 2016

Sale of Land Act 1962

Second-Hand Dealers and Pawnbrokers Act 1989

Sex Work Act 1994

Subdivision Act 1988 –

Travel Agents Repeal Act 2014

Veterans Act 2005 –

Warehousemen’s Liens Act 1958

Community Based Sentences (Transfer) Act 2012

Corrections Act 1986

Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978 –

International Transfer of Prisoners (Victoria) Act 1998

Land Act 1958 –

Parole Orders (Transfer) Act 1983

Prisoners (Interstate Transfer) Act 1983

Sentencing Act 1991 –

Serious Offenders Act 2018 – Except:

Creative Victoria Act 2017

Film Act 2001

Filming Approval Act 2014

Geelong Performing Arts Centre Trust Act 1980

Land Act 1958 –

Libraries Act 1988 – Except:

National Gallery of Victoria Act 1966

Victorian Arts Centre Act 1979

Development Victoria Act 2003 – Except:

Project Development and Construction Management Act 1994 –

Victorian Planning Authority Act 2017 –

Crimes (Mental Impairment and Unfitness to be Tried) Act 1997 –

Disability Act 2006

Disability Service Safeguards Act 2018

Human Services (Complex Needs) Act 2009

Residential Tenancies Act 1997 –

Sentencing Act 1991 –

Social Services Regulation Act 2021 –

State Trustees (State Owned Company) Act 1994 –

Supported Residential Services (Private Proprietors) Act 2010 -

Agent-General and Commissioners for Victoria Act 2007

Australian Catholic University (Victoria) Act 1991 –

Deakin University Act 2009 –

Education and Training Reform Act 20062 –

Federation University Australia Act 2010 –

Improving Cancer Outcomes Act 2014 – Except:

La Trobe University Act 2009 –

Local Jobs First Act 2003 –

Monash University Act 2009 –

Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology Act 2010 –

Swinburne University of Technology Act 2010 –

University of Divinity Act 1910 –

University of Melbourne Act 2009 –

Victorian College of Agriculture and Horticulture Act 1982 –

Victoria University Act 2010 –

2 Where the provisions, powers and functions of this Act relate to international education, the Minister’s responsibilities under this Act are to be read subject to and together with the responsibilities of the Minister for Children, the Minister for Education and the Minister for Skills and TAFE

Child Wellbeing and Safety Act 2005 –

Education and Training Reform Act 20063 – Except:

Serpell Joint Schools Act 1981

3 Where the provisions, powers and functions of this Act relate to international education, the Minister’s responsibilities under this Act are to be read subject to and together with the responsibilities of the Minister for Children, the Minister for Economic Growth and Jobs and the Minister for Skills and TAFE

Country Fire Authority Act 1958

Emergency Management Act 1986

Emergency Management Act 2013 –

Fire Rescue Victoria Act 1958

Triple Zero Victoria Act 2023

Victoria State Emergency Service Act 2005

Electricity Industry Act 2000 -

Energy Safe Victoria Act 2005

Extractive Industries (Lysterfield) Act 1986

Fuel Emergency Act 1977

Gas Industry Act 2001

Gas Safety Act 1997

Geothermal Energy Resources Act 2005

Greenhouse Gas Geological Sequestration Act 2008

Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990

Mines (Aluminium Agreement) Act 1961

National Electricity (Victoria) Act 2005

National Energy Retail Law (Victoria) Act 2024

National Gas (Victoria) Act 2008

Nuclear Activities (Prohibitions) Act 1983

Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2010

Petroleum Act 1998

Pipelines Act 2005

Renewable Energy (Jobs and Investment) Act 2017 – Except:

Underseas Mineral Resources Act 1963

Victorian Energy Efficiency Target Act 2007

Victorian Renewable Energy Act 2006

Aboriginal Lands Act 1991 –

Alpine Resorts (Management) Act 1997

Catchment and Land Protection Act 1994 –

Circular Economy (Waste Reduction and Recycling) Act 2021

Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability Act 2003

Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987 – Except:

