"biological material" means human blood, semen, hair, saliva, skin tissue or
other biological material from which DNA information may be obtained, whether
the material separately identified or present in other material.
"conviction" includes--
(a) a verdict of the kind referred to in section 22
(1) (c) or (d) of the Mental Health (Forensic Provisions) Act 1990 , being a
verdict that the accused person committed the offence charged or an offence
available as an alternative to the offence charged, or
(b) an acquittal on
the ground of mental illness, where the mental illness was not set up as a
defence by the person acquitted.
(b) section 475 of the Crimes Act 1900 , or
section 26 of the Criminal Appeal Act 1912 , as in force before the repeal of
those sections by the Crimes Legislation (Review of Convictions) Amendment Act
1993 .
"sentence" includes a sentence or order imposed or made by any court following
a conviction.
(2) In this Part, a reference to a review of, or an inquiry
into, a conviction or sentence includes a reference to a review of, or an
inquiry into, any aspect of the proceedings giving rise to the conviction or
sentence.