Dictionary
Schedule 4 Dictionary
section 4
adult...
sch 4 def adult reloc 2002 No. 39 s 5 (5)
om 2016 No. 58 s 6
adult offence, for part 6, division 11, see section 132.
sch 4 def adult offence ins 2016 No. 39 s 36 (2)
adversely affected, for a detention centre, for part 9A, see section 301F(1) and (2).
sch 4 def adversely affected ins 2023 No. 14 s 51 (2)
alternative diversion program see section 38.
sch 4 def alternative diversion program ins 2016 No. 39 s 36 (2)
applicant, for part 8, division 7, see section 282BA(1).
sch 4 def applicant ins 2017 No. 8 s 100
amd 2024 No. 54 s 59 (2)
approved form see section 306.
sch 4 def approved form ins 1996 No. 22 s 5 (2)
reloc 2002 No. 39 s 5 (5)
approved provider, for part 7, division 3, see section 171.
sch 4 def approved provider ins 2002 No. 59 s 3
reloc 2002 No. 39 s 5 (5)
arrest includes apprehension and taking into custody.
sch 4 def arrest reloc 2002 No. 39 s 5 (5)
arrest offence means—
an offence of a type for which the offender may be arrested without warrant; or
an offence committed in circumstances where the offender may be arrested without warrant.
sch 4 def arrest offence reloc 2002 No. 39 s 5 (5)
attend, for part 7, division 3, see section 167.
sch 4 def attend ins 2002 No. 59 s 3
reloc 2002 No. 39 s 5 (5)
attendance notice...
sch 4 def attendance notice om from prev s 4 2002 No. 39 s 5 (2)
bail means bail as prescribed by the Bail Act 1980.
sch 4 def bail reloc 2002 No. 39 s 5 (5)
body-worn camera see the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000, section 609A(5).
sch 4 def body-worn camera ins 2019 No. 23 s 8
boot camp centre...
sch 4 def boot camp centre ins 2012 No. 41 s 47 (2)
om 2016 No. 38 s 58 (1)
boot camp centre provider...
sch 4 def boot camp centre provider ins 2012 No. 41 s 47 (2)
om 2016 No. 38 s 58 (1)
boot camp order...
sch 4 def boot camp order ins 2012 No. 41 s 47 (2)
om 2016 No. 38 s 58 (1)
boot camp program...
sch 4 def boot camp program ins 2012 No. 41 s 47 (2)
om 2016 No. 38 s 58 (1)
boot camp (vehicle offences) order...
sch 4 def boot camp (vehicle offences) order ins 2014 No. 9 s 26 (1)
om 2016 No. 38 s 58 (1)
breach of duty...
sch 4 def breach of duty om from prev s 4 2002 No. 39 s 5 (2)
caution see part 2, division 2.
sch 4 def caution sub 1996 No. 22 s 5 (1)–(2); 2002 No. 39 s 5 (2)–(3)
reloc 2002 No. 39 s 5 (5)
chief executive...
sch 4 def chief executive om 1 December 1994 RA s 39
chief executive (child safety) means the chief executive of the department in which the Child Protection Act 1999 is administered.
sch 4 def chief executive (child safety) ins 2004 No. 36 s 72
chief executive (corrective services) means the chief executive of the department in which the Correctives Services Act 2006 is administered.
sch 4 def chief executive (corrective services) ins 2021 No. 9 s 34 (2)
child...
sch 4 def child reloc 2002 No. 39 s 5 (5)
om 2016 No. 58 s 6
child, for part 7, division 2, see section 161.
sch 4 def child ins 2016 No. 39 s 36 (2)
child advocacy officer means a person appointed as a child advocacy officer under the Public Guardian Act 2014.
sch 4 def child advocacy officer ins 2014 No. 26 s 288 (2)
child charged with an offence, for part 9, division 2A, see section 297E.
sch 4 def child charged with an offence ins 2019 No. 23 s 32
child offence, for part 6, division 11, see section 132.
sch 4 def child offence ins 2016 No. 39 s 36 (2)
Childrens Court judge includes the Childrens Court when constituted by a Childrens Court judge or a District Court judge.
sch 4 def Childrens Court judge sub 2002 No. 39 s 5 (2)–(3)
reloc 2002 No. 39 s 5 (5)
Childrens Court magistrate includes the Childrens Court when constituted by a Childrens Court magistrate, stipendiary magistrate or justices.
sch 4 def Childrens Court magistrate reloc 2002 No. 39 s 5 (5)
child’s community means the child’s Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander community, whether it is—
an urban community; or
a rural community; or
a community on DOGIT land under the Aboriginal Land Act 1991 or the Torres Strait Islander Land Act 1991.
sch 4 def child’s community ins 2005 No. 70 s 116
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sch 4 def circuit breaker condition ins 2026 No. 22s 29(2) (uncommenced amendment)
sch 4 def circuit breaker order ins 2026 No. 22s 29(2) (uncommenced amendment)
sch 4 def circuit breaker program ins 2026 No. 22s 29(2) (uncommenced amendment)
sch 4 def circuit breaker provider ins 2026 No. 22s 29(2) (uncommenced amendment)
sch 4 def circuit breaker site ins 2026 No. 22s 29(2) (uncommenced amendment)
commission...
