Victorian Numbered Acts

VICTORIAN INSTITUTE OF FORENSIC MEDICINE ACT 2024 (NO. 34 OF 2024)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

           Division 1--Purposes, commencement and definitions

   1.      Purposes  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Definitions  

           Division 2--Principles for the administration of this Act

   4.      Persons to have regard to principles  

   PART 2--VICTORIAN INSTITUTE OF FORENSIC MEDICINE

           Division 1--Establishment of the Institute

   5.      Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine  
   6.      Official seal  
   7.      Institute represents the Crown  

           Division 2--Objects, functions and powers of the Institute

   8.      Objects  
   9.      Functions of the Institute  
   10.     Powers  

           Division 3--Institute Board

   11.     Board  
   12.     Functions of the Board  
   13.     Term of office  
   14.     Resignation  
   15.     Removal from office  
   16.     Remuneration  
   17.     Chairperson  
   18.     Acting chairperson  
   19.     Meetings  
   20.     Board must establish stakeholder advisory group  
   21.     Board may establish advisory groups and committees  
   22.     Board may engage consultants  
   23.     Delegation by Board  

           Division 4--Chief Executive Officer and Director of Forensic Medicine

   24.     Chief Executive Officer  
   25.     Functions of Chief Executive Officer  
   26.     Director of Forensic Medicine  
   27.     Functions of Director of Forensic Medicine  
   28.     Delegation and sub-delegation by Chief Executive Officer  
   29.     Delegation and sub-delegation by Director of Forensic Medicine  

           Division 5--Staff and other employees

   30.     Staff  
   31.     Other employees  

           Division 6--Use and disclosure of information by the Institute

   32.     Use of information by the Institute for the purposes of conducting research  
   33.     Disclosure of information by the Institute to entities developing policy or conducting research  
   34.     Notification requirements  

   PART 3--GENERAL

   35.     Regulations  

   PART 4--REPEAL, SAVINGS AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

           Division 1--Repeal

   36.     Repeal of Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine Act 1985  

           Division 2--Savings and transitional provisions

   37.     Definitions  
   38.     Application of Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984  
   39.     Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine  
   40.     Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine Council  
   41.     Director of the Institute  
   42.     Regulations dealing with transitional matters  

   PART 5--AMENDMENT OF ACTS

           Division 1--Amendment of Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1996

   43.     Definitions  
   44.     Registrar's general functions  

           Division 2--Amendment of Coroners Act 2008

   45.     Purposes  
   46.     Definitions  
   47.     Reviewable deaths may be referred to the Institute  
   48.     Principal registrar to provide certain information to VIFM  
   49.     Members of the Council  

           Division 3--Amendment of Crimes Act 1958

   50.     Voluntary samples given by police or VIFM personnel  
   51.     Destruction of samples given by police and VIFM personnel and storage of DNA information  

           Division 4--Amendment of Human Tissue Act 1982

   52.     Disclosure of information  

           Division 5--Amendment of Independent Broad‑based Anti-corruption Commission Act 2011

   53.     Definitions  

           Division 6--Amendment of Marine (Drug, Alcohol and Pollution Control) Act 1988

   54.     Definitions  

           Division 7--Amendment of Public Administration Act 2004

   55.     Persons with functions of public service body Head  

           Division 8--Amendment of Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008

   56.     Orders and authorisations for tests by senior medical officer  
   57.     Directions about orders or authorisations  

           Division 9--Amendment of Rail Safety National Law Application Act 2013

   58.     Definitions  
   59.     Approval of person to take blood samples for the purposes of the Law and this Part  

           Division 10--Amendment of Road Safety Act 1986

   60.     Definitions  

           Division 11--Repeal of this Part

   61.     Repeal of this Part  
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