(in so far as it relates to those matters and provisions, this provision is jointly and severally administered with the Minister for Agriculture)

(in so far as it relates to those matters and provisions, this provision is jointly and severally administered with the Minister for Outdoor Recreation)

(in so far as it relates to those matters and provisions, this provision is administered by the Minister for Outdoor Recreation)

(in so far as it relates to those matters and provisions, this provision is jointly administered with the Minister for Agriculture)

Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978 – Except:

(in so far as it relates to those matters, the Act is administered by the Minister for Finance)

(in so far as it relates to those matters, the Act is administered by the Minister for Ports and Freight)

(in so far as it relates to those matters, the Act is administered by the Minister for Tourism, Sport and Major Events)

(in so far as it relates to those matters, the Act is administered by the Minister for Planning)

(in so far as it relates to those matters, the Act is administered by the Premier)

(in so far as it relates to those matters, the Act is administered by the Minister for Ports and Freight)

(in so far as it relates to those matters, these provisions are administered by the Minister for Ports and Freight)

(in so far as they relate to those matters, these provisions are administered by the Minister for Corrections)

(in so far as they relate to those matters, these provisions are administered by the Minister for Health)

Cultural and Recreational Lands Act 1963

Dental Hospital Land Act 2011

Environment Protection Act 2017

Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 – Except:

Forests Act 1958 – Except:

Geelong Market Site Act 1983

Great Ocean Road and Environs Protection Act 2020

Heritage Rivers Act 1992

Land Act 1958 – Except:

(in so far as it relates to those matters, the Act is administered by the Minister for Finance)

(in so far as it relates to those matters, the Act is administered by the Attorney-General)

(in so far as it relates to those matters, the Act is administered by the Minister for Corrections)

(in so far as it relates to those matters, the Act is jointly and severally administered by the Minister for Health and the Minister for Health Infrastructure)

(in so far as it relates to those matters, the Act is administered by the Minister for Government Services)

(in so far as it relates to those matters, the Act is administered by the Minister for Ports and Freight)

Land Conservation (Vehicle Control) Act 1972 – Except:

Land (Reservations and other Matters) Act 1997

Land (Reservations and other Matters) Act 1999

Land (Revocation of Reservations – Metropolitan Land) Act 2016

Land (Revocation of Reservations – Regional Victoria Land) Act 2016

Land (Revocation of Reservations) Act 2008

Land (Revocation of Reservations) Act 2012

Land (Revocation of Reservations) Act 2016

Land (Revocation of Reservations) Act 2019

Land (Revocation of Reservations) Act 2024

Land (Revocation of Reservations and Other Matters) Act 2009

Land (Revocation of Reservations) (Convention Centre Land) Act 2008

Land (St. Kilda Sea Baths) Act 2000

Land (St Kilda Triangle) Act 2006

Marine and Coastal Act 2018

Melbourne and Olympic Parks Act 1985 –

Melbourne Strategic Assessment (Environment Mitigation Levy) Act 2020

Melbourne (Yarra Park) Land Act 1980 – Except:

National Parks Act 1975

Parks and Crown Land Legislation (Mount Buffalo) Act 2010

Parks Victoria Act 2018

Pollution of Waters by Oil and Noxious Substances Act 1986 –

Queen Victoria Market Lands Act 1996

Reference Areas Act 1978

Royal Agricultural Show-grounds Act 1931

Royal Agricultural Showgrounds Act 2003

Royal Botanic Gardens Act 1991

Royal Children’s Hospital (Land) Act 2007

Royal Women’s Hospital Land Act 2012

Safety on Public Land Act 2004

South Melbourne Land Act 1986

Southgate Project Act 1994

State Owned Enterprises Act 1992 –

Sustainable Forests (Timber) Act 2004 –

Sustainability Victoria Act 2005

Swan Hill Pioneer Settlement Authority (Repeal) Act 1994

Temperance Halls Act 1958

University of Melbourne Land Act 2000

Victorian Conservation Trust Act 1972

Victorian Environmental Assessment Council Act 2001

Victorian Plantations Corporation Act 1993

Water Industry Act 1994 –

Wildlife Act 1975 – Except:

