198Conduct, disputes and investigations before commencement day

198 Conduct, disputes and investigations before commencement day (1) This section applies to— (a) conduct engaged in before the commencement day; and (b) a dispute brought to the Commission before the commencement day that had not ended before the commencement day; and (c) an investigation of the Commission that had not been finally determined before the commencement day. (2) The old Act continues to apply in relation to the conduct, dispute or investigation, as the case requires, as if the amendments made by Part 5 of the **Change or Suppression (Conversion) Practices Prohibition Act 2021** had not been made. Pt 15 (Heading and ss 197–210) amended by No. 26/2011 ss 30, 31, 34(Sch. item 9), repealed by No. 16/2010 s. 210. Pt 16 (Heading and ss 211–214) repealed by No. 26/2011 s. 32. Pt 17 (Heading and ss 215, 216) repealed by No. 26/2011 s. 33. Sch. amended by Nos 26/2011 s. 34(Sch. item 10), 29/2011 s. 3(Sch. 1 item 34), repealed by No. 16/2010 s. 210. Endnotes 1 General information See [www.legislation.vic.gov.au](http://www.legislation.vic.gov.au) for Victorian Bills, Acts and current Versions of legislation and up-to-date legislative information. *Minister's second reading speech—* *Legislative Assembly: 10 March 2010* *Legislative Council: 25 March 2010* The long title for the Bill for this Act was "A Bill for an Act to re-enact and extend the law relating to equal opportunity and protection against discrimination, sexual harassment and victimisation, to repeal the **Equal Opportunity Act 1995**, to make consequential amendments to other Acts and for other purposes." The **Equal Opportunity Act 2010** was assented to on 27 April 2010 and came into operation as follows: Sections 1, 2 and 211–214 on 28 April 2010: section 2(1); sections 3–144, 148–172, 174–210 and Schedule on 1 August 2011: section 2(4). Sections 145–147 never proclaimed, repealed by No. 26/2011 section 21. Section 173 never proclaimed, repealed by No. 26/2011 section 25. Sections 215, 216 never proclaimed, repealed by No. 26/2011 section 33. 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 **Equal Opportunity Act 2010** by Acts and subordinate instruments. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– **Equal Opportunity Act 2010, No. 16/2010** | Assent Date: | 27.4.10 | | Commencement Date: | S. 210 on 1.8.12: s. 210 | **Equal Opportunity Amendment Act 2011, No. 26/2011** (as amended by No. 81/2011) | Assent Date: | 21.6.11 | | Commencement Date: | Ss 4–34, Sch. on 22.6.11: s. 2(1) | **Statute Law Revision Act 2011, No. 29/2011** | Assent Date: | 21.6.11 | | Commencement Date: | S. 3(Sch. 1 item 34) on 22.6.11: s. 2(1) | **Criminal Procedure Amendment (Double Jeopardy and Other Matters) Act 2011, No. 81/2011** | Assent Date: | 21.12.11 | | Commencement Date: | S. 22(6) on 27.4.10: s. 2(3) | **Victoria Police Amendment (Consequential and Other Matters) Act 2014, No. 37/2014** | *Assent Date:* | 3.6.14 | | *Commencement Date:* | S. 10(Sch. item 57) on 1.7.14: Special Gazette (No. 200) 24.6.14 p. 2 | **Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014, No. 60/2014** | *Assent Date:* | 2.9.14 | | *Commencement Date:* | S. 140(Sch. 3 item 16) on 17.9.14: Special Gazette (No. 317) 16.9.14 p. 1 | **Sentencing Amendment (Historical Homosexual Convictions Expungement) Act 2014, No. 81/2014** | Assent Date: | 21.10.14 | | Commencement Date: | Ss 6, 7 on 1.9.15: s. 2(2) | **Change or Suppression (Conversion) Practices Prohibition Act 2021, No. 3/2021** | Assent Date: | 16.2.21 | | Commencement Date: | Ss 59–61 on 26.10.21: Special Gazette (No. 580) 19.10.21 p. 1; ss 62, 63 on 17.2.22: s. 2(2) | **Spent Convictions Act 2021, No. 13/2021** | Assent Date: | 30.3.21 | | Commencement Date: | Ss 27, 28 on 1.12.21: s. 2(2) | **Industrial Relations Legislation Amendment Act 2021, No. 14/2021** | *Assent Date:* | 11.5.21 | | *Commencement Date:* | Ss 25, 26 on 1.7.21: s. 2(1) | **Equal Opportunity (Religious Exceptions) Amendment Act 2021, No. 56/2021** | Assent Date: | 14.12.21 | | Commencement Date: | Ss 3–9 on 14.6.22: s. 2(2); ss 10–12 on 14.12.22: s. 2(3) | **Sex Work Decriminalisation Act 2022, No. 7/2022** | Assent Date: | 1.3.22 | | Commencement Date: | Ss 34–36 on 10.5.22: s. 2(2) | **Regulatory Legislation Amendment (Reform) Act 2022, No. 13/2022** | Assent Date: | 29.3.22 | | *Commencement Date:* | S. 73 on 30.3.22: s. 2(3) | **Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2022, No. 20/2022** | Assent Date: | 31.5.22 | | Commencement Date: | S. 8 on 1.6.22: s. 2(1); s. 7 on 19.7.22: Special Gazette (No. 365) 19.7.22 p. 1 | **Justice Legislation Amendment (Anti-vilification and Social Cohesion) Act 2025, No. 11/2025** | Assent Date: | 8.4.25 | | Commencement Date: | S. 32 on 20.9.25: s. 2(3) | ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 3 Explanatory details No entries at date of publication.