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  • Charter Operative sections
    • Purpose and Citation
    • Commencement
    • Definitions
    • What is a Public Authority
    • Human Rights in the Charter Act
    • Application
    • Reasonable Limitations
    • Statements of Compatibility
    • No Effect on Victorian Law
    • Scrutiny of Acts and Regulations Committee
    • Override by Parliament
    • Interpretation
    • Referral to Supreme Court
    • Attorney-General's Right to Intervene
    • Notice to Attorney-General and Commission
    • Declaration of inconsistant interpretation
    • Action on Declaration of Inconsistent Interpretation
    • Conduct of Public Authorities
    • Legal Proceedings
    • Intervention by Commission
    • Functions of the Commission
    • Reports to be laid before Parliament
    • Review of the Charter after 4 Years of Operation
    • Review of the Charter after 8 Years of Operation
    • Regulations
    • Consequential Amendments
    • Savings Provision
    • Transitional Provisions
  • Charter Rights by Section
  • Section 1 - Purpose and Citation
  • Section 2 - Commencement
  • Section 3 - Definitions
  • Section 4 - What is a Public Authority
  • Section 5 - Human Rights in the Charter Act
  • Section 6 - Application
  • Section 7 - Reasonable Limitations
  • Section 28 - Statements of Compatibility
  • Section 29 - No Effect on Victorian Law
  • Section 30 - Scrutiny of Acts and Regulations Committee
  • Section 31 - Override by Parliament
  • Section 32 - Interpretation
  • Section 33 - Referral to Supreme Court
  • Section 34 - Attorney-General's Right to Intervene
  • Section 35 - Notice to Attorney-General and Commission
  • Section 36 - Declaration of inconsistant interpretation
  • Section 37 - Action on Declaration of Inconsistent Interpretation
  • Section 38 - Conduct of Public Authorities
  • Section 39 - Legal Proceedings
  • Section 40 - Intervention by Commission
  • Section 41 - Functions of the Commission
  • Section 42 - Powers
  • Section 43 - Reports to be laid before Parliament
  • Section 44 - Review of the Charter after 4 Years of Operation
  • Section 45 - Review of the Charter after 8 Years of Operation
  • Section 46 - Regulations
  • Section 47 - Consequential Amendments
  • Section 48 - Savings Provision
  • Section 49 - Transitional Provisions
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