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CRIMINAL LAW (SEXUAL OFFENCES) ACT 1978 - SECT 3

Definitions

3 Definitions

In this Act—

"accredited media entity" means an entity listed as an accredited media entity in the Supreme Court’s media accreditation policy.

"complainant" means a person in respect of whom a sexual offence is alleged to have been committed.

"defendant" means a person charged with having committed a sexual offence.

"eligible person" , in relation to a charge of a prescribed sexual offence, means the complainant, the defendant or the prosecution.

"examination of witnesses" means an examination of witnesses in relation to an indictable offence, being a sexual offence, commenced after the commencement of this Act and taken pursuant to the Justices Act 1886 .

"executive officer" , of a corporation, means a person who is concerned with, or takes part in, the corporation’s management, whether or not the person is a director or the person’s position is given the name of executive officer.

"identifying matter" , in relation to a defendant, means—

(a) the name, address, place of employment or another particular of the defendant or another person that is likely to lead to the identification of the defendant; or
(b) a photograph, picture, videotape, digital image or other visual representation of the defendant or another person that is likely to lead to the identification of the defendant.

"interim order" see section 7D (1) .

"Minister" ...

"non-publication order" see section 7 (2) .

"prescribed sexual offence" means any of the following offences—
(a) rape;
(b) attempt to commit rape;
(c) assault with intent to commit rape;
(d) an offence defined in the Criminal Code , section 352 .

"report" means an account in writing and an account broadcast or distributed in any way in or as sound or visual images.

"sentenced" means sentenced by a Magistrates Court.

"sexual offence" means any offence of a sexual nature, and includes a prescribed sexual offence.

"Supreme Court’s media accreditation policy" means the media accreditation policy in effect and made under or appended to a practice direction of the Supreme Court.

"the court" includes justices taking an examination of witnesses.

"trial" means a trial of a defendant and a proceeding taken with a view to sentencing a defendant convicted of a sexual offence, which in either case is commenced after the commencement of this Act.



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