New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

PRIVACY CODE OF PRACTICE (GENERAL) 2003 - REG 12

12 Definitions

(1) In this Part:
"correctional centre" and "correctional complex" have the same meanings as in the Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999 .
"Department" means the Department of Corrective Services.
"NSW Police Force" has the same meaning as in the Police Act 1990 .
"offender" means a person who is one or more of the following:

(a) an offender within the meaning of section 3 (1) or 107 of the Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999 ,

(b) a person in custody within the meaning of section 249 of the Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999 ,

(c) a person who is the subject of a parole order within the meaning of the Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999 ,

(d) a person who is the subject of an intervention program order, a non-association order, a place restriction order or a good behaviour bond within the meaning of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 that is in force,

(e) a person who has been granted bail and in respect of whom a court has sought a pre-sentence report from the Department.

"provide services and programs" to an offender includes the preparation of a case plan for the offender and any assessment of the offender’s suitability for, or conduct in, a program.
"staff member" means a member of staff of the Department and includes:

(a) a person working under contract, and

(b) an Official Visitor appointed under section 228 of the Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999 , and

(c) a minister of religion or other spiritual advisor appointed to a correctional centre pursuant to a regulation made under section 79 (x1) of the Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999 .

"transitional centre" has the same meaning as in the Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999 .
"victim" means a victim of crime within the meaning of section 5 of the Victims Rights Act 1996 .

(2) For the purposes of this Part, the following services or programs provided to an offender are taken to be provided by the Department:

(a) a service or program provided on behalf of the Department,

(b) a service or program provided because of a requirement placed on the offender by a court or any of the following bodies within the meaning of the Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999 :

(i) the Parole Authority,

(ii) the Review Council,

(iii) the Probation and Parole Service.