New South Wales Consolidated Acts

COMMUNITY PROTECTION ACT 1994 - SECT 4

4 Definitions

In this Act:
"assessor" means an assessor appointed by the Court under section 11.
"Court" means the Supreme Court of New South Wales.
"defendant" means a person against whom proceedings under this Act are being taken.
"detainee" means a person who is subject to a detention order.
"detention order" means a preventive detention order or an interim detention order.
"interim detention order" means an order referred to in section 7.
"preventive detention order" means an order referred to in section 5.
"prison" means a prison within the meaning of the Prisons Act 1952 .
"serious act of violence" means an act of violence, committed by one person against another, that has a real likelihood of causing death or serious injury to the other person or that involves sexual assault in the nature of an offence referred to in section 61I, 61J, 61K, 66A, 66B, 66C, 66D, 66F, 78H, 78I, 78K, 78L or 80A of the Crimes Act 1900 .