Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current ActsNo. 9 of 2020
Version incorporating amendments as at
26 October 2024
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Version No. 022
No. 9 of 2020
Version incorporating amendments as at
26 October
2024
Endnotes
1 General information
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Minister's second reading speech—
Legislative Assembly: 14 November 2019
Legislative Council: 28 November 2019
The long title for the Bill for this Act was "A Bill for an Act to reform the law relating to local government in Victoria, to repeal the City of Greater Geelong Act 1993, to amend the City of Melbourne Act 2001, the Local Government Act 1989, the Victoria Grants Commission Act 1976 and the Victorian Independent Remuneration Tribunal and Improving Parliamentary Standards Act 2019, and to consequentially amend certain other Acts and for other purposes."
The Local Government Act 2020 was assented to on 24 March 2020 and came into operation as follows:
Sections 1−10, 12−17, 39, 56, 58, 87, 89, 101, 106,
224–229, 234–312,
325–328, 329(1)–(6),
331–359, 363–391, Schedule 1 (Heading and items 1.1, 3, 4, 5, 7,
8.1, 9–12, 13.1, 13.2, 13.3, 14–17, 19, 20.1, 21.1, 21.3, 21.4, 22,
23.3, 24, 26, 27, 28.1, 29, 30.1, 31–38, 39.1(a), 39.2, 40.1, 40.2,
40.7(a), 41, 42, 43.1, 44.1, 45, 45A, 46, 47.1, 47.2, 48–53, 54.1, 55,
56.1(a), 56.2, 59–63, 63A, 64, 65, 67, 68, 69.1, 69.5, 70A, 71, 72, 74,
75.1, 75.5, 76, 77.2, 77.3, 77.4, 77.7, 77.8, 77.9, 78, 79, 80, 81.1, 82.1,
82.2, 83–89, 90.2, 91–100, 102, 104–108, 110–112, 113.2,
113.3, 113.4, 113.5, 114, 115) on 6 April 2020: Special Gazette (No. 150)
24 March 2020 page 1.
Sections 11, 40–43, 47, 52–55, 57, 59−70, 313–324, 360, Schedule 1 (items 8.7, 13.4, 18.1, 40.3, 40.5, 44.3, 47.3, 47.4, 70.1, 82.6) on 1 May 2020: Special Gazette (No. 150) 24 March 2020 page 1.
Sections 18–38 on 24 October 2020: section 2(3)(a); sections 88, 90–100 on 24 October 2020: section 2(3)(b); sections 123–174 on 24 October 2020: section 2(3)(c); sections 175–223, 230–233 on 24 October 2020: section 2(3)(d); sections 329(7)–(9), 361 on 24 October 2020: section 2(3)(e); Schedule 1 (items 2, 20.2, 21.2, 23.1, 23.2, 25, 40.7(b), 43.2, 44.2, 56.1(b), 56.1(c), 56.3, 56.4, 56.5, 75.2, 75.3, 75.4, 75.6, 77.1, 77.5, 77.6, 81.2, 82.3, 82.4, 82.5, 109, 113.1) on 24 October 2020: section 2(3)(f).
Sections 44–46, 48–51, 71–86, 102–105, 107–122, 330, 362, Schedule 1 (items 1.2, 6, 8.2–8.6, 13.5, 13.6, 18.2, 21.5, 28.2, 28.3, 30.2, 39.1(b), 40.4, 40.6, 43.3, 54.2, 57, 58, 66, 69.2–69.4, 70.2, 73, 90.1, 90.3, 90.4, 101, 103) on 1.7.21: section 2(4).
INTERPRETATION OF LEGISLATION ACT 1984 (ILA)
Style changes
Section 54A of the ILA authorises the making of the style changes set out in Schedule 1 to that Act.
References to ILA s. 39B
Sidenotes which cite ILA s. 39B refer to section 39B of the ILA which provides that where an undivided section or clause of a Schedule is amended by the insertion of one or more subsections or subclauses, the original section or clause becomes subsection or subclause (1) and is amended by the insertion of the expression "(1)" at the beginning of the original section or clause.
Interpretation
As from 1 January 2001, amendments to section 36 of the ILA have the following effects:
• Headings
All headings included in an Act which is passed on or after 1 January 2001 form part of that Act. Any heading inserted in an Act which was passed before 1 January 2001, by an Act passed on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Act. This includes headings to Parts, Divisions or Subdivisions in a Schedule; sections; clauses; items; tables; columns; examples; diagrams; notes or forms. See section 36(1A)(2A).
