Western Australian Numbered Acts Western Australian Numbered Acts In this Act, unless
the contrary intention appears —
"adult" means a person who has reached 18 years of
age;
"apprehended" means apprehended under section
6(1);
"appropriate facility", in relation to an
apprehended person, means an approved place to which the person may be taken
in accordance with a notice published under section 26(1);
"approved place" means a place approved under
section 26(1);
"authorized officer" means a community officer or
a police officer;
"child" means a person who is under 18 years of
age;
"community officer" means a person appointed under
section 27;
"intoxicant" means —
(a)
alcohol; or
(b) a
drug, or a volatile or other substance, capable of intoxicating a person;
"intoxicated" means affected by, or apparently by,
an intoxicant to such an extent that there is a significant impairment of
judgment or behaviour;
"JP" means Justice of the Peace;
"police officer" means a person appointed under
the Police Act 1892 to be —
(a) a
member of the Police Force;
(b) a
special constable; or
(c) an
aboriginal aide;
"public place" includes —
(a) a
place to which the public are admitted on the payment of money or other
consideration, the test of admittance being only the payment of money or other
consideration;
(b) a
school, university or other place of education, other than a part of it to
which neither students nor the public usually have access; and
(c) a
privately owned place —
(i)
that is not occupied by, or with the authority of, the
owner; or
(ii)
to which the public has access with the express or
implied approval of the owner, occupier or person who has the control or
management of the place;
"volatile substance" means a substance that
produces a vapour at room temperature.