Relationships Act 2008 –

Audit Act 1994 –

Casino Control Act 1991 –

Coal Mines (Pensions) Act 1958

Constitution Act 1975 –

Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978 –

Emergency Services Superannuation Act 1986

Essential Services Commission Act 2001

Financial Management Act 1994 –

Government Superannuation Act 1999

Housing Act 1983 –

Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984 –

Parliamentary Salaries, Allowances and Superannuation Act 1968 –

Petroleum Products Subsidy Act 1965

Police Regulation (Pensions) Act 1958 –

Port Management Act 1995 –

Project Development and Construction Management Act 1994 –

State Employees Retirement Benefits Act 1979

State Superannuation Act 1988

Superannuation (Portability) Act 1989

Transport Superannuation Act 1988

Unclaimed Money Act 2008

Victorian Independent Remuneration Tribunal and Improving Parliamentary Standards Act 2019 – Except:

Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2013 –

Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1996 –

Land Act 1958 –

Public Records Act 1973 – Except:

State Owned Enterprises Act 1992 –

Victorian Data Sharing Act 2017

Worker Screening Act 2020 –

Abortion Law Reform Act 2008 –

Assisted Reproductive Treatment Act 2008

Child Wellbeing and Safety Act 2005 – Except:

Cemeteries and Crematoria Act 2003

Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978 –

Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981 – Except:

Food Act 1984 – Except:

Health (Commonwealth State Funding Arrangements) Act 2012

Health Complaints Act 2016

Health (Fluoridation) Act 1973

Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Victoria) Act 2009

Health Practitioners (Special Events Exemption) Act 1999

Health Records Act 2001

Health Services Act 1988 – Except:

Howard Florey Institute of Experimental Physiology and Medicine (Repeal) Act 2007

Human Tissue Act 1982

Improving Cancer Outcomes Act 2014 –

Land Act 1958 –

(in so far as it relates to those matters, the Act is jointly and severally administered with the Minister for Health Infrastructure)

(The Act is otherwise administered by the Attorney-General, the Minister for Corrections, the Minister for Creative Industries, the Minister for Environment, the Minister for Finance, the Minister for Government Services, the Minister for Health Infrastructure, the Minister for Ports and Freight and the Minister for Roads and Road Safety)

Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation Act 2017

Medical Research Institutes Repeal Act 2008

Medical Treatment Planning and Decision Act 2016

Non-Emergency Patient Transport and First Aid Services Act 2003

Pharmacy Regulation Act 2010

Prohibition of Human Cloning for Reproduction Act 2008

Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008 – Except:

Radiation Act 2005

Research Involving Human Embryos Act 2008

Royal Melbourne Hospital (Redevelopment) Act 1992 – Except:

Safe Drinking Water Act 2003

Safe Patient Care (Nurse to Patient and Midwife to Patient Ratios) Act 2015

Severe Substance Dependence Treatment Act 2010 – Except:

Tobacco Act 1987 – Except:

Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2017

Health Services Act 1988 – Except:

Land Act 1958 –

(in so far as it relates to those matters, the Act is jointly and severally administered with the Minister for Health)

(The Act is otherwise administered by the Attorney-General, the Minister for Corrections, the Minister for Creative Industries, the Minister for Environment, the Minister for Finance, the Minister for Government Services, the Minister for Health, the Minister for Ports and Freight and the Minister for Roads and Road Safety)

Royal Melbourne Hospital (Redevelopment) Act 1992 – Except:

