Constitution (Metropolitan Ambulance Service Royal Commission Report) Act 2001

i Constitution (Metropolitan Ambulance Service Royal Commission Report) Act 2001 Act No. 40/2001 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page 1. Purpose 1 2. Commencement 1 3. Amendment to the Constitution Act 1975 2 74AB. Publication of Metropolitan Ambulance Service Royal Commission Report 2 4. Supreme Court—limitation of jurisdiction 3 5. Repeal of sections 74AB and 85(8B) of the Constitution Act 1975 3 ═══════════════ ENDNOTES 4 -- 1 of 5 -- 1 Constitution (Metropolitan Ambulance Service Royal Commission Report) Act 2001 † [Assented to 27 June 2001] The Parliament of Victoria enacts as follows: 1. Purpose The purpose of this Act is to make provision for the publication of the report of the Metropolitan Ambulance Service Royal Commission. 2. Commencement This Act comes into operation on the day after the day on which it receives the Royal Assent. Victoria No. 40 of 2001 -- 2 of 5 -- Act No. 40/2001 Constitution (Metropolitan Ambulance Service Royal Commission Report) Act 2001 2 3. Amendment to the Constitution Act 1975 After section 74AA of the Constitution Act 1975 insert— '74AB. Publication of Metropolitan Ambulance Service Royal Commission Report (1) In this section— "Commissioner" means the Commissioner appointed under section 88B of the Constitution Act 1975 by the Letters Patent; "Letters Patent" means Letters Patent dated 21 December 1999, a copy of which was published in the Government Gazette on 22 December 1999, as amended from time to time; "Metropolitan Ambulance Service inquiry" means the inquiry conducted by the Commissioner in accordance with the Letters Patent. (2) On receipt by the Governor of a copy of a report from the Commissioner of the results of the Metropolitan Ambulance Service inquiry and his recommendations, the Minister— (a) must give a copy of the report to the clerk of each House of the Parliament; and (b) must cause the report to be published by the Government Printer. (3) A copy of the report given to the clerk of a House of the Parliament under sub-section (2) is deemed to have been ordered by the House to be printed and a copy of the report s. 3 -- 3 of 5 -- Act No. 40/2001 Constitution (Metropolitan Ambulance Service Royal Commission Report) Act 2001 3 as published shall be tabled in the House on the next sitting day of the House. (4) The publication of the report of the Commissioner in accordance with this section is absolutely privileged and the provisions of sections 73 and 74 of the Constitution Act 1975 and any other enactment or rule of law relating to the publication of the proceedings of the Parliament apply to and in relation to the publication of the report as if it were a report to which those sections applied and had been published by the Government Printer under the authority of the Parliament.'. 4. Supreme Court—limitation of jurisdiction After section 85(8A) of the Constitution Act 1975 insert— "(8B) Section 74AB alters or varies this section and has effect as a direct amendment of this section.". 5. Repeal of sections 74AB and 85(8B) of the Constitution Act 1975 Sections 74AB and 85(8B) of the Constitution Act 1975 are repealed on the day that is the first sitting day of the Legislative Assembly after the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. ═══════════════ s. 4 -- 4 of 5 -- Act No. 40/2001 Constitution (Metropolitan Ambulance Service Royal Commission Report) Act 2001 4 ENDNOTES † Minister's second reading speech— Legislative Assembly: 17 May 2001 Legislative Council: 14 June 2001 The long title for the Bill for this Act was "to amend the Constitution Act 1975 to make provision for the publication of the report of the Metropolitan Ambulance Service Royal Commission and for other purposes." Constitution Act 1975: Absolute majorities: Legislative Assembly: 13 June 2001 Legislative Council: 20 June 2001 Endnotes -- 5 of 5 --