Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Community Services Act 1970 - SECT 3

Definitions

3. Definitions



(1) In this Act unless inconsistent with the context or subject-matter-



"care", in Divisions 1A and 1B of Part III, means, in relation to a child or
young person, the daily care and control of the child or young person but not
involving custody of the child or young person;



"child'' means a person under the age of fifteen years;



"community service" means-

   (a)  a community service established under section 57 of the Children and
        Young Persons Act 1989; or

   (b)  a community service approved under section 58(1) of that Act;



"custody" means custody as defined in section 3A;







"Department" means the Department of Human Services;









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"employee" has the same meaning as in the Children and Young Persons Act 1989;



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"guardian'' in relation to a child or young person, means a parent of the
child or young person and any person (other than the Secretary) who is a legal
guardian of the child or young person or who has the custody and control of
the child or young person;



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"parent'' has the same meaning as in the Children and Young Persons Act 1989;







"Part'' means Part of this Act;



"police gaols" means a police gaol within the meaning of the
Corrections Act 1986;





"prescribed'' means prescribed by the regulations;



"prison" means a prison within the meaning of the Corrections Act 1986;





"prisoner'' includes any person detained in custody in a prison or a police
gaol irrespective of the cause of such detention;



"regulations'' means regulations made under this Act or continued in force
under this Act;



"Secretary" means the Secretary to the Department;



"Superintendent'' in relation to a remand centre or youth training centre or
prison includes superintendent, officer in charge, manager or person for the
time being in charge;









"trainee'' means a young person detained in a remand centre or youth training
centre;

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"young person'' except where otherwise expressly provided means a person of or
over the age of fifteen years and under the age of twenty-one years.

(2) If under the Public Administration Act 2004 the name of the Department of
Human Services is changed, a reference in the definition of "Department" in
sub-section (1) to that Department must, from the date when the name is
changed, be treated as a reference to the Department by its new name.