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93D Liability of institutions which are public sector bodies
In the case of an institution that is a public sector body within the meaning of the **Public Administration Act 2004** or another person or body acting on behalf of the State—
(a) if the institution is capable in law of being sued, the institution is the appropriate defendant for the purposes of a claim brought in reliance on the statutory liability in section 93C; and
(b) if the institution is not capable in law of being sued, the State is the appropriate defendant for the purposes of a claim brought in reliance on the statutory liability in section 93C; and
(c) any liability incurred by that institution by reason of section 93C is incurred by the State.
Pt 14 (Heading and s. 94) inserted by No. 27/2018 s. 351(Sch. 4 cl. 24).
Part XIV—Transitional Provision
S. 94 inserted by No. 27/2018 s. 351(Sch. 4 cl. 24).
94 Saving of orders continued in effect after commencement by Serious Offenders Act 2018
(1) Despite the amendment of section 28LAE(1) by section 370 of the **Serious Offenders Act 2018**, section 28LAE(1)(a)(iv) has effect, on and after the commencement day, as if a reference in that section to a detention order or interim detention order within the meaning of the **Serious Offenders Act 2018** included a reference to a detention order or an interim detention order that is continued in force by subclause 4(1) of Schedule 4 to the **Serious Offenders Act 2018**.
(2) In this section—
***commencement day*** means the day on which section 370 of the **Serious Offenders Act 2018** comes into operation.
Schedule
Section 2.
| *Number of Act* | *Title of Act* | *Extent of Repeal* |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 3807 | **Wrongs Act 1928** | The whole. |
| 4070 | **Wrongs Act 1932** | The whole. |
| 4191 | **Statute Law Revision Act 1933** | Item in Schedule referring to **Wrongs Act 1928**. |
| 4380 | **Wrongs Act 1936** | The whole. |
| 5382 | **Wrong (Tort-feasors) Act 1949** | The whole. |
| 5594 | **Wrongs (Contributory Negligence) Act 1951** | The whole. |
| 5704 | **Wrongs (Damage by Aircraft) Act 1953** | The whole. |
| 5757 | **Statutes Amendment Act 1953** | Section 11. |
| 5914 | **Limitation of Actions Act 1955** | Section 33(2). |
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.
The **Wrongs Act 1958** was assented to on 30 September 1958 and came into operation on 1 April 1959: Government Gazette 18 March 1959 page 893.
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 **Wrongs Act 1958** by Acts and subordinate instruments.
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**Wrongs Act 1958, No. 6420/1958**
| *Assent Date:* | 30.9.58 |
| *Commencement Date:* | S. 28LACC(4) inserted on 19.11.15 by No. 62/2015 s. 10: s. 2; s. 28LZU(4) inserted on 19.11.15 by No. 62/2015 s. 13: s. 2 |
| *Note:* | S. 28LACC(4) repealed s. 28LACC on 19.11.17; s. 28LZU(4) repealed s. 28LZU on 19.11.17 |
**Wrongs (Assessment of Damages) Act 1966, No. 7496/1966**
| Assent Date: | 20.12.66 |
| Commencement Date: | 20.2.67: Government Gazette 8.2.67 p. 288 |
**Justices (Amendment) Act 1969, No. 7876/1969**
| Assent Date: | 25.11.69 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 2(Sch.) on 1.4.70: Government Gazette 25.2.70 p. 463 |
**Abolition of Obsolete Offences Act 1969, No. 7884/1969**
| Assent Date: | 2.12.69 |
| Commencement Date: | 2.12.69 |
**Wrongs Act 1972, No. 8330/1972**
| Assent Date: | 5.12.72 |
| Commencement Date: | 1.1.73: s. 1(3) |
**Status of Children Act 1974, No. 8602/1974**
| Assent Date: | 26.11.74 |
