The following Victorian Proclamations have been made in 2024. Victorian Act forced commencements (Acts or sections of Acts that have come into operation by forced commencement) and Victorian Act proclamations in the Government Gazette.

Last updated: 16/12/2024 by Law Library Victoria
Source: Victorian Legislation Information Reports and Lawlex commencement tables

December 2024

Energy and Public Land Legislation Amendment (Enabling Offshore Wind Energy) Act 2024 No.14/2024
Sections 8, 10, 12-16 and 18-21 of this Act came into operation on 19 December 2024 s2(1) (VGG 686 10.12.2024)
Youth Justice Act 2024 No.32/2024
Sections 903A-903C of this Act came into operation on 2 December 2024 s2(1A)

November 2024

Transport Infrastructure and Planning Legislation Amendment Act 2024 No.48/2024
Sections 1-18, 21-36, 39-44, 48-51 and 53 of this Act came into operation on 27 November 2024 s2(1)
Duties Amendment (More Homes) Act 2024 No.45/2024
Sections 1-4 of this Act came into operation on 20 November 2024 s2
Roads and Road Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2024 No.46/2024
Sections 1-2, 10-11, 13-14(2)(3) and 15-17 of this Act came into operation on 20 November 2024 s2(1)
Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance Scheme) Act 2022 No.21/2022
Sections 3-85 and 89-91 of this Act came into operation on 18 November 2024 (VGG S610 12.11.2024)
Constitution Amendment (SEC) Act 2024 No.36/2024
Sections 1-6 of this Act came into operation on 15 November 2024 s2(2)
Building Legislation Amendment and Other Matters Act 2024 Act 2024 No.43/2024
Sections 1-2, 5-13, 24-43 and 61-63 of this Act came into operation on 13 November 2024 s2(1)
Justice Legislation Amendment (Police and Other Matters) Act 2024 No.2/2024
Sections 14-15, 42-45 of this Act came into operation by forced commencement on 13 November 2024 s2(2)
Firearms and Control of Weapons (Machetes) Amendment Act 2024 No.10/2024
Sections 4-23 of this Act came into operation by forced commencement on 13 November 2024 s2(2)
Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Amendment (Pill Testing) Act 2024 No.41/2024
Sections 1-15 of this Act came into operation on 12 November 2024 (VGG S610 12.11.2024)
Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment Act 2024 Act No.42/2024
Sections 1-34 of this Act came into operation on 7 November 2024 s2
Land (Revocation of Reservations) Act 2024 No.3/2024
Sections 7-10 of this Act came into operation by forced commencement on 1 November 2024 s2(2)
Justice Legislation Amendment (Integrity, Defamation and Other Matters) Act No.31/2024
Sections 27-36 o this Act came in operation on 1 November 2024 s2(2)

October 2024

Local Government Amendment (Governance and Integrity) Act 2024 No.23/2024
Sections 1-69, 71, 73 and 76 will came into operation on 26 October 2024 ss2(1), 2(2)
Transport Legislation Amendment Act 2023 No.34/2023
Sections 42-44(2), 45(3), 48, 50, 53- 54, 57, 63- 64 and 128 of this Act came onto operation on 17 October 2024 s2(3)
Youth Justice Act 2024 No.32/2024
Sections 1 and 855-857 of this Act came into operation on 16 October 2024 (VGG S557 15.10.2024)
Crimes Amendment (Non-fatal Strangulation) Act 2023 No.37/2023
Sections 1-6 of this Act came into operation on 13 October 2024 s2(2)
Gambling Legislation Amendment Act 2023 No.30/2023
Sections 25-26 of this Act came into operation on 3 October 2024 s2(3)
Early Childhood Legislation Amendment (Premises Approval in Principle) Act 2023 No.33/2023
Sections 11-17 of this Act came into operation on 1 October 2024
Transport Legislation Amendment Act 2023 No.34/2023
Sections 3-11, 13-20, 27-30, 66-69 of this Act came into operation on 1 October 2024 (VGG S508 24.09.2024)
Biosecurity Legislation Amendment (Incident Response) Act 2024 No.1/2024
Sections 3-4, 14-16, 50, 90-95 and 99 of this Act came into operation by forced commencement on 1 October 2024 (VGG S182 16.04.2024)

September 2024

August 2024

Gambling Legislation Amendment Act 2023 No.30/2023
Sections 16-24 of this Act came into operation on 30 August 2024 (VGG S406 23.07.2024)
State Sporting Legislation Amendment Act 2024 No.28/2024
Sections 1-58 of this Act came into operation on 21 August 2024 s2

