Victorian Current Acts

SUMMARY OFFENCES ACT 1966 - SECT 39

S. 39(1) substituted by No. 7/2022 s. 50.

    (1)     The Governor in Council may make regulations for or with respect to—

        (a)     the size, form and content of advertisements for commercial sexual services; and

        (b)     prohibiting the advertising of commercial sexual services in a specified publication or in a specified manner; and

        (c)     generally regulating the publication of advertisements for commercial sexual services; and

        (d)     any other matter or thing required or permitted by section 38F to be prescribed or necessary to be prescribed to give effect to section 38F.

    (2)     A power conferred by subsection (1) to make regulations may be exercised—

        (a)     either in relation to all cases to which the power extends, or in relation to all those cases subject to specified exceptions, or in relation to any specified case or class of case; and

        (b)     so as to make, as respects the cases in relation to which the power is exercised—

              (i)     the same provision for all cases in relation to which the power is exercised, or different provisions for different cases or classes of case, or different provisions for the same case or class of case for different purposes; or

              (ii)     any such provision either unconditionally or subject to any specified condition.

    (3)     Regulations made under subsection (1) may be made—

        (a)     so as to apply—

              (i)     at all times or at a specified time; or

              (ii)     throughout the whole of the State or in a specified part of the State; or

              (iii)     as specified in both subparagraphs (i) and (ii); and

        (b)     so as to require a matter affected by the regulations to be—

              (i)     in accordance with a specified standard or specified requirement; or

              (ii)     approved by or to the satisfaction of a specified person or a specified class of person; or

              (iii)     as specified in both subparagraphs (i) and (ii); and

        (c)     so as to apply, adopt or incorporate any matter contained in any document whatsoever whether—

              (i)     wholly or partially or as amended by the regulations; or

              (ii)     as in force at the time the regulations are made or at any time before then; and

        (d)     so as to confer a discretionary authority or impose a duty on a specified person or a specified class of person; and

        (e)     so as to provide in a specified case or class of case for the exemption of persons or things or a class of persons or things from any of the provisions of the regulations, whether unconditionally or on specified conditions and either wholly or to such an extent as is specified; and

        (f)     so as to impose a penalty not exceeding 20 penalty units for a contravention of the regulations.

Pt 1 Div. 4A (Heading) amended by Nos 74/2014 s. 23, 38/2022 s. 26.

Pt 1 Div. 4A (Heading and ss 40‑ 41G) inserted by No. 49/2007 s. 3.

Division 4A—Observation of genital or anal region

New s. 40
inserted by No. 49/2007 s. 3.