150Inquiries by commissions and boards under Part IVA of the Constitution Act 1975

150 Inquiries by commissions and boards under Part IVA of the Constitution Act 1975 (1) Despite the repeal of Part IVA of the **Constitution Act 1975**— (a) a former commission or former board has, and is to be taken always to have had, the power to continue a current inquiry; and (b) the Governor in Council may amend the letters patent or other instrument of appointment of a former commission or former board in relation to a current inquiry as if that Part had not been repealed. ***current inquiry*** means an inquiry by a former commission or former board that was begun but has not been completed before the repeal of Part IVA of the **Constitution Act 1975**; ***former board*** means a board appointed under section 88C of the **Constitution Act 1975** before the repeal of Part IVA of that Act; ***former commission*** means a person or persons to whom a commission was issued under section 88B of the **Constitution Act 1975** before the repeal of Part IVA of that Act. Schedules Schedule 1—Offences to which accessorial liability attaches 1 Section 43 2 Section 45(2) 3 Section 46 4 Section 48(1) 5 Section 51(1) 6 Section 52(1) 7 Section 83 8 Section 85(2) 9 Section 86 10 Section 88(1) 11 Section 91(1) 12 Section 92(1) 13 Section 115 14 Section 117(2) 15 Section 118(1) 16 Section 121(1) 17 Section 122(1) Sch. 2 repealed by No. 67/2014 s. 149. ═══════════════ 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: 21 August 2014* *Legislative Council: 4 September 2014* The long title for the Bill for this Act was "A Bill for an Act to provide for the establishment and conduct of inquiries in Victoria, to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts and for other purposes." The **Inquiries Act 2014** was assented to on 23 September 2014 and came into operation as follows: Sections 1–147, 149 on 15 October 2014: Special Gazette (No. 364) 14 October 2014 page 2; section 148 on 1 July 2015: section 2(2). 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 **Inquiries Act 2014** by Acts and subordinate instruments. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– **Inquiries Act 2014, No. 67/2014** | Assent Date: | 23.9.14 | | Commencement Date: | S. 148 on 1.7.15: s. 2(2); s. 149 on 15.10.14: Special Gazette (No. 364) 14.10.14 p. 2 | | Note: | S. 149 repealed Pt 6 (ss 134–149), Sch. 2 on 1.7.16 | **Parliamentary Committees and Inquiries Acts Amendment Act 2015, No. 10/2015** | Assent Date: | 21.4.15 | | Commencement Date: | Ss 12–16 on 22.4.15: s. 2 | **Oaths and Affirmations Act 2018, No. 6/2018** | Assent Date: | 27.2.18 | | Commencement Date: | S. 68(Sch. 2 item 71) on 1.3.19: s. 2(2) | **Industrial Relations Legislation Amendment Act 2021, No. 14/2021** | Assent Date: | 11.5.21 | | Commencement Date: | Ss 27–30 on 1.7.21: s. 2(1) | **Justice Legislation Amendment (Integrity, Defamation and Other Matters) Act 2024, No. 31/2024** | Assent Date: | 10.9.24 | | Commencement Date: | S. 113(Sch. 1 item 17) on 10.2.25: Special Gazette (No. 648) 26.11.24 p. 1 | **Inquiries Amendment (Yoorrook Justice Commission Records and Other Matters) Act 2025, No. 4 /2025** | Assent Date: | 25.2.25 | | Commencement Date: | Ss 3–6 on 26.2.25: s. 2 | ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 3 Explanatory details No entries at date of publication.