July 2024

Transport Legislation Amendment Act 2023 No.34/2023
Sections 33-37, 47, 49 and 55 of this Act came into operation on 1 July 2024 (VGG S319 18.6.2024)
Social Services Regulation Act 2021 No.37/2021
Sections 1-328, 330-353(1)-(3), 354-358 and 361-401 of this Act came into operation by forced commencement on 1 July 2024 s 2(2) (as amended by No. 40/2022 s 66)
Water and Catchment Legislation Amendment Act 2021 No.48/2021
Sections 23 and 30 of this Act came into operation by forced commencement on 1 July 2024 s 2(2) (as amended by No. 10/2023 s 3)
Disability and Social Services Regulation Amendment Act 2023 No.9/2023
Sections 85-102, 108-131, 141-232, 253-264 and 268 of this Act came into operation by forced commencement on 1 July 2024 s 2(3)
Children and Health Legislation Amendment (Statement of Recognition, Aboriginal Self-determination and Other Matters) Act 2023 No.17/2023
Sections 3-5, 12, 13, 15-16, 18-20, 22-32, 38- 62 and 71 of this Act came into operation by forced commencement on 1 July 2024 s 2(3)
State Taxation Acts Amendment Act 2023 No.18/2023
Sections 73-82 of this Act came into operation on 1 July 2024 s 2(5)
Commercial and Industrial Property Tax Reform Act 2024 No.16/2024
Sections 1-67 of this Act came into operation on 1 July 2024 s 2
State Taxation Amendment Act 2024 No.22/2024
Sections 15-17 of this Act came into operation on 1 July 2024 s 2(4)
Sustainable Forests (Timber) Repeal Act 2024 No.24/2024
Sections 1-69 of this Act came into operation on 1 July 2024 (VGG S345 25.6.2024)
Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation Repeal and Advisory Councils Act 2024 No.25/2024
Sections 1-21 of this Act came into operation on 1 July 2024 (VGG S345 25.6.2024)
Regulatory Legislation Amendment (Reform) Act 2024 No.6/2024
Sections 64-101 of this Act came into operation on 1 July 2024 s.2(2)
State Electricity Commission Amendment Act 2024 No.11/2024
Sections 1-115 of this Act came not operation on 1 July 2024 (VGG S319 19.06.2024)

June 2024

Estate Agents, Residential Tenancies and Other Acts Amendment (Funding) Act 2024 No.17/2024
Sections 7-23 of this Act came into operation on 30 June 2024 s 2(b)
Financial Management Amendment (Gender Responsive Budgeting) Act 2024 No.21/2024
Sections 1-11 of this Act came into operation on 5 June 2024 s 2
State Taxation Amendment Act 2024 No.22/2024
Sections 1-2 of this Act came into operation on 4 June 2024 s 2(1)
Appropriation (2024-2025) Act 2024 Act No.19/2024
Sections 1-10 of this Act came into operation on 4 June 2024 s 2
Sections 3, 5, 18-27 of this Act came into operation on 5 June 2024 s 2(2)
Appropriation (Parliament 2024-2025) Act 2024 No.20/2024
Sections 1-7 of this Act came into operation on 4 June 2024 s 2
Land (Revocation of Reservations) Act 2024 No.3/2024
Sections 1-6 and 11-37 of this Act came into operation on 1 June 2024 (VGG S274 28.5.2024)

May 2024

Service Victoria Amendment Act 2024 No.5/2024
Sections 1-34 of this Act came into operation on 29 May 2024 (VGG S275 28.5.2024)
Estate Agents, Residential Tenancies and Other Acts Amendment (Funding) Act 2024 No. 17/2024
Sections 1-6 and 24 of this Act came into operation on 22 May 2024 s 2(1)
Energy Legislation Amendment (Energy Safety) Act 2023 No.22/2023
Sections 1-75 of this Act came into operation on 16 May 2024 s 2(2)
National Electricity (Victoria) Amendment (VicGrid) Act 2024 No.15/2024
Sections 1-8 and 11 of this Act came into operation on 15 May 2024 s 2(1)
Energy and Public Land Legislation Amendment (Enabling Offshore Wind Energy) Act 2024 No.14/2024
Sections 1-7, 9, 11 and 17 of this Act came into operation on 8 May 2024 s 2(1)

April 2024

Statute Law Revision Act 2024 No.13/2024
Sections 1-4 of this Act came into operation on 24 April 2024 s 2
Biosecurity Legislation Amendment (Incident Response) Act 2024 No.1/2024
Sections 1-2, 5-13, 17-49, 51-89, 96-98 and 100 of this Act came into operation on 22 April 2024 (VGG S182 16.04.2024)
Private Security and County Court Amendment Act 2024 No.12/2024
Sections 1-3, 55-59 and 62-65 of this Act came into operation on 10 April 2024 s 2(1)

March 2024

Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Amendment (WorkCover Scheme Modernisation) Act 2024 No.8/2024
Sections 1-32 of this Act came into operation on 31 March 2024 s 2(2)
Disability and Social Services Regulation Amendment Act 2023 No.9/2023
Sections 103-107, 265-266 of this Act came in operation on 27 March 2024 (VGG S118 13.03.2024
Climate Change and Energy Legislation Amendment (Renewable Energy and Storage Targets) Act 2024 No.9/2024
Sections 1-2, 20-26 of this Act came into operation on 27 March 2024 s 2(1)
Firearms and Control of Weapons (Machetes) Amendment Act 2024 Act.10/2024
Sections 1-3, 24-25 of this Act came into operation on 27 March 2024 s 2(1)
Bail Amendment Act 2023 No.28/2023
Sections 1-15, 24-120 of this Act came into operation on 25 March 2024 s 2(2)
Justice Legislation Amendment (Fines Reform and Other Matters) Act 2022 No.17/2022
Sections 27-31, 33-34, 36(1), 37, 40, 66-67, 73, 79-80, 98, 100-101, 103-104, 106-108, 110-111 of this Act came into operation on 8 March 2024 s 2(3)
Regulatory Legislation Amendment (Reform) Act 2024 No.6/2024
Sections 1-63 and 102-108 of this Act came into operation on 6 March 2024 s 2(1)

February 2024

Health Legislation Amendment (Information Sharing) Act 2023 (Vic) No 4/2023
Sections 1-6 of this Act came into operation on 7 February 2024 s 2(2)
Building Legislation Amendment Act 2023 (Vic) No 11/2023
Sections 1-70 of this Act came into operation on 1 February s 2(2)
Heritage Amendment Act 2023 (Vic) No. 5/2023
Sections 1-105 of this Act came into operation on 1 February 2024 s 2(2)

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