| Commencement Date: | 1.3.75: Government Gazette 5.2.75 p. 228 |
**Employers and Employés (Repeal) Act 1976, No. 8915/1976**
| Assent Date: | 7.12.76 |
| Commencement Date: | 7.12.76: s. 1(2) |
**Wrongs (Action for Damages) Act 1978, No. 9153/1978**
| Assent Date: | 30.5.78 |
| Commencement Date: | 1.9.78: Government Gazette 12.7.78 p. 2279 |
**Wrongs (Defamation) Act 1979, No. 9292/1979**
| Assent Date: | 23.10.79 |
| Commencement Date: | 23.10.79: s. 1(3) |
**Wrongs (Assessment of Damages) Act 1979, No. 9353/1979**
| Assent Date: | 20.12.79 |
| Commencement Date: | 20.12.79 |
**Crimes (Classification of Offences) Act 1981, No. 9576/1981**
| Assent Date: | 26.5.81 |
| Commencement Date: | 1.9.81: Government Gazette 26.8.81 p. 2799 |
**Workers Compensation (Actions) Act 1981, No. 9683/1981**
| Assent Date: | 5.1.82 |
| Commencement Date: | 5.1.82 |
**Wrongs (Defamation) Act 1981, No. 9708/1981**
| Assent Date: | 5.1.82 |
| Commencement Date: | 5.1.82 |
**Wrongs (Dependants) Act 1982, No. 9856/1982**
| Assent Date: | 5.1.83 |
| Commencement Date: | 21.12.82: s. 1(3) (same day as **Administration and Probate (Survival of Actions) Act 1982**) |
**Limitation of Actions (Personal Injury Claims) Act 1983, No. 9884/1983**
| Assent Date: | 10.5.83 |
| Commencement Date: | 11.5.83: Government Gazette 11.5.83 p. 1145 |
**Penalties and Sentences (Amendment) Act 1983, No. 9945/1983**
| Assent Date: | 20.9.83 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 3(3)(Sch. 2 item 42) on 20.12.83: Government Gazette 14.12.83 p. 4035 |
**Occupiers' Liability Act 1983, No. 9995/1983**
| Assent Date: | 13.12.83 |
| Commencement Date: | 1.7.84: Government Gazette 27.6.84 p. 2120 |
**Wrongs (Animals Straying on Highways) Act 1984, No. 10078/1984**
| Assent Date: | 15.5.84 |
| Commencement Date: | 1.8.84: Government Gazette 11.7.84 p. 2381 |
**Accident Compensation Act 1985, No. 10191/1985**
| Assent Date: | 30.7.85 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 276(Sch. 2) on 31.8.85 (at 4 p.m.): Government Gazette 30.8.85 p. 3401 |
**Wrongs (Contribution) Act 1985, No. 10227/1985**
| Assent Date: | 10.12.85 |
| Commencement Date: | 12.2.86: Government Gazette 12.2.86 p. 382 |
**Coroners Act 1985, No. 10257/1985**
| Assent Date: | 10.12.85 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 93 on 1.6.86: Government Gazette 30.4.86 p. 1115 |
**Local Government (Consequential Provisions) Act 1989, No. 12/1989**
| Assent Date: | 9.5.89 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 4(Sch. 2 item 136.1) on 1.11.89: Government Gazette 1.11.89 p. 2798 |
**Crimes Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1989, No. 25/1989**
| Assent Date: | 6.6.89 |
| Commencement Date: | Pt 7 (ss 38, 39) on 25.6.89: Special Gazette 20.6.89 p. 1 |
**Magistrates' Court Act 1989, No. 51/1989**
| Assent Date: | 14.6.89 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 148 on 1.9.90: Government Gazette 25.7.90 p. 2216 |
**Magistrates' Court (Consequential Amendments) Act 1989, No. 57/1989**
| Assent Date: | 14.6.89 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 3(Sch. items 223.1–223.7) on 1.9.90: Government Gazette 25.7.90 p. 2217 |
**Legal Practice Act 1996, No. 35/1996**
| Assent Date: | 6.11.96 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 453(Sch. 1 item 90) on 1.1.97: s. 2(4) |
**Printers and Newspapers (Repeal) Act 1998, No. 56/1998**
| Assent Date: | 13.10.98 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 4 on 19.11.98: Government Gazette 19.11.98 p. 2792 |
**Wrongs (Amendment) Act 2000, No. 75/2000**
| Assent Date: | 21.11.00 |
