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Corrections Act 1986
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Part 9E—Disclosure of information 359
104ZX Definitions 359
104ZY Authorisation to use or disclose information 363
104ZYA Information exchange with other parole decision‑making bodies 371
104ZZ Authorisation to disclose information given to Adult Parole Board 371
104ZZAA Authorisation to disclose certain information related to certain matters before the Board 373
104ZZA Offence to use or disclose personal or confidential information unless authorised 373
104ZZB Use or disclosure of information for research purposes 373
Part 10—General 375
105 Proceedings for offences 375
105A Offences by bodies corporate 375
106 Judicial notice of signatures 376
107 Construction of references 376
108 Apprehension of escaped prisoners 377
108A Return of prisoner unlawfully released 377
109 Grants by Minister 378
110 Disclosure of certain information is not breach of section 4 of Judicial Proceedings Reports Act 1958 379
111 Sheriff's power not affected 379
111A Supreme Court—limitation of jurisdiction 379
112 Regulations 380
112A Additional regulation-making powers—firearms 386
112B Validation of regulations 387
Part 10A—Validation 388
112C Validation of actions and decisions 388
112D Validation—Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2015 389
112E Validation—Corrections Legislation Amendment Act 2025 390
Part 11—Transitional provisions 392
113 Act to apply to prison sentences etc. before date of commencement 392
114 Transitional provisions—legal custody 393
115 Transitional provisions—Criminal Justice Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2002 393
115A Transitional provisions—change of name applications 393
115B Transitional provision—Corrections and Other Justice Legislation (Amendment) Act 2006 394
116 Transitional provision—victims register 395
117 Transitional provision—Corrections Amendment Act 2008 395
118 Transitional provision—Justice Legislation Further Amendment Act 2009 396
119 Transitional provision—Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2010 396
120 Transitional provision—Sentencing Legislation Amendment (Abolition of Home Detention) Act 2011 397
121 Transitional provision—Corrections Amendment Act 2013 398
122 Transitional provisions—Justice Legislation Amendment (Cancellation of Parole and Other Matters) Act 2013 398
123 Transitional provisions—Corrections Amendment (Breach of Parole) Act 2013 399
124 Transitional provisions—Corrections Amendment (Parole Reform) Act 2013 400
125 Transitional provisions—Corrections Legislation Amendment Act 2014 400
126 Transitional provision—Corrections Legislation Amendment Act 2015 401
127 Transitional—Justice Legislation Amendment (Parole Reform and Other Matters) Act 2016 401
127A Transitional—Corrections Amendment (Parole) Act 2018 401
128 Transitional—Corrections Legislation Miscellaneous Amendment Act 2017 403
129 Transitional—Justice Legislation Amendment (Terrorism) Act 2018 403
130 Transitional provisions—Serious Offenders Act 2018 404
131 Transitional—Justice Legislation Amendment (Serious Offenders and Other Matters) Act 2019 406
132 Transitional—Corrections Amendment (Parole Reform) Act 2023 407
Schedules 409
Schedule 2—Names of prisons 410
Schedule 3—Violent offences 411
Schedule 5—Persons authorised to use and disclose information 415
Endnotes 424
1 General information 424
2 Table of Amendments 426
3 Explanatory details 443
**Version No.** **164**
**Corrections Act 1986**
**No. 117 of 1986**
Version incorporating amendments as at
**The Parliament of Victoria enacts as follows:**