EVIDENCE ACT 1977 - SECT 21C Definitions for div 5
EVIDENCE ACT 1977 - SECT 21C
Definitions for div 521C Definitions for div 5
In this division—
"assumed name" , of an operative, see section 21G (1) (a) (i) .
"CCC" means the Crime and Corruption Commission.
"chief executive officer" , of a law enforcement agency, means—
(a) for the CCC—the chairperson of the CCC; or
(b) for the police service—the police commissioner.
"CMC" ...
"conduct" includes any act or omission.
"convicted" means found guilty, or having a plea of guilty accepted by a court, whether or not a conviction is recorded.
"corresponding law" means a law of another jurisdiction that is declared under a regulation to correspond to this division.
"corresponding witness identity protection certificate" means a certificate given under a corresponding law that corresponds to section 21F .
"corruption" see the Crime and Corruption Act 2001 , schedule 2 .
"court name" , for an operative in relation to a proceeding, means a name, other than the operative’s real name, or code used to identify the operative in the proceeding.
"criminal activity" means conduct that involves the commission of an offence by 1 or more persons.
"investigation" means an investigation in relation to—
(a) criminal activity, including an investigation extending beyond Queensland; or
(b) corruption.
"jurisdiction" means the Commonwealth or a State of the Commonwealth.
"law enforcement agency" means—
(a) the CCC; or
(b) the police service.
"misconduct" ...
"operative" means a person who is or was—
(a) a covert operative under the Crime and Corruption Act 2001 , chapter 3 , part 6A ; or
(b) a participant in an authorised operation under the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 , chapter 11 ; or
(c) an authorised person under the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 , chapter 12 .
"party" , to a proceeding, means—
(a) for a criminal proceeding—the prosecutor and each accused person; or
(b) for a civil proceeding—each person who is a party to the proceeding; or
(c) for another proceeding—each person who has been given leave to appear in the proceeding.
"relevant court" , for a proceeding, means the entity before whom or which the proceeding is held or taken.
"witness identity protection certificate" means a certificate given under section 21F .