Interpretation
3 Interpretation
In these Regulations:
business hours means between 8 am and 4 pm, Monday to Friday (except public holidays).
support person, in relation to a reportable offender, means:
(a) a person nominated by the reportable offender for this regulation; or
if no such person is nominated:
(i) a parent, guardian, decision maker (as defined in section 3 of the Advance Personal Planning Act 2013) or carer of the reportable offender; or
(ii) a public authority that provides support, or supervises the provision of support, to the reportable offender.
(2) For these Regulations, a reportable offender has a special need if he or she:
has impaired intellectual functioning as follows:
total or partial loss of the person's mental functions;
(ii) a disorder or malfunction that results in the person learning differently from a person without the disorder or malfunction;
(iii) a disorder, illness or disease that affects the person's thought processes, perceptions of reality, emotions or judgment, or that results in disturbed behaviour; or
(b) is subject to a guardianship order under the Guardianship of Adults Act 2016 or the Guardianship of Infants Act 1972; or
is illiterate, or is not literate in the English language; or
(d) is visually impaired to the extent that the person is unable to read a written notice; or
(e) is subject to some other condition that may prevent the person from being able to understand a written notice.
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