Official Visitor Act 2012

The Executive may make regulations for this Act.

Dictionary (see s 3)

Note 1 The Legislation Act contains definitions and other provisions relevant to this Act.

Note 2 For example, the Legislation Act, dict, pt 1 defines the following terms:

 appoint

 director-general (see s 163)

 exercise

 function

 integrity commissioner

 Minister (see s 162)

 public advocate

 public trustee and guardian.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people commissioner means the person appointed as the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People Commissioner under the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People Commissioner Act 2022, section 10.

Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander child or young person means a child or young person who is an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person.

Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person—see the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People Commissioner Act 2022, dictionary.

entitled person, at a visitable place—see section 8.

health record—see the Health Records (Privacy and Access) Act 1997, dictionary.

official visitor, for a visitable place—see section 6.

official visitors board means the official visitors board established under section 23A.

official visitors executive officer—see section 23C (2).

operating entity, for a visitable place, means—

if the Territory operates the place—the relevant director‑general; or

in any other case—the entity that operates the place.

operational Act—see section 7.

operational Minister, for a visitable place, means the Minister responsible for the operational Act under which the visitable place is mentioned.

relevant director-general, for a visitable place, means the director‑general of the administrative unit responsible for the operational Act under which the place is mentioned.

senior practitioner means the Senior Practitioner under the Senior Practitioner Act 2018.

visitable place—see section 9.