Building Act 1993 –

Child Employment Act 2003

Construction Industry Long Service Leave Act 1997

Fair Work (Commonwealth Powers) Act 2009

Labour Hire Licensing Act 2018

Long Service Leave Act 2018

Long Service Benefits Portability Act 2018

Outworkers (Improved Protection) Act 2003

Owner Drivers and Forestry Contractors Act 2005

Public Sector Employment (Award Entitlements) Act 2006

Trade Unions Act 1958

Wage Theft Act 2020

Aerodrome Landing Fees Act 2003

ANZAC Day Act 1958 – Except:

Australian Airlines (Intrastate Services) Act 1990

Civil Aviation (Carriers’ Liability) Act 1961

Public Holidays Act 1993 –

City of Melbourne Act 2001

Libraries Act 1988 –

Local Government Act 1989 – Except:

Local Government (Central Goldfields Shire Council) Act 2017

Local Government (Moira Shire Council) Act 2023

Local Government (South Gippsland Shire Council) Act 2019

Local Government (Whittlesea City Council) Act 2020

Municipal Association Act 1907

Municipalities Assistance Act 1973

Prahran Mechanics’ Institute Act 1899

Victorian Local Government Grants Commission Act 1976

Crimes (Mental Impairment and Unfitness to be Tried) Act 1997 –

Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981 –

Mental Health Act 2014

Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022

Victorian Collaborative Centre for Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2021

Multicultural Victoria Act 2011

Racial and Religious Tolerance Act 2001

State Owned Enterprises Act 1992 –

Emergency Management Act 2013 –

Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987 –

(in so far as it relates to those matters and provisions, this provision is jointly and severally administered with the Minister for Environment)

(The Act is otherwise administered by the Minister for Agriculture, the Minister for Environment and the Minister for Water)

Fisheries Act 1995

Game Management Authority Act 2014

Marine (Drug, Alcohol and Pollution Control) Act 1988 –

Water Act 1989 –

Wildlife Act 1975 –

Architects Act 1991

Building Act 1993 –

Cladding Safety Victoria Act 2020

Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978 –

Development Victoria Act 2003 –

Electronic Conveyancing (Adoption of National Law) Act 2013

Electronic Conveyancing National Law (Victoria)

Environment Effects Act 1978

Geographic Place Names Act 1998

Heritage Act 2017

Instruments Act 1958 –

Local Government Act 1989 –

Melbourne Cricket Ground Act 2009 –

Melbourne and Olympic Parks Act 1985 –

Nudity (Prescribed Areas) Act 1983

Planning and Environment Act 1987 – Except:

Project Development and Construction Management Act 1994 –

Property Law Act 1958 –

Residential Tenancies Act 1997 –

South Yarra Project (Subdivision and Management) Act 1985

Subdivision Act 1988 – Except:

Surveying Act 2004

Transfer of Land Act 1958 –

Valuation of Land Act 1960 – Except:

Australian Crime Commission (State Provisions) Act 2003

Control of Weapons Act 1990

Crime Statistics Act 2014 –

Graffiti Prevention Act 2007

Health Services Act 1988 –

Major Crime (Investigative Powers) Act 2004 –

Police Assistance Compensation Act 1968 –

(The Act is otherwise administered by the Minister for Health)

Private Security Act 2004

Road Safety Camera Commissioner Act 2011

Seamen’s Act 1958

Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004

Terrorism (Community Protection) Act 2003 –

Unlawful Assemblies and Processions Act 1958

Victoria Police Act 2013

Witness Protection Act 1991

Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978 –

Heavy Vehicle National Law Application Act 2013 –

Marine (Domestic Commercial Vessel National Law Application) Act 2013

Marine (Drug, Alcohol and Pollution Control) Act 1988 -

Marine Safety Legislation (Lakes Hume and Mulwala) Act 2001

Pollution of Waters by Oil and Noxious Substances Act 1986 – Except:

