Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Stalking Intervention Orders Act 2008 - SECT 3

Definitions

3. Definitions

In this Act- affected person means the person whose person or property is the
subject of the application for, or is protected by, an intervention order;
assault has the meaning given in section 31 of the Crimes Act 1958; child
means a person who is under the age of 18 years;



corresponding interstate order means an order-

   (a)  made under a provision of a law of another State or a Territory that
        corresponds to section 7; or

   (b)  that is prescribed to be a corresponding interstate order;
        corresponding New Zealand order means an order made under section 16
        of the Harassment Act 1997 of New Zealand; court means, subject to
        section 6, the Magistrates' Court; family member has the meaning given
        in section 8 of the Family Violence Protection Act 2008; final order
        means an order made under section 7 and includes-

   (a)  an order made under section 7 as varied or extended under section 25;
        and

   (b)  an order made under section 7 as confirmed or varied on appeal to the
        County Court or Supreme Court; firearms authority means a licence,
        permit or other authority under the Firearms Act 1996 to possess,
        carry or use firearms;
interim order means an order made under   section 13 or 14 and includes an order made under section 13 or 14 as varied or extended under section 25;
intervention order means-

   (a)  an interim order; or

   (b)  a final order; parent, in relation to a child, includes a guardian of
        the child or a person with whom the child normally or regularly
        resides; party, to a proceeding under this Act, includes-

   (a)  the affected person for the proceeding, whether or not the person is
        the applicant for the proceeding; and

   (b)  if the affected person is not the applicant for the proceeding, the
        applicant; and

   (c)  the respondent; police officer means a member of the police force;
        possession, in relation to a firearm, has the same meaning as it has
        under the Firearms Act 1996; property, in relation to a person,
        includes-

   (a)  property of the person; and

   (b)  property that is situated in premises in which the person lives or
        works whether or not it is the person's property; and

   (c)  property that is being used by the person whether or not it is the
        person's property; registrar means the registrar of the Magistrates'
        Court or the Children's Court (as the case requires) and includes a
        deputy registrar of the Magistrates' Court or the Children's Court (as
        the case requires);



respondent means a person against whom-

   (a)  an application for an intervention order has been made; or

   (b)  an intervention order has been made; stalking has the meaning given in
        section 4.