Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) In section 3 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2009 insert the following definitions—
""presumption against criminal responsibility" means the presumption set out in section 11 of the Youth Justice Act 2024 ;
"publish" means disseminate or provide access to the public or a section of the public by any means, including by—
(a) publication in a book, newspaper, magazine or other written publication; or
(b) broadcast by radio or television; or
(c) public exhibition; or
(d) broadcast or electronic communication;
"record of reasons" means a record of reasons prepared for the purposes of section 12(3) of the Youth Justice Act 2024 ;".
(2) In section 3 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2009 , in the definition of "interlocutory decision", for "including a decision to grant or refuse to grant a permanent stay of the proceeding" substitute "including—
(a) a decision to grant or refuse to grant a permanent stay of the proceeding; or
(b) a decision made at a pre-trial hearing that the presumption against criminal responsibility has been rebutted;".