Transport (Compliance and Miscellaneous) Act 1983 –

Family Violence Protection Act 2008 –

Prevention of Family Violence Act 2018

Border Railways Act 1922

Bus Safety Act 2009

Bus Services Act 1995

Commercial Passenger Vehicle Industry Act 2017

National Rail Corporation (Victoria) Act 1991

Rail Management Act 1996 – Except:

Rail Safety National Law (Victoria)

Tourist and Heritage Railways Act 2010

Transport (Compliance and Miscellaneous) Act 1983 –

Gambling Regulation Act 2003 –

Racing Act 1958

Victorian Amateur Turf Club (Incorporating the Melbourne Racing Club) Act 1963

Victoria Racing Club Act 2006

Albury-Wodonga Agreement (Repeal) Act 2003

Regional Development Victoria Act 2002

Accident Towing Services Act 2007

EastLink Project Act 2004

Heavy Vehicle National Law Application Act 2013 –

Local Government Act 1989 –

Local Government Act 2020 –

Melbourne City Link Act 1995

Road Management Act 2004

Road Safety Act 1986

Transport Accident Act 1986 – Except:

Transport (Compliance and Miscellaneous) Act 1983 –

Australian Catholic University (Victoria) Act 1991 – Except:

4 Where the provisions, powers and functions of this Act relate to international education, the Minister’s responsibilities under this Act are to be read subject to and together with the responsibilities of the Minister for Children, the Minister for Economic Growth and Jobs and the Minister for Education

Federation University Australia Act 2010 – Except:

ANZAC Day Act 1958 – Except:

Local Jobs First Act 2003 –

Summer Time Act 1972 –

Climate Change Act 2017 –

Electricity Industry Act 2000 –

State Electricity Commission Act 1958 – Except:

Development Victoria Act 2003 –

Suburban Rail Loop Act 2021

Victorian Planning Authority Act 2017 –

ANZAC Day Act 1958 –

Australian Grands Prix Act 1994

Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978 –

Emerald Tourist Railway Act 1977

Kardinia Park Stadium Act 2016

Major Events Act 2009

Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Trust Act 1996

Melbourne Cricket Ground Act 2009 –

Puffing Billy Railway Act 2022

Sport and Recreation Act 1972 -

State Sport Centres Act 1994 -

Major Transport Projects Facilitation Act 2009

North East Link Act 2020 – Except:

West Gate Tunnel (Truck Bans and Traffic Management) Act 2019

Advancing the Treaty Process with Aboriginal Victorians Act 2018

Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006

Aboriginal Lands Act 1970

Aboriginal Lands Act 1991 –

Traditional Owner Settlement Act 2010

Treaty Authority and Other Treaty Elements Act 2022

ANZAC Day Act 1958 –

Returned Servicemen’s Badges Act 1956

Shrine of Remembrance Act 1978

Veterans Act 2005 – Except:

Children, Youth and Families Act 2005 –

Crimes (Mental Impairment and Unfitness to be Tried) Act 1997 –

National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse (Commonwealth Powers) Act 2018 -

Serious Offenders Act 2018 –

Catchment and Land Protection Act 1994 –

(These powers are jointly and severally administered with the Minister for Environment)

(The Act is otherwise administered by the Minister for Agriculture, the Minister for Environment and the Minister for Outdoor Recreation)

Groundwater (Border Agreement) Act 1985

Murray-Darling Basin Act 1993

State Owned Enterprises Act 1992 –

Water Act 1989 – Except:

Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards Act 2005

Water Industry Act 1994 – Except:

Abortion Law Reform Act 2008 –

Queen Victoria Women’s Centre Act 1994

Young Women’s Christian Association of Australia Incorporation Act 1962

Accident Compensation Act 1985

Accident Compensation (Occupational Health and Safety) Act 1996

Asbestos Diseases Compensation Act 2008

Dangerous Goods Act 1985

Equipment (Public Safety) Act 1994

Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004

Sex Work Decriminalisation Act 2022

Transport Accident Act 1986 – Except:

