Western Australian Numbered Acts Western Australian Numbered Acts (1) If not defined in
this Act words and expressions in this Act have the same definitions as in the
Sentencing Act 1995 and in particular, in Part 13 of that Act.
(2) In this
Act —
"Board" means the Parole Board;
"CEO parole order" means a parole order made by
the CEO;
"CEO parole order (supervised) "means a CEO parole
order that specifies that it is supervised;
"CEO parole order (unsupervised)" means a
CEO parole order that specifies that it is unsupervised;
"community corrections activities" are activities
approved as such under section 85;
"community corrections centre” means a place
declared to be a community corrections centre under section 84;
"community corrections officer" means a person
appointed as a community corrections officer under section 98 and includes an
honorary CCO;
"community order" means a community based order or
an intensive supervision order imposed under the Sentencing Act 1995 ;
"department" means the department principally
assisting the Minister with the administration of this Act;
"departmental officer" means a person appointed
under section 98(1)(a);
"departmental staff" means the people appointed or
engaged under section 98 and the people authorised to work as unpaid
volunteers under section 99;
"early release order" means —
(a) a
parole order; or
(b) a
re-entry release order;
"honorary CCO" means a person appointed as a
community corrections officer under section 98(1)(b);
"parole order" means an order made under Part 3
that a prisoner be released on parole and includes a parole order made for the
purposes of section 72 or 73;
"re-entry release order "means a
re-entry release order made under Part 4 and includes a re-entry release order
made for the purposes of section 72;
"release" means release from custody;
"serious offence "means an offence of the kind set
out in Schedule 2, other than such of those offences as have been prescribed
by the regulations as not to be a serious offence;
"work and development order" means a work and
development order made under Part 4 of the Fines, Penalties and Infringement
Notices Enforcement Act 1994 .
(3) In this Act these
abbreviations are used —
"CCO" for community corrections officer;
"CEO" for chief executive officer;
"RRO" for re-entry release order;
"WDO" for work and development order.