Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Actsadult means a person who is not a child.
approved form see section 306.
approved provider, for part 7, division 3, see section 171.
arrest includes apprehension and taking into custody.
arrest offence means--
(a) an offence of a type for which the offender may be arrested without warrant; or
(b) an offence committed in circumstances where the offender may be arrested without warrant.
attend, for part 7, division 3, see section 167.
bail means bail as prescribed by the Bail Act 1980.
caution see part 2, division 2.
chief executive (child safety) means the chief executive of the department in which the Child Protection Act 1999 is administered.
child means--
(a) a person who has not turned 17 years; or
(b) after a day fixed under section 6--a person who has not turned 18 years.
Childrens Court judge includes the Childrens Court when constituted by a Childrens Court judge or a District Court judge.
Childrens Court magistrate includes the Childrens Court when constituted by a Childrens Court magistrate, stipendiary magistrate or justices.
child's community means the child's Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander community, whether it is--
(a) an urban community; or
(b) a rural community; or
(c) a community on DOGIT land under the Aboriginal Land Act 1991 or the Torres Strait Islander Land Act 1991.
committal proceeding means a proceeding before a justice taking an examination of witnesses in relation to a charge of an indictable offence.
community based order means a probation order, community service order, intensive supervision order or conditional release order.
community justice group, for a child, means--
(a) the community justice group established under the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities (Justice, Land and Other Matters) Act 1984, part 4, for the child's community; or
(b) a group of persons within the child's community, other than a department of government, that is involved in the provision of any of the following--
(i) information to a court about Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander offenders;
(ii) diversionary, interventionist or rehabilitation activities relating to Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander offenders;
(iii) other activities relating to local justice issues; or
(c) a group of persons made up of the elders or other respected persons of the child's community.
community service means activities decided to be community service under section 302.
community service hours means the hours of community service that a child is required to perform under a community service order.
community service order means an order under section 175(1)(e).
community visitor means a community visitor under the Commission for Children and Young People Act 2000.
concurrent jurisdiction means--
(a) in relation to a Childrens Court judge--the jurisdiction of the judge when constituting the District Court for a proceeding in its criminal jurisdiction; or
(b) in relation to the District Court--the jurisdiction of the judge when constituting the Childrens Court; or
(c) in relation to a Childrens Court magistrate--the jurisdiction of the magistrate or justices when constituting a Magistrates Court for a proceeding under the Justices Act 1886 or the Criminal Code; or
(d) in relation to a Magistrates Court--the jurisdiction of the magistrate or justices when constituting the Childrens Court.
conditional release order means an order made under section 220.
conference means a youth justice conference.
conference agreement means a youth justice conference agreement.
conference before sentence see section 161(3)(a)(ii).
convene a conference includes anything necessary to be done for the purpose of the convening of the conference, including, for example, preparing for and conducting conference meetings and doing anything necessary to finalise the conference.
convenor means a youth justice conference convenor approved under section 31.
coordinator means a youth justice coordinator appointed under section 31.
court includes a justice taking an examination of witnesses in relation to a charge of an indictable offence.
court of competent jurisdiction, for the trial or sentence of a child on indictment, means--
(a) the Supreme Court; or
(b) the District Court within the jurisdiction under the District Court of Queensland Act 1967, part 4; or
(c) a Childrens Court judge within the jurisdiction under part 6, division 7.
detention centre means a detention centre established under section 262.
detention centre employee means a public service employee, any of whose functions are ordinarily performed in a detention centre.
detention order means an order made under section 175(1)(g) or 176(1)(b).
disqualifying offence, for part 7, division 3, see section 170.
driver licence means a driver licence under the Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995.
drug assessment and education session, for part 7, division 3, see section 167.
drug diversion court, for part 7, division 3, see section 167.
eligible child, for part 7, division 3, see section 168.
eligible drug offence, for part 7, division 3, see section 169.
exceptional circumstances parole order means an exceptional circumstances parole order under the Corrective Services Act 2006.
finding of guilt means a finding of guilt, or the acceptance of a plea of guilty, by a court, whether or not a conviction is recorded.
good behaviour order means an order made under section 175(1)(b).
grant bail includes, for a court, enlarge the bail.
identifying information, about a child, means information that identifies the child, or is likely to lead to the identification of the child, as a child who is being, or has been, dealt with under this Act.