Workers Compensation Act 1958 – Except:

Girl Guides Association Act 1952

Scout Association Act 1932

Bail Act 1977 –

Children, Youth and Families Act 2005 – Except:

Commission for Children and Young People Act 2012 – Except:

Crimes (Mental Impairment and Unfitness to be Tried) Act 1997 –

Sentencing Act 1991 –

Administrative Arrangements Act 1983

Australia (Acts) Request Act 1985

Climate Change Act 2017 –

Commonwealth Arrangements Act 1958

Constitution Act 1975 – Except:

Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978 –

Electoral Act 2002 – Except:

Essential Services Act 1958

Family Violence Reform Implementation Monitor Act 2016

Inquiries Act 2014

Melbourne Cricket Ground Act 2009 –

Members of Parliament (Standards) Act 1978

Ombudsman Act 1973 –

Parliamentary Administration Act 2005

Parliamentary Committees Act 2003 – Except:

Parliamentary Workplace Standards and Integrity Act 2024

Project Development and Construction Management Act 1994 – Except:

Public Records Act 1973 –

Public Safety Preservation Act 1958

Public Sector (Union Fees) Act 1992

Senate Elections Act 1958

Statute Law Revision Acts

Subordinate Legislation Act 1994

Succession to the Crown (Request) Act 2013

Superannuation (Public Sector) Act 1992

Victorian Independent Remuneration Tribunal and Improving Parliamentary Standards Act 2019 –

Vital State Industries (Works and Services) Act 1992

Vital State Projects Act 1976 – Except:

Alcoa (Portland Aluminium Smelter) Act 1980

Appropriation Acts (passed annually)

Audit Act 1994 – Except:

Bank Integration Act 1992

Borrowing and Investment Powers Act 1987

Business Franchise (Petroleum Products) Act 1979

Commonwealth Places (Mirror Taxes Administration) Act 1999

Competition Policy Reform (Victoria) Act 1995

Congestion Levy Act 2005

Constitution Act 1975 –

Co-operative Housing Societies Act 1958

Delivering Victorian Infrastructure (Port of Melbourne Lease Transaction) Act 2016

Duties Act 2000

Educational Institutions (Guarantees) Act 1976

Electricity Industry (Residual Provisions) Act 1993

Financial Agreement Act 1994

Financial Management Act 1994 – Except:

Fire Services Property Levy Act 2012

First Home Owner Grant Act 2000

Gambling Regulation Act 2003 –

Gambling Taxation Act 2023

Gas and Fuel Corporation (Heatane Gas) Act 1993

Gas Industry (Residual Provisions) Act 1994

Grain Handling and Storage Act 1995 – Except:

Land Tax Act 2005

Loy Yang B Act 1992

Melbourne Cricket Club Act 1974

Monetary Units Act 2004

Mutual Recognition (Victoria) Act 1998

National Taxation Reform (Consequential Provisions) Act 2000

New Tax System Price Exploitation Code (Victoria) Act 1999

North East Link Act 2020 –

Occupational Licensing National Law Repeal Act 2016

Parliamentary Budget Officer Act 2017

Payroll Tax Act 2007

Planning and Environment Act 1987 –

Port Management Act 1995 –

Public Authorities (Dividends) Act 1983

Snowy Hydro Corporatisation Act 1997

State Bank (Succession of Commonwealth Bank) Act 1990

State Electricity Commission Act 1958 – Except:

State Owned Enterprises Act 1992 – Except:

Taxation (Interest on Overpayments) Act 1986

Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition (Victoria) Act 1998

Treasury Corporation of Victoria Act 1992

Trustee Companies Act 1984 –

Victorian Future Fund Act 2023

Windfall Gains Tax and State Taxation and Other Acts Further Amendment Act 2021

Workers Compensation Act 1958 –

Effective date: 19 December 2024

Hon Jacinta Allan MP

Premier of Victoria

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