Special Investigator Repeal Act 2023

Despite the abolition of the Office of the Special Investigator by section 5 and the amendment of the Victorian Inspectorate Act 2011 by this Part, the Victorian Inspectorate may investigate the conduct of the Office of the Special Investigator and OSI personnel up to 18 months after the commencement of this Part.

For the purposes of subsection (1), the following sections of the Victorian Inspectorate Act 2011 as in force immediately before the commencement of this Part continue to apply as if those sections had not been amended or repealed—

section 3(1);

section 11(8)(c) and (d);

section 46(7);

section 47(4D), as if a reference to "the records of the Office of the Special Investigator" included a reference to "the records transferred in accordance with section 9 of the Special Investigator Repeal Act 2023";

section 47(10);

section 54(4)(g)(viii), as if a reference to "the Office of the Special Investigator" included a reference to "the Crown";

section 54(4)(i);

section 67A(1)(b) and (2)(b);

section 68(13);

section 68(14), as if a reference to "the Special Investigator" or "the Office of the Special Investigator" included a reference to "the Crown";

any other sections that are necessary for the operation of a section specified in paragraphs (a) to (j) or for the Victorian Inspectorate to effectively investigate the conduct.

In subsection (2), a reference to a section includes a regulation made for the purposes of that section.