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Title of Law

Provisions

1. Australian Capital Territory

1.1

Australian Crime Commission (ACT) Act 2003

section 46

1.2

Children and Young People Act 2008

sections 846, 847

1.3

Drugs of Dependence Act 1989

section 201

1.4

Electoral Act 1992

section 63

1.5

Epidemiological Studies (Confidentiality) Act 1992

sections 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

1.6

Human Rights Commission Act 2005

section 66

1.7

Inquiries Act 1991

section 17

1.8

Judicial Commission Act 1994

section 28

1.9

Legal Aid Act 1997

section 92

1.10

Ombudsman Act 1989

section 33

1.11

Royal Commissions Act 1991

section 20

1.12

Territory Records Act 2002

section 52

1.13

Witness Protection Act 1996

section 23

2. New South Wales

2.1

Adoption Act 2000

section 194

2.2

Assisted Reproductive Technology Act 2007

section 32B

2.3

Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998

section 29

2.4

Crime Commission Act 2012

section 80

2.5

Crimes (Criminal Organisations Control) Act 2012

section 28U

2.6

Crimes (Forensic Procedures) Act 2000

section 109

2.7

Government Information (Information Commissioner) Act 2009

section 35

2.8

Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009

section 91

2.9

Health Administration Act 1982

sections 20P, 23

2.10

Human Tissue Act 1983

section 37

2.11

Independent Commission Against Corruption Act 1988

sections 70, 111, 112, 114

2.12

Law Enforcement Conduct Commission Act 2016

sections 176-180

2.13

Mental Health Act 2007

section 189

2.14

Ombudsman Act 1974

sections 19A, 19B, 19C, 34

2.15

Parliamentary Electorates and Elections Act 1912

sections 48, 120AG, 135, 154AE

2.16

Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998

section 67

2.17

Private Health Facilities Act 2007

section 45

2.18

Public Health Act 2010

section 56

2.19

Public Interests Disclosure Act 1994

section 22

2.20

State Records Act 1998

section 73

2.21

Surrogacy Act 2010

section 52

2.22

Terrorism (Police Powers) Act 2002

section 26P

2.23

Witness Protection Act 1995

sections 24, 32, 33

2.24

Work Health and Safety Act 2011

section 271

2.25

Workers Compensation Regulation 2010

section 51

2.26

Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998

section 243, subsection 352(2)

3. Northern Territory

3.1

Adoption of Children Act

subsection 71(1)

3.2

Anti-Discrimination Act

section 108

3.3

Audit Act

section 23

3.4

Australian Crime Commission (NT) Act

section 44

3.5

Care and Protection of Children Act

sections 27, 39, 84D, 195, 293D, 293E, subsection 301(1), section 308

3.6

Child Protection (Offender Reporting and Registration) Act

section 66

3.7

Coroners Act

section 43

3.8

Correctional Services Act

section 189

3.9

Criminal Property Forfeiture Act

section 31

3.10

Criminal Records (Spent Convictions) Act

subsections 12(1), 12(2)

3.11

Disability Services Act

section 68

3.12

Domestic and Family Violence Act

sections 26, 124

3.13

Education Act

section 158

3.14

Electoral Act

subsection 293(2)

3.15

Evidence Act

part 3

3.16

Guardianship of Adults Act

section 91

3.17

Health and Community Services Complaints Act

section 97

3.18

Health Services Act

section 70

3.19

Independent Commissioner Against Corruption Bill 2017

sections 71, 76, 106, 142, 143, 144, 150, 151

3.20

Information Act

section 148

3.21

Inquiries Act

section 14A

3.22

Juries Act

sections 49A, 49B

3.23

Legal Aid Act

section 55

3.24

Mental Health and Related Services Act

section 117

3.25

Mineral Royalty Act

subsection 50(1)

3.26

Misuse of Drugs Act

subsection 24(2)

3.27

Northern Territory Aboriginal Sacred Sites Act

subsection 38(1)

3.28

Northern Territory Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act

section 149

3.29

Ombudsman Act

part 8

3.30

Personal Violence Restraining Orders Act

sections 20, 24

3.31

Police Administration Act

sections 147B, 155

3.32

Police (Special Investigative and Other Powers) Act

sections 85, 94

3.33

Prostitution Act

section 50

3.34

Public Interest Disclosure Act

section 53

3.35

Sexual Offences (Evidence and Procedure) Act

sections 11, 11A, subsection 11B(1)

