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Acts and regulations listed by ministers

The department and its Secretary are responsible to ministers who cover the following portfolios:

The following is a list of acts administered by the Justice Portfolio as at 13 December 2022. Acts administered by more than one minister are denoted by an asterisk.

Attorney-General

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:

  • Section 3B (this section is jointly and severally administered with the Minister for Youth Justice)

*Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1996 –

  • The Act is jointly and severally administered with the Minister for Government Services

Change or Suppression (Conversion) Practices Prohibition Act 2021

Charities Act 1978

Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006

*Children, Youth and Families Act 2005 – Except:

  • Chapters 3 and 4 (these Chapters are jointly and severally administered with the Minister for Child Protection and Family Services)
  • Chapter 5 (except Division 2 of Part 5.2 and sections 359 and 359A) (these provisions are jointly and severally administered with the Minister for Youth Justice)
  • Sections 359 and 359A (these sections are jointly and severally administered with the Minister for Victim Support and the Minister for Youth Justice)
  • Part 6.2 (this Part is jointly and severally administered with the Minister for Youth Justice)

(The Act is otherwise jointly and severally administered with the Minister for Child Protection and Family Services and the Minister for Youth Justice)

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:

  • Section 134 (this section is jointly and severally administered with the Minister for Crime Prevention)

*Constitution Act 1975 –

  • Part III
  • Division 1 of Part IIIAA (this Division is jointly administered with the Premier)
  • Divisions 3 to 6 of Part IIIAA
  • Part IIIA
  • Section 88 in so far as it relates to the appointment of Crown Counsel and Crown Counsel (Advisings)

(The Act is otherwise administered by the Minister for Government Services and the Premier)

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:

  • Sections 38C-38E (except section 38C(8)), 38ZW, 42, 46 and 74 (these sections are jointly and severally administered with the Minister for Victim Support)
  • Sections 48-55, 57A, 57B (except section 57B(3) and (3C)), 58, 58A (except section 58A(3) and (3C)) and 60-63(1), Division 3 of Part 7 and Part 7A (except section 73H(1) to(1D)) (these provisions are jointly administered with the Minister for Disability, Ageing and Carers and the Minister for Mental Health)
  • Part 5A (except section 38ZJ(2) and (5)) (these provisions are jointly and severally administered with the Minister for Disability, Ageing and Carers, the Minister for Mental Health and the Minister for Youth Justice)
  • Part 7C (except section 73R(1) to (5)) (these provisions are jointly administered with the Minister for Mental Health)

Criminal Organisations Control Act 2012

Criminal Procedure Act 2009

Crown Proceedings Act 1958

Defamation Act 2005

*Domestic Building Contracts Act 1995 –

  • Part 5

(The Act is otherwise administered by the Minister for Consumer Affairs)

Domicile Act 1978

*Electoral Act 2002 –

  • Part 8

(The Act is otherwise administered by the Minister for Government Services and the Premier)

Electronic Transactions (Victoria) Act 2000

Equal Opportunity Act 2010

Evidence Act 2008

Evidence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1958

*Family Violence Protection Act 2008 – Except:

  • Parts 5A, 5B and 11, Division 1A of Part 13, sections 210A and 210B (these provisions are administered by the Minister for Prevention of Family Violence)

(The Act is otherwise jointly and severally administered with the Minister for Prevention of Family Violence)

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

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:

  • In so far as it relates to the functions of the Registrar-General and the management of the Office of the Registrar-General (in so far as it relates to those matters, the Act is administered by the Minister for Planning)

*Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984 – Except:

  • Sections 38M to38P (these sections are jointly and severally administered with the Assistant Treasurer)
  • Section 65 in so far as it relates to the prescription of a matter for the purposes of sections 38M to 38P (in so far as it relates to those matters, this section is jointly and severally administered with the Assistant Treasurer)

