Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:
"Aboriginal" means:
(a) a descendant of the Aboriginal people of Australia; or
(b) a descendant of the indigenous inhabitants of the Torres Strait Islands.
"Aboriginal customary law" means:
(a) customary law of the Aboriginal people of Australia; or
(b) customary law of the indigenous inhabitants of the Torres Strait Islands.
"Aboriginal tradition" means:
(a) tradition of the Aboriginal people of Australia; or
(b) tradition of the indigenous inhabitants of the Torres Strait Islands.
"alternative detention order" means an order made under section 83(1)(j).
"buccal swab" means a procedure where a sample of saliva or mouth cells is taken from the inside of a person's cheek by use of a swab.
"charge", in respect of an offence, includes:
(a) an information in respect of an indictable offence; and
(b) a complaint in respect of a summary offence.
"Committee" means the Youth Justice Advisory Committee established by Part 13.
"community work order" means an order made under section 83(1)(h).
"Court" means the Youth Justice Court as mentioned in section 45 and, if the context requires, includes:
(a) the Supreme Court exercising its jurisdiction under this Act; and
(b) a magistrate conducting a preliminary examination under this Act in accordance with Part V of the Justices Act .
"Court of Summary Jurisdiction" includes a justice conducting a preliminary examination under Part V of the Justices Act .
"detainee" means a youth lawfully detained in a detention centre.
"detention centre" means a youth detention centre approved under section 148.
"Director" means the Director of Correctional Services appointed under the Prisons (Correctional Services) Act .
"Fines Recovery Unit" means the Fines Recovery Unit established under the Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Act .
"forensic procedure" means an intimate procedure or non-intimate procedure.
"good behaviour order" means an order made under section 83(1)(f).
identifying procedure has the meaning in section 8(2).
illicit drug or substance has the meaning in section 9.
intimate procedure has the meaning in section 7.
non-intimate procedure has the meaning in section 8(1).
"nurse" means a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise in the nursing and midwifery profession as a nurse (other than as a student).
"official visitor" means a person appointed to be an official visitor under section 169.
"parental responsibility" means all the duties, powers, responsibilities and authority which, by law, parents have in relation to their children.
"periodic detention order" means an order made under section 83(1)(k).
"police officer" means a member of the Police Force.
"preliminary examination" means the procedure under Part V of the Justices Act relating to indictable offences.
prison has the meaning in the Prisons (Correctional Services) Act .
probation officer has the meaning in section 10.
"proceedings", in relation to a youth, includes a preliminary examination.
"prosecutor" includes the Director of Public Prosecutions.
"relative" includes a relative according to Aboriginal tradition or contemporary social practice, a spouse and a de facto partner.
"responsible adult", in respect of a youth, means a person who exercises parental responsibility for the youth, whether the responsibility is exercised in accordance with contemporary social practice, Aboriginal customary law and Aboriginal tradition or in any other way.
support person has the meaning in section 35.
surveillance officer has the meaning in section 11.
"the repealed Act" means the Juvenile Justice Act as in force immediately before the date on which this Act commences.
"victim" means:
(a) a person who suffers harm arising from an offence; or
(b) if a person dies as a result of the commission of the offence, a person who was a relative of, or who was financially or emotionally dependent on, the deceased person.
youth has the meaning in section 6.
(2) In this Act, if the context requires, "magistrate" includes a Judge of the Supreme Court.
(2A) In this Act, a reference to the Youth Justice Court conducting a preliminary examination is taken to be a reference to a magistrate dealing with a charge by way of preliminary examination.
(3) In this Division:
"intimate part of the body" means any of the following:
(a) the genital area;
(b) the anal area;
(c) the buttocks;
(d) if the youth is a female – the breasts.
"non-intimate part of the body" means a part of the body that is not an intimate part of the body.