| Commencement Date: | 21.11.00: s. 2 |
**Wrongs and Other Acts (Public Liability Insurance Reform) Act 2002, No. 49/2002**
| Assent Date: | 22.10.02 |
| Commencement Date: | Ss 3–7, 9, 10 on 23.10.02: s. 2(1); s. 8 on 14.2.03: Government Gazette 13.2.03 p. 244; s. 11 on 15.3.03: Government Gazette 13.3.03 p. 419 |
**Wrongs and Limitation of Actions Acts (Insurance Reform) Act 2003, No. 60/2003** (as amended by No. 102/2003)
| Assent Date: | 16.6.03 |
| Commencement Date: | Ss 4–10 on 21.5.03: s. 2(1); s. 3 on 1.1.04: Government Gazette 18.12.03 p. 3208 |
**Wrongs and Other Acts (Law of Negligence) Act 2003, No. 102/2003**
| Assent Date: | 2.12.03 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 14(2) on 21.5.03: s. 2(3); s. 6 on 1.10.03: s. 2(2); ss 3–5, 7–13, 14(1)(3)(4), 15–35 on 3.12.03: s. 2(1) |
**Wrongs (Remarriage Discount) Act 2004, No. 6/2004**
| Assent Date: | 27.4.04 |
| Commencement Date: | 28.4.04: s. 2 |
**Public Administration Act 2004, No. 108/2004**
| Assent Date: | 21.12.04 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 117(1)(Sch. 3 item 237) on 5.4.05: Government Gazette 31.3.05 p. 602 |
**Victoria State Emergency Service Act 2005, No. 51/2005**
| Assent Date: | 24.8.05 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 58(10)–(14) on 1.11.05: Government Gazette 20.10.05 p. 2308 |
**Defamation Act 2005, No. 75/2005**
| Assent Date: | 2.11.05 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 49(Sch. 4 item 3) on 1.1.06: s. 2 |
**Health Professions Registration Act 2005, No. 97/2005**
| Assent Date: | 7.12.05 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 182(Sch. 4 item 55) on 1.7.07: s. 2(3) |
**Education and Training Reform Act 2006, No. 24/2006**
| Assent Date: | 16.5.06 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 6.1.2(Sch. 7 item 49) on 1.7.07: Government Gazette 28.6.07 p. 1304 |
**Accident Compensation and Other Legislation (Amendment) Act 2006, No. 41/2006**
| Assent Date: | 25.7.06 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 48 on 26.7.06: s. 2(1) |
**Relationships Act 2008, No. 12/2008**
| Assent Date: | 15.4.08 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 73(1)(Sch. 1 item 68) on 1.12.08: s. 2(2) |
**Asbestos Diseases Compensation Act 2008, No. 69/2008**
| Assent Date: | 25.11.08 |
| Commencement Date: | Ss 12, 13 on 26.11.08: s. 2 |
**Coroners Act 2008, No. 77/2008**
| Assent Date: | 11.12.08 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 129(Sch. 2 item 26) on 1.11.09: s. 2 |
**Relationships Amendment (Caring Relationships) Act 2009, No. 4/2009**
| Assent Date: | 10.2.09 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 37(Sch. 1 item 30) on 1.12.09: s. 2(2) |
**Criminal Procedure Act 2009, No. 7/2009** (as amended by No. 68/2009)
| Assent Date: | 10.3.09 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 435(2) on 1.1.10: Government Gazette 10.12.09 p. 3215 |
**Criminal Procedure Amendment (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2009, No. 68/2009**
| Assent Date: | 24.11.09 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 97(Sch. item 137) on 1.1.10: Government Gazette 10.12.09 p. 3215 |
**Statute Law Amendment (Evidence Consequential Provisions) Act 2009, No. 69/2009**
| Assent Date: | 24.11.09 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 54(Sch. Pt 2 item 59) on 1.1.10: s. 2(2) |
**Statute Law Amendment (National Health Practitioner Regulation) Act 2010, No. 13/2010**
| Assent Date: | 30.3.10 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 51(Sch. item 62) on 1.7.10: s. 2(2) |