Judgment Debt Recovery Act 1984

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 –

  • In so far as it relates to the exercise of powers relating to leases and licences under Subdivisions 1 and 2 of Division 9 of Part I in respect of land described as Crown Allotment 22D of Section 30, Parish of Melbourne North being the site of the Victorian County Court
  • In so far as it relates to the land described as Crown Allotment 16 of Section 5, Elwood, Parish of Prahran being the site of the former Elwood Police Station:
    • Except Division 6 of Part I, Subdivision 3 of Division 9 of Part I, section 209 and the remainder of the Act where it relates to the sale and alienation of Crown Lands as set out in Administrative Arrangements Order No. 58 (these provisions are administered by the Assistant Treasurer)
    • Except sections 201, 201A and 399
  • Sections 22C-22E
  • Sections 201, 201A and 399 in so far as they relate to the land described as Crown Allotment 16 of Section 5, Elwood, Parish of Prahran being the site of the former Elwood Police Station (in so far as they relate to that land, these provisions are jointly administered with the Assistant Treasurer)

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

Land Titles Validation Act 1994

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 –

  • Division 4 of Part 7
  • Division 11 of Part 8
  • Sections 314 to 317, 325 and 327 in so far as these sections relate to the Chief Municipal Inspector (these sections are jointly and severally administered with the Minister for Local Government)
  • Sections 325, 326 and 327 in so far as these sections relate to VCAT’s jurisdiction under Division 11 of Part 8 (these sections are jointly and severally administered with the Minister for Local Government)

(The Act is otherwise administered by the Minister for Local Government and the Minister for Roads and Road Safety)

Magistrates’ Court Act 1989

Maintenance Act 1965

*Major Crime (Investigative Powers) Act 2004 – Except:

  • Part 3 (this Part is jointly administered with the Minister for Police)

Marriage Act 1958

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 –

  • The Act is jointly and severally administered with the Minister for Victim Support

National Domestic Violence Order Scheme Act 2016

Oaths and Affirmations Act 2018

*Ombudsman Act 1973 – Except:

  • Sections 3 – 6 (these sections are administered by the Premier)

Open Courts Act 2013

*Parliamentary Committees Act 2003 –

  • Sections 7, 7A and 52 (in so far as these sections relate to public interest disclosures about conduct by or in the Victorian Inspectorate, these sections are jointly and severally administered with the Premier)

(The Act is otherwise administered by the Premier)

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:

  • In so far as it relates to the functions of the Registrar-General and the management of the Office of the Registrar-General (in so far as it relates to those matters, the Act is administered by the Minister for Planning)

Public Interest Disclosures Act 2012

Public Interest Monitor Act 2011

Public Notaries Act 2001

Public Prosecutions Act 1994

*Relationships Act 2008 –

  • The Act is jointly and severally administered with the Minister for Equality

Religious and Successory Trusts Act 1958

*Residential Tenancies Act 1997 –

  • Part 11 (except subsection 447(1) and section 480)

(The Act is otherwise administered by the Minister for Consumer Affairs, the Minister for Disability, Ageing and Carers, the Minister for Housing and the Minister for Planning)

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

*Sentencing Act 1991 – Except:

  • Division 1C of Part 3 and section 89F (these provisions are jointly and severally administered with the Minister for Victim Support)
  • Subdivision 4 of Division 2 of Part 3 (this Subdivision is jointly administered with the Minister for Youth Justice)
  • Division 2 of Part 3BA (this Division is jointly administered with the Minister for Disability, Ageing and Carers)
  • Divisions 3 to 6 of Part 3A (these Divisions are jointly administered with the Minister for Corrections)

Settled Land Act 1958

*Severe Substance Dependence Treatment Act 2010 –

  • Sections 9-11 and 14-22

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

Sheriff Act 2009

Special Investigator Act 2021

Spent Convictions Act 2021

St Andrew’s Foundation Act 1997

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:

  • Part 4 (this Part is administered by the Minister for Police)
  • Part 4A, except Division 5 of Part 4A (these provisions are administered jointly and severally with the Minister for Police)

*Transfer of Land Act 1958 – Except:

  • In so far as it relates to the functions of the Registrar of Titles and the management of the Office of Titles (in so far as it relates to those matters, the Act is administered by the Minister for Planning)

Trustee Act 1958

*Trustee Companies Act 1984 –

  • The Act is jointly administered with the Treasurer

Unauthorized Documents Act 1958

*Valuation of Land Act 1960 –

  • Divisions 1 and 2 of Part III, Divisions 4 and 5 of Part III where they relate to the determination of appeals by a Land Valuation Division of the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal and Part IV in so far as Part IV relates to the administration of the preceding provisions

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

Vexatious Proceedings Act 2014

*Victims’ Charter Act 2006 –

  • Section 21

(The Act is otherwise administered by the Minister for Victim Support)

