New South Wales Repealed Regulations

This legislation has been repealed.

CHILDREN (DETENTION CENTRES) REGULATION 2000 - REG 3

3 Definitions

(1) In this Regulation:
"Aboriginal" means a person who:

(a) identifies as an Aboriginal, and

(b) is accepted by the Aboriginal community as an Aboriginal.

"approved property", in relation to a detainee, means:

(a) any of the detainee’s property that has not been surrendered or sent away under section 17 of the Act, or

(b) any of the detainee’s property that has been lawfully acquired by the detainee since the detainee was admitted into a detention centre.

"centre manager" of a detention centre means the person for the time being in charge of the centre.
"complaints guidelines" means guidelines prepared by the Director-General under clause 43.
"contraband" means any property the possession of which by a detainee is not permitted by or under this Regulation.
"dental officer", in relation to a detention centre, means a registered dentist who is approved by the Director-General as a dental officer for the detention centre.
"detention period", in relation to a person subject to control, means the period for which the person is required, under the detention order by virtue of which the person is a person subject to control, to be detained in a detention centre.
"force" includes threat of the use of force and use of instruments of restraint.
"instruments of restraint" includes handcuffs and riot shields and such other articles as are declared to be instruments of restraint by an order in force under subclause (3).
"letter" means any letter, card, telegram, electronic mail message, document or other similar form of written communication, whether or not contained in a parcel, and includes an envelope containing any of those things.
"medical officer", in relation to a detention centre, means a registered medical practitioner who is approved by the Director-General as a medical officer for the detention centre.
"minister of religion" means:

(a) a minister of religion (within the meaning of the Marriage Act 1961 of the Commonwealth) who is appointed or authorised by the diocesan or other authority of a religious denomination to minister to members of that denomination, or

(b) a person who is appointed or authorised by a minister of religion referred to in paragraph (a) to minister to members of that denomination.

"parcel" means any parcel, package or other similar article, and includes any parcel or package containing any book, newspaper, magazine or other similar printed material.
"the Act" means the Children (Detention Centres) Act 1987 .
"Torres Strait Islander" means a person who:

(a) identifies as a Torres Strait Islander, and

(b) is accepted by the Torres Strait Island community as a Torres Strait Islander.

(2) In this Regulation:

(a) a reference to a barrister is a reference to a legal practitioner who holds a practising certificate as a barrister for New South Wales, and includes a reference to a barrister for any other State or Territory who has a right of audience in any court in New South Wales, and

(b) a reference to a solicitor is a reference to a legal practitioner who holds a practising certificate as a solicitor for New South Wales, and includes a reference to a solicitor for any other State or Territory who has a right of audience in any court in New South Wales.

(3) The Director-General may, by order published in the Gazette, declare any articles, or classes of articles, to be instruments of restraint for the purposes of this Regulation.

(4) In this Regulation, a reference to a Form is a reference to a Form set out in Schedule 2.

(5) The explanatory note, table of contents and notes in the text of the Regulation do not form part of this Regulation.