Australian Capital Territory Current Acts Australian Capital Territory Current ActsIn this part:
"authorised officer"—see the Bail Act 1992
, dictionary.
"detained offender" means an offender who—
(a) has been sentenced for the offence; and
(b) is—
(i) a detainee within the meaning of the Corrections Management Act 2007
, section 6; or
(ii) a young detainee within the meaning of the Children and Young People Act 2008
, section 95.
"forensic mental health order"—see the Mental Health Act 2015
, dictionary.
"forensic patient"—see the Mental Health Act 2015
, section 127.
"intensive correction order"—see the Crimes (Sentencing) Act 2005
, section 11 (2).
"mental health order"—see the Mental Health Act 2015
, dictionary.
"offender" means a person convicted or found guilty of an offence by a court.
"parole order"—see the Crimes (Sentence Administration) Act 2005
, section 117.
"registered affected person", in relation to a forensic patient—see the Mental Health Act 2015
, section 129.
"registered victim", of an offender—see the Crimes (Sentence Administration) Act 2005
, section 213.
"transfer or release", of a detained offender, means—
(a) the transfer of the detainee from their place of detention; or
Examples
1 transporting an offender from a detention place to hospital
2 transferring an offender from a correctional centre to an equivalent institution interstate
(b) the release of a detainee from their place of detention, including for a temporary absence.
Examples—temporary absence
1 to work or seek work
2 to attend a funeral or visit a relative suffering a serious illness
3 to attend a place of education or training
4 to participate in a prison program that includes release under a pre-release permit scheme
"victim impact statement", for an offence—see the Crimes (Sentencing) Act 2005
, section 47.
"young offender"—see the Crimes (Sentence Administration) Act 2005
, dictionary.