*Victims of Crime Assistance Act 1996 –

  • The Act is jointly and severally administered with the Minister for Victim Support

*Victims of Crime Commissioner Act 2015 –

  • The Act is jointly and severally administered with the Minister for Victim Support

Victoria Law Foundation Act 2009

Victoria Park Land Act 1992

Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 1998

Victorian Inspectorate Act 2011

Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine Act 1985

Victorian Law Reform Commission Act 2000

*Vital State Projects Act 1976 –

  • Sections 5-16

(The Act is otherwise administered by the Premier)

Wills Act 1997

*Worker Screening Act 2020 –

  • The Act is jointly and severally administered with the Minister for Government Services

*Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2013 –

  • Division 1 of Part 6

(The Act is otherwise jointly and severally administered by the Assistant Treasurer and the Minister for WorkSafe and the TAC)

Wrongs Act 1958

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Minister for Casino, Gaming and Liquor Regulation

*Casino Control Act 1991 – Except:

  • Sections 128H-128L (except section 128K(2)) (these provisions are administered by the Minister for Planning)
  • Section 128K(2) (this section is administered by the Assistant Treasurer)

Casino (Management Agreement) Act 1993

*Gambling Regulation Act 2003 – Except:

  • Section 2.2.6 (this section is administered by the Minister for Racing)
  • Section 3.4.33 (this section is administered by the Treasurer)
  • Division 1A and Division 2 of Part 2 of Chapter 4 (these Divisions are jointly administered with the Minister for Racing)
  • Sections 4.3.12 and 6A.4.2 (these sections are administered by the Treasurer)
  • Part 5 of Chapter 4 (this Part is jointly administered with the Minister for Racing)
  • Division 1 of Part 3 of Chapter 10 (this Division is administered by the Treasurer)
  • Part 6A of Chapter 4 (this Part is administered by the Treasurer)

Liquor Control Reform Act 1998

Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission Act 2011

Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation Act 2011

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Minister for Corrections

Community Based Sentences (Transfer) Act 2012

Corrections Act 1986

*Crown Land (Reserves) Act 1978 –

  • Sections 17B, 17BAA, 17BA, 17CA, 17D, 17DAA, 18A and 18B, in so far as they relate to the exercise of powers in relation to the land shown as:
    • Crown Allotments 15 and 16, Section B1, Parish of Ararat, on Certified Plan OP124799 lodged in the Central Plan Office
    • Crown Allotment 2046, Parish of Derrimut, on Certified Plan OP123486 lodged in the Central Plan Office

(The Act is otherwise administered by the Assistant Treasurer the Minister for Environment, the Minister for Health, the Minister for Planning, the Minister for Ports and Freight, the Minister for Tourism, Sport and Major Events and the Premier)

International Transfer of Prisoners (Victoria) Act 1998

*Land Act 1958 –

  • In so far as it relates to the exercise of powers relating to leases and licences under Subdivision 1 of Division 9 of Part I in respect of –
    • land shown as Crown Allotment 2128, Parish of Truganina, on Certified Plan OP125393 lodged in the Central Plan Office
    • land shown as Crown Allotment 26C, Parish of Wurruk Wurruk, on Certified Plan OP116432 lodged in the Central Plan Office

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

Parole Orders (Transfer) Act 1983

Prisoners (Interstate Transfer) Act 1983

*Sentencing Act 1991 –

  • Divisions 3-6 of Part 3A (these Divisions are jointly administered with the Attorney-General)

(The Act is otherwise administered by the Attorney-General, the Minister for Disability, Ageing and Carers, the Minister for Victim Support and the Minister for Youth Justice)

*Serious Offenders Act 2018 – Except:

  • Sections 134, 135, 153 and 154 (these sections are jointly and severally administered with the Minister for Victim Support)

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Minister for Crime Prevention

*Confiscation Act 1997 –

  • Section 134 (this section is jointly and severally administered with the Attorney-General)

*Crime Statistics Act 2014 –

  • The Act is jointly and severally administered with the Minister for Police

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Minister for Emergency Services

Country Fire Authority Act 1958

Emergency Management Act 1986

Emergency Management Act 2013

Emergency Services Telecommunications Authority Act 2004

Firefighters’ Presumptive Rights Compensation and Fire Services Legislation Amendment (Reform) Act 2019

