CRIMINAL LAW (SEXUAL OFFENCES) ACT 1978 - SECT 3 Definitions
CRIMINAL LAW (SEXUAL OFFENCES) ACT 1978 - SECT 3
Definitions3 Definitions
In this Act—
"accredited media entity" means an entity listed as an accredited media entity
in the Supreme Court’s media accreditation policy.
"complainant" means a person in respect of whom a sexual offence is alleged to
have been committed.
"defendant" means a person charged with having committed a sexual offence.
"eligible person" , in relation to a charge of a prescribed sexual offence,
means the complainant, the defendant or the prosecution.
"examination of witnesses" means an examination of witnesses in relation to an
indictable offence, being a sexual offence, commenced after the commencement
of this Act and taken pursuant to the Justices Act 1886 .
"executive officer" , of a corporation, means a person who is concerned with,
or takes part in, the corporation’s management, whether or not the person is
a director or the person’s position is given the name of executive officer.
"identifying matter" , in relation to a defendant, means—
(a) the name, address, place of employment or another particular of the defendant or another person that is likely to lead to the identification of the defendant; or
(b) a photograph, picture, videotape, digital image or other visual representation of the defendant or another person that is likely to lead to the identification of the defendant.
"interim order" see section 7D (1) .
"Minister" ...
"non-publication order" see section 7 (2) .
"prescribed sexual offence" means any of the following offences—
(a) rape;
(b) attempt to commit rape;
(c) assault with intent to commit rape;
(d) an offence defined in the Criminal Code , section 352 .
"report" means an account in writing and an account broadcast or distributed in any way in or as sound or visual images.
"sentenced" means sentenced by a Magistrates Court.
"sexual offence" means any offence of a sexual nature, and includes a prescribed sexual offence.
"Supreme Court’s media accreditation policy" means the media accreditation policy in effect and made under or appended to a practice direction of the Supreme Court.
"the court" includes justices taking an examination of witnesses.
"trial" means a trial of a defendant and a proceeding taken with a view to sentencing a defendant convicted of a sexual offence, which in either case is commenced after the commencement of this Act.