Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Actsaffected child, for part 2, division 4A, see section 21AC.
affidavit, for part 7, see section 104.
approved form see section 134B.
assumed name, for part 2, division 5, see section 21C.
audio link, for part 3A, see section 39C.
audio visual link means facilities, including closed-circuit television, that enable reasonably contemporaneous and continuous audio and visual communication between persons at different places.
before, for part 3A, see section 39C.
book of account, for part 5, division 6, see section 83.
business, for part 7, see section 104.
chief executive officer, for part 2, division 5, see section 21C.
chief executive (surveys) means the chief executive of the department in which the Surveyors Act 2003 is administered.
child, for part 2, division 4A, see section 21AD.
civil proceedings, for part 3, division 3, see section 35.
CMC, for part 2, division 5, see section 21C.
conduct, for part 2, division 5, see section 21C.
convicted, for part 2, division 5, see section 21C.
conviction, for part 5, division 5, see section 78.
copy, of a document, see section 4.
corresponding court, for part 3, division 2, see section 25.
corresponding law, for part 2, division 5, see section 21C.
corresponding witness identity protection certificate, for part 2, division 5, see section 21C.
counsel, for part 2, division 4A, see section 21AC.
court—
(a) for part 5, division 5—see section 78; or
(b) for part 5, division 6—see section 83; or
(c) otherwise—means the court, tribunal, judge, justice, arbitrator, body or person before whom or which a proceeding is held or taken.
court location, for part 3A, see section 39C.
court name, for part 2, division 5, see section 21C.
criminal activity, for part 2, division 5, see section 21C.
criminal proceeding includes a proceeding wherein a person is charged with a simple offence, and an examination of witnesses in relation to an indictable offence.
defendant, for part 2, division 4A, see section 21AC.
document includes, in addition to a document in writing—
(a) any part of a document in writing or of any other document as defined herein; and
(b) any book, map, plan, graph or drawing; and
(c) any photograph; and
(d) any label, marking or other writing which identifies or describes anything of which it forms part, or to which it is attached by any means whatever; and
(e) any disc, tape, soundtrack or other device in which sounds or other data (not being visual images) are embodied so as to be capable (with or without the aid of some other equipment) of being reproduced therefrom; and
(f) any film, negative, tape or other device in which 1 or more visual images are embodied so as to be capable (with or without the aid of some other equipment) of being reproduced therefrom; and
(g) any other record of information whatever.
examiner, for part 3, division 2, see section 25.
external location, for part 3A, see section 39C.
film includes a microfilm.
gazette includes any gazette, or part of a gazette, published by the government printer.
Example—
Queensland Government Gazette
investigation, for part 2, division 5, see section 21C.
judge means the member or members of a court.
judicial officer means a judge, magistrate or justices.
law enforcement agency, for part 2, division 5, see section 21C.
lawfully edited copy, of a video-taped recording of evidence given by a special witness or an affected child, means a copy of the recording that has been edited or otherwise changed under an approval under section 21AZ.
machine copy, for part 7, see section 104.
misconduct, for part 2, division 5, see section 21C.
offence involving violence, for part 2, division 4A, see section 21AC.
offence of a sexual nature, for part 2, division 4A, see section 21AC.
operative, for part 2, division 5, see section 21C.
original document, for part 7, see section 104.
overseas country—
(a) for part 3, division 3—see section 35; or
(b) for part 5, division 3—see section 67.
participating State, for part 3A, see section 39C.
party, for part 2, division 5, see section 21C.
person with an impairment of the mind means a person with a disability that—
(a) is attributable to an intellectual, psychiatric, cognitive or neurological impairment or a combination of these; and
(b) results in—
(i) a substantial reduction of the person's capacity for communication, social interaction or learning; and
(ii) the person needing support.
police service means the Queensland Police Service.
preliminary hearing, for part 2, division 4A, see section 21AC.
prescribed country, for part 3, division 2, see section 25.
presiding judicial officer, for part 2, division 4B, see section 21AY.
proceeding—
(a) for part 2, division 4A—see section 21AC; or
(b) otherwise—means any civil, criminal or other proceeding or inquiry, reference or examination in which by law or by consent of parties evidence is or may be given, and includes an arbitration.
protected witness, for part 2, division 6, see section 21M.
Queensland court, for part 3A, see section 39C.
recognised court, for part 3A, see section 39C.
recording, for part 2, division 4B, see section 21AY.
relevant court, for part 2, division 5, see section 21C.
relevant offence, for part 2, division 4A, see section 21AC.
relevant proceeding, for part 2, division 4A, see section 21AC.
reproduce, for part 7, see section 104.
reproduction, for part 7, see section 104.
request, for part 3, division 3, see section 35.
requesting court, for part 3, division 3, see section 36.
special witness see section 21A.
statement includes any representation of fact, whether made in words or otherwise and whether made by a person, computer or otherwise.
statute, for part 5, division 3, see section 67.
telegraph means a system of telecommunication operated under Commonwealth law.
telegraphic message means any message or other communication transmitted or intended for transmission or purporting to have been transmitted by telegraph.
telegraph office means an office or place established or used for receiving or transmitting telegraphic messages.
transparency, for part 7, see section 104.
tribunal, for part 3A, see section 39C.
undertaking includes public administration and any business, profession, occupation, calling, trade or undertaking whether engaged in or carried on—
(a) by the Crown (in right of the State of Queensland or any other right), or by a statutory body, or by any other person; or
(b) for profit or not; or
(c) in Queensland or elsewhere.
video-taped means recorded as a video-taped recording.
video-taped recording means a recording, including the accompanying sound track, on any medium from which a moving image may be produced by any means.
witness identity protection certificate, for part 2, division 5, see section 21C.