Fire Rescue Victoria Act 1958

Victoria State Emergency Service Act 2005

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Minister for Police 

Australian Crime Commission (State Provisions) Act 2003

Control of Weapons Act 1990

*Crime Statistics Act 2014 –

  • The Act is jointly and severally administered with the Minister for Crime Prevention

Firearms Act 1996

Graffiti Prevention Act 2007

*Health Services Act 1988 –

  • Sections 42, 58(1)(a) to (e), 59, 66, 66A, 141(3)(h), 143, 144, 145, 146 and 157 in so far as those provisions relate to people in Victoria who, for the purpose of eliminating or reducing the serious risk to public health posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, are detained in or directed to remain in, or are staying in, quarantine, isolation or emergency accommodation at a place (being a hotel or other facility or class of facility), designated by the Minister for Police and published in the Government Gazette
  • Sections 11A, Division 8A of Part 3, sections 65XB(1)(h), 69E, 134X and 134Y in so far as those provisions relate to people in Victoria who, for the purpose of eliminating or reducing the serious risk to public health posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, are detained in or directed to remain in, or are staying in, quarantine, isolation or emergency accommodation at a place (being a hotel or other facility or class of facility), designated by the Minister for Police and published in the Government Gazette (in so far as they relate to those matters, these provisions are jointly and severally administered with the Minister for Health)

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

*Major Crime (Investigative Powers) Act 2004 –

  • Part 3 (this Part is jointly administered with the Attorney-General)

(The Act is otherwise administered by the Attorney-General)

*Police Assistance Compensation Act 1968 –

  • The Act is jointly and severally administered with the Minister for Victim Support

*Police Regulation (Pensions) Act 1958 – Except:

  • Part III (this Part is administered by the Assistant Treasurer)

*Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008 –

  • Sections 3 to 11, 15, 17 to 19, 20(2), 20(3), 20(6), 20A, 21 to 23, 28, 30, 31, Division 4 of Part 5, Divisions 1 and 2 of Part 8, Divisions 1 and 5 of Part 8A, Division 6 of Part 8A (except sections 165BI, 165BJ and 165BM), Division 6A of Part 8A, sections 165BR, 165BS, 165CN, 165CO, 165CU, Parts 9 and 10 (except section 198 and sections 200A, 200B and 200C), section 208 and Divisions 2, 3, 4, 4A, 5 and 6 of Part 11 (except sections 233, 235, 236 and 237) and Part 14 in so far as those provisions relate to:
    • people in Victoria who, for the purpose of eliminating or reducing the serious risk to public health posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, are detained in or directed to remain in, or are staying in, quarantine, isolation or emergency accommodation at a place (being a hotel or other facility or class of facility), designated by the Minister for Police and published in the Government Gazette (quarantine place); or
    • the exercise of powers in relation to the detention of people at a place (being a hotel or other facility or class of facility), designated by the Minister for Police and published in the Government Gazette, for the purpose of eliminating or reducing the serious risk to public health posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, who are:
      • people who are arriving, or have arrived, in Victoria from overseas at:
        • Melbourne International Airport;
        • Avalon Airport;
        • Essendon Fields Airport;
        • any other international airport in Victoria;
        • an international port in Victoria or the coastal waters of Victoria; or
        • another place that is designated by the Minister for Police and published in the Government Gazette; or
      • people who are in Victoria and who are unable to self-isolate or self-quarantine at their ordinary place of residence or other suitable premises; or
    • the transportation by or on behalf of COVID-19 Quarantine Victoria of people in Victoria who are to be detained in or have been detained in a quarantine place; or
    • the exercise of powers in relation to people who are arriving, or have arrived, in Victoria from overseas (excluding maritime passengers in accordance with the arrangements for cruise ships and maritime vessels as determined by the Commonwealth Government) at:
      • Melbourne International Airport;
      • Avalon Airport;
      • Essendon Fields Airport;
      • any other international airport in Victoria;
      • an international port in Victoria or the coastal waters of Victoria; or
      • another place that is designated by the Minister for Police and published in the Government Gazette

for the purpose of eliminating or reducing the serious risk to public health posed by the COVID- 19 pandemic, if those people are or may be detained or directed or ordered to quarantine or isolate at their ordinary place of residence or other suitable premises or if those people are or may be directed or ordered to comply with other post-arrival conditions or restrictions