Example--
Each of the following is identifying information about a child if it identifies the child, or is likely to lead to the identification of a child, as a child who is being or has been dealt with under this Act--
(a) the child's name, address, school or place of employment;
(b) a photograph, picture, videotape or other visual representation of the child or someone else.
identifying particulars see the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000, schedule 6.
indefinite referral see section 161(3)(a)(i).
intensive supervision order means an intensive supervision order made under section 175(1)(f).
juvenile justice principles means the principles stated in schedule 1.
lawyer means--
(a) an Australian lawyer who, under the Legal Profession Act 2007, may engage in legal practice in this State; or
(b) a person mentioned in section 308(2) acting for a party.
legal representation means representation by a lawyer.
life offence means an offence for which a person sentenced as an adult would be liable to life imprisonment.
loss of property includes loss, damage or destruction.
medical treatment includes a physical, psychiatric, psychological or dental examination or treatment.
member of the police service means a member of the Queensland Police Service under the Police Service Administration Act 1990, section 2.2(1).
notice to appear means a notice to appear under the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000, section 382(2).
parent means--
(a) a parent or guardian of a child; or
(b) a person who has lawful custody of a child other than because of the child's detention for an offence or pending a proceeding for an offence; or
(c) a person who has the day-to-day care and control of a child.
parole means a parole order under the Corrective Services Act 2006.
penalty unit see Penalties and Sentences Act 1992, section 5.
personal offence means an offence relating to the person of another.
police station means a police station within the meaning of the Police Service Administration Act 1990.
prison means a prison within the meaning of the Corrective Services Act 2006.
probation order means an order made under section 175(1)(d) or 176(1)(a).
procedural action or order means an action or order made for, or incidental to, a proceeding that does not constitute a hearing and determination on the merits of the matter to which the proceeding relates, for example--
(a) the charging of a defendant; and
(b) the issue of a warrant; and
(c) the granting of bail or release without bail; and
(d) the remand of a defendant; and
(e) the adjournment of the proceeding.
program period--
(a) for a conditional release order--see section 221; or
(b) for an intensive supervision order--see section 204.
proper officer means--
(a) for the Supreme Court, the District Court or a Childrens Court judge--the registrar or a sheriff or deputy sheriff of the court; and
(b) for a Magistrates Court or a Childrens Court magistrate--the clerk of the court.
property offence means an offence relating to property.
publish means publish to the public by television, radio, newspaper, periodical, notice, circular or other form of communication.
referring court, for an offence referred to a conference, see section 33(b).
referring police officer, for an offence referred to a conference, see section 33(a).
release notice see section 51.
respected person, of an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander community, means a member of the community who is generally respected in the community.
sentence order means any of the following--
(a) an order made under section 175 or 176, including a reprimand;
(b) the recording of a conviction under section 183;
(c) a conditional release order made under section 220;
(d) an order under section 234.
serious offence means an offence mentioned in section 8.
seven year offence means a life offence or an offence of a type, that if committed by an adult, would make the adult liable to imprisonment for 7 years or more.
simple offence includes a regulatory offence and a breach of duty.
State includes a Territory.
supervised release order means an order made under section 228.
support person, for a child, see the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000, schedule 6.
supreme court offence means an offence for which the District Court does not have jurisdiction to try an adult because of the District Court of Queensland Act 1967, section 61.
treatment includes therapeutic, palliative and preventative treatment.
unlawfully at large, for a person who has been lawfully detained under this Act, includes--
(a) having escaped from detention; or
(b) having been mistakenly released from detention before the person is eligible for the release.