3.36

Supreme Court Act

section 83A

3.37

Supreme Court Rule

orders 33, 42

3.38

Surveillance Devices Act

subsections 15(1), 16(1), 52(1), 52(2)

3.39

Taxation Administration Act

subsection 102(1)

3.40

Terrorism (Emergency Powers) Act

sections 21ZO, 27Y

3.41

Transplantation and Anatomy Act

subsection 28(1)

3.42

Witness Protection Act

section 33

3.43

Witness Protection (Northern Territory) Act

subsections 33(1), 33(3)

3.44

Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Act

section 271

3.45

Youth Justice Act

sections 50, 140P, 214

4. Queensland

4.1

Ambulance Service Act 2011

sections 36M, 36N, 49A

4.2

Australian Crime Commission (Queensland) Act 2003

sections 22, 46, 62

4.3

Bail Act 1980

section 12

4.4

Child Protection Act 1999

section 186

4.5

Child Protection (Offender Reporting and Offender Prohibition Order) Act 2004

sections 72, 74F, 74H

4.6

Commissions of Inquiry Act 1950

section 32B

4.7

Coroners Act 2003

sections 52, 53, 54, 56

4.8

Corrective Services Act 2006

section 339

4.9

Crime & Corruption Act 2001

sections 66, 84, 89, 130, 146J, 213, 319, 346A

4.10

Criminal Code Act 1899, Schedule 1—The Criminal Code

section 86

4.11

Criminal Law (Historical Homosexual Convictions Expungement) Act 2017

sections 26, 40

4.12

Criminal Practice Rules 1999 (under Supreme Court of Queensland Act 1991)

subsection 29(6), section 31, 57, 57A, subsection 58E(3)

4.13

Criminal Proceeds Confiscation Act 2002

section 249C

4.14

Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1984

section 24A

4.15

Disability Services Act 2006

section 227

4.16

Disaster Management Act 2003

section 139

4.17

Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012

sections 160, 161

4.18

Domestic and Family Violence Protection Rules 2014 (made under Magistrates Courts Act 1921)

rule 45

4.19

Drugs Misuse Act 1986

sections 119, 120, 121, 122

4.20

Evidence Act 1977

sections 21AZB, 21AZC, 21I, 21J, 21K, 21KD, 93AA, 93A

4.21

Fire and Emergency Services Act 1990

section 153A

4.22

Guardianship and Administration Act 2000

section 249A

4.23

Health Ombudsman 2013

section 272

4.24

Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act 2009

section 216

4.25

Hospital and Health Boards Act 2011

sections 84, 87, 105, 106, 118, 119, 132, 138, 142A, 197

4.26

Jury Act 1995

sections 30, 70

4.27

Justices Act 1886

section 154

4.28

Justices of the Peace and Commissioners for Declarations Act 1991

sections 35A, 38A

4.29

Legal Aid Queensland Act 1997

sections 75, 82

4.30

Mental Health Act 2016

sections 102, 160, 180B

4.31

Penalties and Sentences Act 1992

sections 13A, 13B

4.32

Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000

sections 218, 352, 353, 356, 532, 547, 682, 737, 744

4.33

Police Service Administration Act 1990

Part 5AA, sections 14, 10.1, 10.2A, 10.2C

4.34

Powers of Attorney Act 1998

section 74A

4.35

Prostitution Act 1999

section 133

4.36

Public Guardian Act 2014

sections 31, 47, 49, 70, 72, 87, 124, 140, 141

4.37

Public Health Act 2005

section 55, 77, 83, 84, 175, 176, 220, 228I, 238, 266, 292

4.38

Public Health (Medicinal Cannabis) Act 2016

sections 209, 214

4.39

Public Interest Disclosure Act 2010

section 65

4.40

Private Health Facilities Act 1999

section 147

4.41

Surrogacy Act 2010

section 52

4.42

Terrorism (Preventative Detention) Act 2005

sections 64, 65, 66, 67, 68

4.43

Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999 (under Supreme Court of Queensland Act 1991)

