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DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS ACT 1986 - SECT 3 Definitions

DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS ACT 1986 - SECT 3

Definitions

3 Definitions

(1) In this Act, except in so far as the context or subject-matter otherwise indicates or requires--


"appeal" includes any proceedings in the nature of an appeal, including--
(a) any proceedings under Part 3, 4 or 5 of the Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 , and
(b) any proceedings referred to in section 69 of the Supreme Court Act 1970 .

"committal proceedings" means proceedings before a Magistrate for the purpose of committing an accused person for trial or sentence.


"coroner" includes any person exercising any of the jurisdiction or functions of a coroner.


"Deputy Director" means a Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions.


"Director" means the Director of Public Prosecutions.


"indictable offence" means an offence (including a common law offence) that may be prosecuted on indictment.


"law enforcement or investigating officer" , for an alleged offence, has the same meaning as in the Criminal Procedure Act 1986 .


"offence" means an offence against the laws of the State.


"Officer" means the Director, a Deputy Director, the Solicitor or a member of the staff referred to in section 32.


"prescribed summary offence" means a summary offence of a kind prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this Act.


"prosecutor" includes an informant, a complainant and an applicant under the Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 .


"regulations" means regulations under this Act.


"Solicitor" means the Solicitor for Public Prosecutions.


"summary offence" means an offence that is not an indictable offence.
(2) In this Act--
(a) a reference to a function includes a reference to a power, authority and duty, and
(b) a reference to the exercise of a function includes, where the function is a duty, a reference to the performance of the duty.