Victorian Numbered Acts

CHANGE OR SUPPRESSION (CONVERSION) PRACTICES PROHIBITION ACT 2021 (NO. 3 OF 2021) - SECT 4

In this Act—

"associate", in relation to a body corporate, means the following—

        (a)     an employee or agent of the body corporate to the extent that the employee or agent is acting within the actual or apparent scope of their employment or within their actual or apparent authority;

        (b)     an officer of the body corporate;

"Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency "means the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency established by section 23 of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law;

"board of directors" means the body (by whatever name called) exercising the executive authority of a body corporate;

change or suppression practice has the meaning given by section 5;

"Chief Commissioner of Police "means the Chief Commissioner within the meaning of the Victoria Police Act 2013 ;

"Commission "has the same meaning as it has in the Equal Opportunity Act 2010 ;

"Commissioner "has the same meaning as it has in the Equal Opportunity Act 2010 ;

"compliance notice "means a compliance notice issued under section 45(1);

"corporate culture" of a body corporate means an attitude, policy, rule, course of conduct or practice existing within the body corporate or within a part of the body corporate, as the case requires;

"Director of Public Prosecutions "means the Director of Public Prosecutions appointed under section 87AB of the Constitution Act 1975 ;

"enforceable undertaking "means an undertaking accepted under section 43;

"gender identity "has the same meaning as it has in the Equal Opportunity Act 2010 ;

"Health Complaints Commissioner "means the Commissioner within the meaning of the Health Complaints Act 2016 ;

"health service "has the same meaning as it has in the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law;

"health service provider "has the same meaning as it has in the" "Health Practitioner Regulation National Law;

"IBAC "means the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission established by the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission Act 2011 ;

"injury "has the same meaning as it has in section 15 of the Crimes Act 1958 ;

"investigation "means an investigation under section 34;

"officer", in relation to a body corporate, means an officer (as defined by section 9 of the Corporations Act) of the body corporate to the extent that the officer is acting within the actual or apparent scope of their employment or within their actual or apparent authority;

"Ombudsman "means the person appointed as the Ombudsman under section 3 of the Ombudsman Act 1973 ;

"organisation" means an unincorporated body or association, whether the body or association—

        (a)     is based in or outside Australia; or

        (b)     is part of a larger organisation;

"person affected by a change or suppression practice "means a person towards whom a change or suppression practice is being, or has been, directed;

"police officer "has the same meaning as it has in the Victoria Police Act 2013 ;

"produce" includes permit access to;

protected information has the meaning given by section 50 ;

"serious injury "has the same meaning as it has in section 15 of the Crimes Act 1958 ;

"sexual orientation" has the same meaning as it has in the Equal Opportunity Act 2010 ;

Tribunal means the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal established by the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 1998 ;

"Victoria Police "has the same meaning as in the Victoria Police Act 2013 ;

"Victorian Inspectorate" means the Victorian Inspectorate established by the Victorian Inspectorate Act 2011 .