Definitions
3 Definitions
In this Act:
complainant means a person on or against whom a sexual offence is alleged to have been committed.
defendant means a person charged with having committed a sexual offence.
examination of witnesses means an examination of witnesses in relation to a sexual offence, commenced after the commencement of this Act and taken under Part V of the Local
Court (Criminal Procedure) Act 1928.
report means an account in writing or an account broadcast by wireless telegraphy in sound or in visual images.
sexual offence means an indictable offence involving:
sexual intercourse or sexual penetration; or
a sexual relationship; or
sexual abuse; or
indecent touching or an indecent assault; or
any other indecent act directed against a person or committed in the presence of a child; or
the making, collection, exhibition or display of an indecent object or indecent material; or
sexual servitude or any other form of sexual exploitation; or
an attempt to commit, an act of procuring, or any other act preparatory to the commission of, any of the above.
trial means a trial of a defendant or a proceeding taken with a view to sentencing a defendant found guilty of a sexual offence which, in either case, is commenced after the commencement of this Act.
Note for section 3
The Interpretation Act 1978 contains definitions and other provisions that may be relevant to this Act.
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