Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

CRIMES (RESTORATIVE JUSTICE) ACT 2004 (NO. 65 OF 2004) - SECT 11

In this Act:

"child victim", of an offence, means a victim of an offence who is a child.

Note     A child is an individual under 18 years old (see Legislation Act, dict, pt 1, def "child").

"parent", of a child, means a person with parental responsibility for the child within the meaning of the Children and Young People Act 1999 , part 2.3 (Parental responsibility).

"victim"—

        (a)     has the meaning given by the Victims of Crime Act 1994 , dictionary; and

        (b)     includes a person who would be a victim if a reference in that Act to an offence included a reference to an offence that is alleged to have been committed.