New South Wales Consolidated Acts New South Wales Consolidated ActsIn this Act:
"agreement" means an agreement under section 4.
"arrangement" means an arrangement under section 5 or, if such an arrangement
has been varied by a further arrangement under that section, the arrangement
as so varied.
"authorised officer" has the same meaning as it has in the Law Enforcement
(Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 .
"court" includes a justice.
"custody" means custody to which a person is entitled by law.
"Department" means the Department of Juvenile Justice.
"detention centre" has the same meaning as in the
Children (Detention Centres) Act 1987 .
"Director-General" means the Director-General of the Department.
"escort" means a person (whether or not a New South Wales officer) who is
authorised by or under an agreement, an arrangement or a transfer order to
take and keep custody of a young offender.
"Minister", in relation to a State other than New South Wales, means:
(a) except as provided by paragraph (b) or (c)-a Minister of the Crown of that State, or
(b) in the case of the Australian Capital Territory-a person holding Ministerial office under the Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988 of the Commonwealth, or
(c) in the case of the Northern Territory-a person holding Ministerial office under the Northern Territory (Self-Government) Act 1978 of the Commonwealth."parent" includes:
(a) a guardian of a young offender, and
(b) a person who has custody of a young offender,but does not include the father or mother of a young offender if the father or mother, as the case may be, has neither guardianship nor custody of the young offender.
(a) a parent of a young offender, or
(b) a person who has the care of a young offender (whether or not the person has the custody of the young offender), or
(c) a person who had the care of a young offender immediately before the young offender became subject to control (within the meaning of the Children (Detention Centres) Act 1987 )."receiving State" means the State to which a young offender is transferred.
(a) a person:(i) who is under the age of 18 years and has committed an offence against the laws of another State, or(ii) who is of or over the age of 18 years, but under the age of 21 years, and has committed an offence against the laws of another State when the person was under the age of 18 years,and who has been dealt with for the offence under a law which applies in that other State and which relates to the punishment of a person who is under the age of 18 years, but who is not on remand, or
(b) a person:and includes a person who is in New South Wales or another State and who is the subject of an arrangement.(i) who is a person subject to control (within the meaning of the Children (Detention Centres) Act 1987 ) but who is not on remand, or(ii) who is subject to an order providing for the person to enter into a good behaviour bond, releasing the person on probation or requiring the person to perform community service work under section 33 of the Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 ,