rules 595F(3), 981

4.44

Weapons Act 1990

section 151B, 151C

4.45

Witness Protection Act 2000

sections 36, 37

4.46

Working with Children (Risk Management and Screening) Act 2000

sections 345, 357R, 384

4.47

Youth Justice Act 1992

section 300

5. South Australia

5.1

Children's Protection Act 1993

5.2

Food Act 2001

section 111

5.3

Gene Technology Act 2001

section 187

5.4

Health and Community Services Complaints Act 2004

5.5

Health Care Act 2008

sections 66, 73

5.6

Independent Commissioner Against Corruption Act 2012

section 54

5.7

Intervention Orders (Prevention of Abuse) Act 2009

5.8

Mental Health Act 2009

5.9

Ombudsman Act 1972

5.10

Police Complaints and Discipline Act

5.11

Retirement Villages Act 1987

section 8

5.12

Safe Drinking Water Act 2011

section 45

5.13

South Australian Public Health Act 2011

5.14

Tobacco Products Regulation Act 1997

section 78

5.15

Witness Protection Act 1996

5.16

Youth Justice Administrative Act 2016

6. Tasmania

6.1

Adoption Act 1988

section 75

6.2

Ambulance Service Act 1982

section 36A

6.3

Annulled Convictions Act 2003

section 11

6.4

Archives Act 1983

section 16

6.5

Audit Act 2008

section 30A

6.6

Children, Young Persons and Their Families Act 1997

sections 16, 40, 111A

6.7

Commission of Inquiry Act 1995

sections 10, 14

6.8

Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act 2005

section 45

6.9

Coroners Act 1995

sections 53A, 57

6.10

Corrections Act 1997

section 8

6.11

Evidence Act 2001

sections 194J, 194K, 194L

6.12

Family Violence Act 2004

section 32

6.13

Guardianship and Administration Act 1995

section 86

6.14

Health Act 1997

section 4

6.15

Health Complaints Act 1995

section 37, 65

6.16

Health Practitioners Tribunal Act 2010

section 54

6.17

Integrity Commission Act 2009

section 94

6.18

Judicial Review Act 2000

section 30

6.19

Justices Act 1959

section 106K

6.20

Magistrates Court (Children's Division) Act 1998

section 12

6.21

Mental Health Act 2013

section 134

6.22

Obstetric and Paediatric Mortality and Morbidity Act 1994

section 15

6.23

Ombudsman Act 1978

section 26

6.24

Police Powers (Assumed Identities) Act 2006

section 32

6.25

Police Powers (Controlled Operations) Act 2006

section 26

6.26

Police Powers (Surveillance Devices) Act 2006

section 33

6.27

Public Health Act 1997

section 147

6.28

Public Interest Disclosures Act 2002

section 23

6.29

Registration to Work with Vulnerable People Act 2013

section 54

6.30

Relationships Act 2003

section 22

6.31

Surrogacy Act 2012

section 46

6.32

Witness Protection Act 2000

section 13

6.33

Work Health and Safety Act 2012

section 148

6.34

Youth Justice Act 1997

sections 22, 31, 45

7. Victoria

7.1

Adoption Act 1986

sections 83, subsection 103(4), sections 120, 121

7.2

Ambulance Services Act 1986

section 38B

7.3

Assisted Reproductive Treatment Act 2008

section 66A, 66B, 66C, 72

7.4

Audit Act 1994

sections 12, 20A

7.5

Australian Crime Commission (State Provisions) Act 2003

section 44

7.6

Business Licensing Authority Act 1998

section 18

7.7

Child Employment Act 2003

section 46

7.8

Children, Youth and Families Act 2005

subsection 36(5), section 41, paragraph 42(e), sections 124, 129-131, 180, 191, paragraph 205(2)(b), subsections 206(2), 207(2), section 209, paragraph 210(2)(b), subsection 211(2), section 213, subsection 226(3), sections 492A, 552, 534, 552

7.9

Child Wellbeing and Safety Act 2005

section 16ZE

7.10

Corrections Act 1986

section 104ZY

7.11

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

section 62

7.12

Criminal Organisations Control Act 2012

sections 84, 85

7.13

Emergency Management Act 2013

section 72, subsection 73(2)

7.14

Equal Opportunity Act 2010

section 176

7.15

Family Violence Protection Act 1982

section 73H, subsection 207(3)

7.16

Freedom of Information Act 1982

section 63D

7.17

Health Complaints Act 2016

sections 150, 151, 152

7.18

Health Records Act 2001

section 90

7.19

Health Services Act 1988

section 63D

7.20

Housing Act 1983

section 128

7.21

Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission Act 2011

Divisions 2 and 3 of Part 2, sections 50, 166, 177

7.22

Major Crime (Investigative Powers) Act 2004

sections 20, 68

7.23

Mental Health Act 2014

sections 128, 140, 141, 175, 225, 249, 265

7.24

Ombudsman Act 1973

sections 16L, 20; Part VA

7.25

Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014

sections 63, 68

7.26

Protected Disclosure Act 2012

sections 52, 53

7.27

Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008

sections 42, 43, 43B

7.28

Relationships Act 2008

section 20A

7.29

Severe Substance Dependence Treatment Act 2010

subsections 19(4), 19(5)