• Examples, diagrams or notes
All examples, diagrams or notes included in an Act which is passed on or after 1 January 2001 form part of that Act. Any examples, diagrams or notes inserted in an Act which was passed before 1 January 2001, by an Act passed on or after 1 January 2001, form part of that Act. See section 36(3A).
• Punctuation
All punctuation included in an Act which is passed on or after 1 January 2001 forms part of that Act. Any punctuation inserted in an Act which was passed before 1 January 2001, by an Act passed on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Act. See section 36(3B).
• Provision numbers
All provision numbers included in an Act form part of that Act, whether inserted in the Act before, on or after 1 January 2001. Provision numbers include section numbers, subsection numbers, paragraphs and subparagraphs. See section 36(3C).
• Location of "legislative items"
A "legislative item" is a penalty, an example or a note. As from 13 October 2004, a legislative item relating to a provision of an Act is taken to be at the foot of that provision even if it is preceded or followed by another legislative item that relates to that provision. For example, if a penalty at the foot of a provision is followed by a note, both of these legislative items will be regarded as being at the foot of that provision. See section 36B.
• Other material
Any explanatory memorandum, table of provisions, endnotes, index and other
material printed after the Endnotes does not form part of an Act.
See
section 36(3)(3D)(3E).
2 Table of Amendments
This publication incorporates amendments made to the Local Government Act 2020 by Acts and subordinate instruments.
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Gender Equality Act 2020, No. 5/2020 (as amended by No. 9/2020)
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25.2.20 |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Local Government Act 2020 |
Local Government Act 2020, No. 9/2020
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Assent Date: |
24.3.20 |
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Ss 327(5), 391 on 6.4.20: Special Gazette (No. 150) 24.3.20 p. 1; s. 396 inserted on 25.4.20 by No. 11/2020 s. 56: s. 2 (as amended by Nos 27/2020 s. 35, 11/2021 s. 206, 13/2022 s. 45); s. 330A(4) inserted on 26.4.21 by No. 11/2021 s. 156: s. 2(2) |
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S. 391 repealed Pt 11 (ss 331–391), Sch. 1 on 1.7.22; s. 396 repealed Pt 12 (ss 392–396) on 2.9.22; s. 327(5) provided that s. 327 expired on 1.1.23; s. 330A(4) repealed s. 330A on 26.4.23 |
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COVID-19 Omnibus (Emergency Measures) Act 2020, No. 11/2020
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Assent Date: |
24.4.20 |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Local Government Act 2020 |
COVID-19 Omnibus (Emergency Measures) and Other Acts Amendment Act 2020, No. 27/2020
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Assent Date: |
20.10.20 |
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Commencement Date: |
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Current State: |
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Justice Legislation Amendment (System Enhancements and Other Matters) Act 2021, No. 11/2021
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Assent Date: |
23.3.21 |
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Ss 205, 206 on 24.3.21: s. 2(1); ss 150–156 on 26.4.21: s. 2(2) |
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This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Local Government Act 2020 |
Great Ocean Road and Environs Protection Amendment Act 2021, No. 42/2021
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Assent Date: |
19.10.21 |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Local Government Act 2020 |
Suburban Rail Loop Act 2021, No. 43/2021
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Assent Date: |
19.10.21 |
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S. 219(Sch. 1 item 7) on 1.12.21: Special Gazette (No. 649) 23.11.21 p. 1 |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Local Government Act 2020 |
Sex Work Decriminalisation Act 2022, No. 7/2022
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Assent Date: |
1.3.22 |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Local Government Act 2020 |
Regulatory Legislation Amendment (Reform) Act 2022, No. 13/2022
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Assent Date: |
29.3.22 |
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Commencement Date: |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Local Government Act 2020 |
Local Government Legislation Amendment (Rating and Other Matters) Act 2022, No. 30/2022
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Assent Date: |
9.8.22 |
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S. 40 on 24.10.20: s. 2(2); ss 19−39, 41 on 10.8.22: s. 2(3) |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Local Government Act 2020 |
Local Government (Moira Shire Council) Act 2023, No. 3/2023
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Assent Date: |
9.3.23 |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Local Government Act 2020 |
Local Government Amendment (Governance and Integrity) Act 2024, No. 23/2024
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Assent Date: |
25.6.24 |
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Ss 4–34 on 26.6.24: s. 2(1); ss 35–65, 67–69, 71 on 26.10.24: s. 2(2) |
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Current State: |
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Justice Legislation Amendment (Integrity, Defamation and Other Matters) Act 2024, No. 31/2024
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Assent Date: |
10.9.24 |
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Current State: |
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Local Government Act 2020 |
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3 Explanatory details
No entries at date of publication.