Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

CRIMINOLOGY RESEARCH ACT 1971 - SECT 4

    In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:

"Acting Director" means an Acting Director of the Institute appointed under section   22.

"Advisory Council" means the Criminology Research Advisory Council established under section   33.

"appoint" includes re - appoint.

"criminological research" means research in connexion with:

  (a)   the causes, correction and prevention of criminal behaviour; and

  (b)   any related matter.

"Finance Minister" means the Minister administering the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 .

"the appropriate Minister" means:

  (a)   in relation to a State, such Minister of the Crown of that State as is prescribed, and includes any Minister of the Crown for the time being acting for and on behalf of that Minister; and

  (aa)   in relation to the Australian Capital Territory, such Minister of the Australian Capital Territory as is prescribed, and includes any Minister of the Australian Capital Territory for the time being acting for and on behalf of that Minister; and

  (b)   in relation to the Northern Territory, such Minister of the Northern Territory as is prescribed, and includes any Minister of the Northern Territory for the time being acting for and on behalf of that Minister.

"the Director" means the Director of the Institute appointed under section   15.

"the Institute" means the Australian Institute of Criminology established by section   5.