"initial sentence" means any sentence imposed on a person in accordance with
section 7A or 7B, and includes any sentence that is added to the
initial sentence in accordance with section 7C.
"member of staff" of the Drug Court means any person appointed as an officer
of the Drug Court as referred to in section 28 (1) or whose services are used
by the Drug Court as referred to in section 28 (2), and includes any other
person prescribed by the regulations.
"program" means the program of supervision and control that arises from the
conditions accepted by a person and imposed by the Drug Court under section 7A
(5) (a) or 7B (7) (a).
"referring court" means the court by which a person has been referred to the
Drug Court under section 6 or 7.
"suspension order" means an order under section 7A (5) (b) or 7B (7) (b) by
which a person's initial sentence is suspended for the duration of the
person's program.
(2) In this Act, a reference to the criminal jurisdiction
of the Local Court includes a reference to the jurisdiction exercisable by a
Magistrate under the Criminal Procedure Act 1986 .
