Australian Capital Territory Current Acts Australian Capital Territory Current Acts(1) In this division:
"child" means a person under 12 years old.
"harm"—see section 6 (3).
"harmful behaviour", of a child, means behaviour that causes harm to another person.
"harm statement" , in relation to a child's harmful behaviour, means a statement prepared by or for a victim of the behaviour for consideration by the therapeutic support panel.
"therapeutic support panel"—see the Children and Young People Act 2008
, dictionary.
"victim", of a child's harmful behaviour, means—
(a) a person (a primary victim ) who suffers harm because of the behaviour; or
(b) if a primary victim dies because of the behaviour—a person who was financially or psychologically dependent on the primary victim before the primary victim's death.
(2) In this section:
"because of", a child's harmful behaviour, means—
(a) as a result of, or in the course of, the behaviour; or
(b) in the course of assisting a police officer in the exercise of the officer's power to arrest a person for the behaviour or to take action to prevent the behaviour.
"loss" of a pregnancy means a miscarriage or stillbirth.