Western Australian Numbered Acts

DANGEROUS SEXUAL OFFENDERS ACT 2006 (NO. 1 OF 2006) - SECT 3

3 .         Terms used in this Act

                In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears —

        “chief executive officer” means the chief executive officer of the department of the Public Service principally assisting the Minister with the administration of this Act;

        “community corrections officer” has the meaning given to that term in the Sentence Administration Act 2003 section 4(2);

        “continuing detention order” means a Division 2 continuing detention order or a Division 4 continuing detention order;

        “criminal record” means the criminal record kept by the Commissioner of Police;

        "Division 2 continuing detention order" means an order under section 17(1)(a);

        “Division 2 order” means —

            (a)         Division 2 continuing detention order; or

            (b)         a supervision order under section 17(1)(b);

        "Division 4 continuing detention order" means an order under section 23(b);

        “DPP” means the holder of the office of Director of Public Prosecutions under the Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1991 ;

        “offender” has the meaning given to that term in section 8(1);

        “preliminary hearing” means a preliminary hearing referred to in section 11(1);

        “psychiatrist” has the meaning given to that term in the Mental Health Act 1996 section 3;

        “serious danger to the community” has the meaning given to that term in section 7;

        “serious sexual offence” has the meaning given to that term in the Evidence Act 1906 section 106A;

        “supervision order” means an order under section 17(1)(b) or 33(2)(b);

        “under sentence of imprisonment” has a meaning that is consistent with the Sentence Administration Act 2003 section 66.