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PAROLE ORDERS (TRANSFER) ACT 1983 - SECT 3

Definitions

3 Definitions

In this Act, except in so far as the context or subject-matter otherwise indicates or requires:
"corresponding law" means a law of another State or Territory relating to the transfer of parole orders declared by the Minister, by notice published in the Gazette, to be a corresponding law for the purposes of this Act.
"designated authority" means, in relation to another State or a Territory, the person or body with powers under the corresponding law of that State or Territory that correspond to those of the Minister under section 5.
"parole order" means a parole order in force under a law of New South Wales, or under a law of another State or a Territory, relating to parole, and includes:

(a) an authority given under a law of New South Wales or a law of another State or a Territory for the release of a person of or over the age of 18 years from imprisonment or lawful detention, being an authority that has the effect of or is deemed to be an order for the release of a person upon parole,
(b) an authority given under a law of New South Wales or a law of another State or a Territory, being an authority of a prescribed class or description (whether or not it is an authority referred to in paragraph (a)), and
(c) such a parole order or authority as varied from time to time.
"Registrar" means the Registrar of Transferred Parole Orders.
"regulations" means regulations under this Act.
"sentence of imprisonment" includes an order, direction, declaration or other authority under which a person may be lawfully detained in a prison.
"Territory" means a Territory of the Commonwealth.



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