7.30

Serious Sex Offenders (Detention and Supervision) Act 2009

sections 189–192

7.31

Sex Work Act 1994

sections 24, 87

7.32

Terrorism (Community Protection) Act 2003

sections 12, 23

7.33

Victoria Police Act 2013

sections 184, 185, 225–230

7.34

Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 1998

section 34, 35, 36

7.35

Victorian Inspectorate Act 2011

Divisions 2 and 3 of Part 2

7.36

Witness Protection Act 1991

section 10

7.37

Working with Children Act 2005

paragraph 40(2)(g)

7.38

Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2013

sections 268, 270

8. Western Australia

8.1

Adoption Act 1994

sections 124, 127

8.2

Auditor General Act 2006

section 46

8.3

Betting Control Act 1954

section 27E

8.4

Child Care Services Act 2007

section 50

8.5

Children and Community Services Act 2004

sections 124F, 137, 141, subsection 238(5), sections 240, 241

8.6

Children’s Court of Western Australia Act 1988

sections 36, 51A

8.7

Combat Sports Act 1987

section 54B

8.8

Community Protection (Offender Reporting) Act 2004

section 82

8.9

Corruption and Crime Commission Act 2003

subsection 76(2), sections 90, 114, 115, 134, 151, 152, 153, 154, 167, 207, 208, 209

8.10

Criminal Investigation Act 2006

section 113

8.11

Criminal Investigation (Covert Powers) Act 2012

section 35

8.12

Criminal Investigation (Identifying People) Act 2002

section 73

8.13

Declared Places (Mentally Impaired Accused) Act 2015

section 59

8.14

Disability Services Act 1993

section 50, 52

8.15

Education and Care Services National Law (WA) Act 2012

Schedule section 273

8.16

Equal Opportunity Act 1984

section 167

8.17

Fair Trading Act 2010

sections 112, 132A

8.18

Family Court Act 1997

sections 49, 53, 148, 202K

8.19

Freedom of Information Act 1992

section 82

8.20

Gaming and Wagering Commission Act 1987

section 20A

8.21

Guardianship and Administration Act 1990

section 113

8.22

Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1911

sections 336, 336A, 336B, 340LA, 340LB, 340L, 340M, 340ALA, 340ALB, 340AL, 340AM, 340BLA, 340BLB, 340BL and 340BM

8.23

Health and Disability Services (Complaints) Act 1995

section 71

8.24

Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (WA) Act 2010

section 216

8.25

Health Services Act 2016

section 219

8.26

Health Services (Quality Improvement) Act 1994

sections 8, 9, 10

8.27

Human Reproductive Technology Act 1991

sections 49, 53ZK

8.28

Industrial Relations Act 1979

section 97XV

8.29

Liquor Control Act 1998

section 30

8.30

Local Government Act 1995

section 5.123

8.31

Mandatory Testing (Infectious Diseases) Act 2014

section 29

8.32

Medicines and Poisons Act 2014

section 134

8.33

Mental Health Act 2014

sections 342, 576

8.34

Misuse of Drugs Act 1981

section 27B

8.35

Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1971

sections 23, 23A

8.36

Prostitution Act 2000

section 58

8.37

Public Health Act 2016

section 302

8.38

Public Interest Disclosure Act 2003

section 16

8.39

Restraining Orders Act 1997

section 70

8.40

Royal Commission (Custody of Records) Act 1992

section 14

8.41

Royal Commission (Police) Act 2002

sections 12, 13

8.42

School Education Act 1999

section 242

8.43

Sentence Administration Act 2003

section 119

8.44

State Administrative Tribunal Act 2004

sections 157, 158

8.45

State Records Act 2000

section 49, 77

8.46

Supreme Court Act 1935

section 72

8.47

Surrogacy Act 2008

sections 36, 37, 38

8.48

Teacher Registration Act 2012

section 117

8.49

Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Western Australia Act 1996

section 22

8.50

Terrorism (Preventative Detention) Act 2006

section 46

8.51

Witness Protection (Western Australia) Act 1996

sections 27, 28, 32

8.52

Workers Compensation and Injury Management Act 1981

section 57D, subsection 171(3), subsection 5(2) of Schedule 7

8.53

Working with Children (Criminal Record Checking) Act 2004

section 39

8.54

Young Offenders Act 1994

section 17

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