(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 –

  • Part 4
  • Part 4A, except Division 5 of Part 4A (these provisions are administered jointly and severally with the Attorney-General)

(The Act is otherwise administered by the Attorney-General)

Unlawful Assemblies and Processions Act 1958

Victoria Police Act 2013

Witness Protection Act 1991

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Minister for Racing

*Gambling Regulation Act 2003 –

  • Section 2.2.6
  • Division 1A and Division 2 of Part 2 of Chapter 4 (these Divisions are jointly administered with the Minister for Casino, Gaming and Liquor Regulation)
  • Part 5 of Chapter 4 (this Part is jointly administered with the Minister for Casino, Gaming and Liquor Regulation)

(The Act is otherwise administered by the Minister for Casino, Gaming and Liquor Regulation and the Treasurer)

Racing Act 1958

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

Victoria Racing Club Act 2006

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Minister for Victim Support

*Children, Youth and Families Act 2005 –

  • Sections 359 and 359A (these sections are jointly and severally administered with the Attorney-General and the Minister for Youth Justice)

(The Act is otherwise administered by the Attorney-General, the Minister for Child Protection and Family Services and the Minister for Youth Justice)

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

  • Sections 38C-38E (except sections 38C(8)), 38ZW, 42, 46 and 74 (these sections are jointly and severally administered with the Attorney-General)

(The Act is otherwise administered by the Attorney-General, the Minister for Disability, Ageing and Carers, the Minister for Mental Health and the Minister for Youth Justice)

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

  • The Act is jointly and severally administered with the Attorney-General

*Police Assistance Compensation Act 1968 –

  • The Act is jointly and severally administered with the Minister for Police

*Sentencing Act 1991 –

  • Division 1C of Part 3 and section 89F (these provisions are jointly and severally administered with the Attorney-General)

(The Act is otherwise administered by the Attorney-General, the Minister for Corrections, the Minister for Disability, Ageing and Carers and the Minister for Youth Justice)

*Serious Offenders Act 2018 –

  • Sections 134, 135, 153 and 154 (these sections are jointly and severally administered with the Minister for Corrections)

*Victims’ Charter Act 2006 – Except:

  • Section 21 (this section is administered by the Attorney-General)

*Victims of Crime Assistance Act 1996 –

  • The Act is jointly and severally administered with the Attorney-General

*Victims of Crime Commissioner Act 2015 –

  • The Act is jointly and severally administered with the Attorney-General

Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance Scheme) Act 2022

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Minister for Youth Justice

*Bail Act 1977 –

  • Section 3B (this section is jointly and severally administered with the Attorney-General)

(The Act is otherwise administered by the Attorney-General)

*Children, Youth and Families Act 2005 – Except:

  • Chapters 3 and 4 (these Chapters are jointly and severally administered by the Attorney-General and the Minister for Child Protection and Family Services)
  • Chapter 5 (except Division 2 of Part 5.2 and sections 359 and 359A) (these provisions are jointly and severally administered with the Attorney-General)
  • Sections 359 and 359A (these sections are jointly and severally administered with the Attorney-General and the Minister for Victim Support)
  • Part 6.2 (this Part is jointly and severally administered with the Attorney-General)

(The Act is otherwise jointly and severally administered with the Attorney-General and the Minister for Child Protection and Family Services)

*Commission for Children and Young People Act 2012 – Except:

  • Part 4 (this Part is administered by the Minister for Child Protection and Family Services)

(The Act is otherwise jointly and severally administered with the Minister for Child Protection and Family Services)

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

  • Part 5A (except section 38ZJ(2) and (5)) (these provisions are jointly and severally administered with the Attorney-General, the Minister for Disability, Ageing and Carers and the Minister for Mental Health)

(The Act is otherwise administered by the Attorney-General, the Minister for Disability, Ageing and Carers, the Minister for Mental Health and the Minister for Victim Support)

*Sentencing Act 1991 –

  • Subdivision 4 of Division 2 of Part 3 (this Subdivision is jointly administered with the Attorney-General)

(The Act is otherwise administered by the Attorney-General, the Minister for Corrections, the Minister for Disability, Ageing and Carers and the Minister for Victim Support)