**Equal Opportunity Act 2010, No. 16/2010**
| Assent Date: | 27.4.10 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 209(Sch. item 11) on 1.8.11: s. 2(4) |
**Fair Trading Amendment (Australian Consumer Law) Act 2010, No. 72/2010**
| Assent Date: | 19.10.10 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 48(Sch. item 25) on 1.1.11: Special Gazette (No. 502) 20.12.10 p. 1 |
**Transport Accident and Accident Compensation Legislation Amendment Act 2010, No. 80/2010**
| Assent Date: | 19.10.10 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 160 on 20.10.10: s. 2(1) |
**Business Names (Commonwealth Powers) Act 2011, No. 79/2011**
| Assent Date: | 21.12.11 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 41 on 28.5.12: Special Gazette (No. 151) 8.5.12 p. 1 |
**Associations Incorporation Reform Act 2012, No. 20/2012**
| *Assent Date:* | 1.5.12 |
| *Commencement Date:* | S. 226(Sch. 5 item 27) on 26.11.12: Special Gazette (No. 384) 20.11.12 p. 1 |
**Health Professions Registration (Repeal) Act 2012, No. 27/2012**
| Assent Date: | 29.5.12 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 30 on 1.7.12: s. 2 |
**Open Courts Act 2013, No. 58/2013**
| *Assent Date:* | 22.10.13 |
| *Commencement Date:* | Ss 65, 66 on 1.12.13: s. 2(2) |
**Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2013, No. 67/2013**
| *Assent Date:* | 12.11.13 |
| *Commencement Date:* | S. 649(Sch. 9 item 36) on 1.7.14: s. 2(1) |
**Treasury Legislation and Other Acts Amendment Act 2014, No. 44/2014**
| *Assent Date:* | 27.6.14 |
| *Commencement Date:* | S. 33(Sch. item 34) on 30.6.14: s. 2(5) |
**Inquiries Act 2014, No. 67/2014**
| *Assent Date:* | 23.9.14 |
| *Commencement Date:* | S. 147(Sch. 2 item 47) on 15.10.14: Special Gazette (No. 364) 14.10.14 p. 2 |
**Wrongs Amendment (Asbestos Related Claims) Act 2015, No. 2/2015**
| *Assent Date:* | 10.3.15 |
| *Commencement Date:* | Ss 3–5 on 11.3.15: s. 2 |
**Wrongs Amendment (Prisoner Related Compensation) Act 2015, No. 22/2015**
| *Assent Date:* | 16.6.15 |
| *Commencement Date:* | S. 3 on 17.6.15: s. 2 |
**Wrongs Amendment Act 2015, No. 62/2015**
| *Assent Date:* | 18.11.15 |
| *Commencement Date:* | Ss 4–13 on 19.11.15: s. 2 |
**Wrongs Amendment (Organisational Child Abuse) Act 2017, No. 12/2017**
| *Assent Date:* | 27.3.17 |
| *Commencement Date:* | S. 3 on 1.7.17: s. 2(2) |
**Justice Legislation Amendment (Court Security, Juries and Other Matters) Act 2017, No. 38/2017**
| *Assent Date:* | 29.8.17 |
| *Commencement Date:* | S. 98 on 30.8.17: s. 2(1) |
**Legal Identity of Defendants (Organisational Child Abuse) Act 2018, No. 18/2018**
| Assent Date: | 5.6.18 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 19 on 1.7.18: Special Gazette (No. 305) 26.6.18 p. 1 |
**Serious Offenders Act 2018, No. 27/2018**
| Assent Date: | 26.6.18 |
| Commencement Date: | Ss 351(Sch. 4 cl. 24), 370 on 3.9.18: Special Gazette (No. 356) 31.7.18 p. 1 |
**Local Government Act 2020, No. 9/2020**
| *Assent Date:* | 24.3.20 |
| *Commencement Date:* | S. 390(Sch. 1 item 114) on 6.4.20: Special Gazette (No. 150) 24.3.20 p. 1 |
**Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance Scheme) Act 2022, No. 21/2022**
| *Assent Date:* | 7.6.22 |
| *Commencement Date:* | Ss 89, 90 on 18.11.24: Special Gazette (No. 610) 12.11.24 p. 1 |
**Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2023, No. 26/2023**
| *Assent Date:* | 10.10.23 |
| *Commencement Date:* | Ss 68–72 on 11.10.23: s. 2(1) |
**Justice Legislation Amendment (Vicarious Liability for Child Abuse) Act 2026, No. 5/2026**
| *Assent Date:* | 24.2.26 |
| *Commencement Date:* | S. 3 on 25.2.26: s. 2 |
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