sch 4 def commission ins 1996 No. 22 s 5 (2)
om from prev s 4 1999 No. 9 s 3 sch
Commissioner...
sch 4 def Commissioner om from prev s 4 1996 No. 22 s 5 (1)
committal proceeding means a proceeding before a justice taking an examination of witnesses in relation to a charge of an indictable offence.
sch 4 def committal proceeding reloc 2002 No. 39 s 5 (5)
Commonwealth control order means a control order as defined in the Criminal Code (Cwlth), section 100.1(1).
sch 4 def Commonwealth control order ins 2019 No. 10 s 34
community based order means a probation order, graffiti removal order, community service order, intensive supervision order, conditional release order or restorative justice order.
sch 4 def community based order ins 2002 No. 39 s 5 (3)
reloc 2002 No. 39 s 5 (5)
amd 2012 No. 41 s 47 (3); 2013 No. 31 s 93 (2); 2014 No. 9 s 26 (1A); 2016 No. 38 s 58 (3)
sub 2016 No. 39 s 36
sub 2026 No. 22s 29(1)–(2) (uncommenced amendment)
community conference agreement...
sch 4 def community conference agreement ins 1996 No. 22 s 5 (2)
om from prev s 4 2002 No. 39 s 5 (2)
community conference convenor...
sch 4 def community conference convenor ins 1996 No. 22 s 5 (2)
om from prev s 4 2002 No. 39 s 5 (2)
community justice group, for a child, means—
the community justice group established under the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities (Justice, Land and Other Matters) Act 1984, part 4, for the child’s community; or
a group of persons within the child’s community, other than a department of government, that is involved in the provision of any of the following—
information to a court about Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander offenders;
diversionary, interventionist or rehabilitation activities relating to Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander offenders;
other activities relating to local justice issues; or
a group of persons made up of the elders or other respected persons of the child’s community.
sch 4 def community justice group ins 2005 No. 70 s 116
amd 2007 No. 59 s 80
community service means activities decided to be community service under section 302.
sch 4 def community service sub 1996 No. 22 s 5 (1)–(2)
amd 2002 No. 39 s 5 (4)
reloc 2002 No. 39 s 5 (5)
community service hours means the hours of community service that a child is required to perform under a community service order.
sch 4 def community service hours reloc 2002 No. 39 s 5 (5)
community service order means an order under section 175(1)(e).
sch 4 def community service order reloc 2002 No. 39 s 5 (5)
community visitor...
sch 4 def community visitor ins 2000 No. 60 s 175 sch 3
reloc 2002 No. 39 s 5 (5)
amd 2009 No. 34 s 42 (2)
om 2014 No. 26 s 288 (1)
community visitor (child) means a person appointed as a community visitor (child) under the Public Guardian Act 2014.
sch 4 def community visitor (child) ins 2014 No. 26 s 288 (2)
concurrent jurisdiction means—
in relation to a Childrens Court judge—the jurisdiction of the judge when constituting the District Court for a proceeding in its criminal jurisdiction; or
in relation to the District Court—the jurisdiction of the judge when constituting the Childrens Court; or
in relation to a Childrens Court magistrate—the jurisdiction of the magistrate or justices when constituting a Magistrates Court for a proceeding under the Justices Act 1886 or the Criminal Code; or
in relation to a Magistrates Court—the jurisdiction of the magistrate or justices when constituting the Childrens Court.
sch 4 def concurrent jurisdiction amd 1999 No. 19 s 3 sch
reloc 2002 No. 39 s 5 (5)
conditional release order means an order made under section 220.
sch 4 def conditional release order ins 2002 No. 39 s 5 (3)
reloc 2002 No. 39 s 5 (5)
conference means a conference under part 3, division 2.
sch 4 def conference ins 2002 No. 39 s 5 (3)
reloc 2002 No. 39 s 5 (5)
sub 2016 No. 39 s 36
conference agreement see section 36.
sch 4 def conference agreement ins 2002 No. 39 s 5 (3)
reloc 2002 No. 39 s 5 (5)
sub 2016 No. 39 s 36
conference before sentence...
sch 4 def conference before sentence ins 2002 No. 39 s 5 (3)
reloc 2002 No. 39 s 5 (5)
om 2012 No. 41 s 47 (1)
contact information, for a victim of an offence, means sufficient information about the victim to enable the chief executive to communicate with the victim.
sch 4 def contact information ins 2016 No. 39 s 36 (2)
convene a conference includes anything necessary to be done for the purpose of the convening of the conference, including, for example, preparing for and conducting conference meetings and doing anything necessary to finalise the conference.
sch 4 def convene a conference ins 2002 No. 39 s 5 (3)
reloc 2002 No. 39 s 5 (5)
convenor means a person approved as a convenor under section 39.
sch 4 def convenor ins 1996 No. 22 s 5 (2)
sub 2002 No. 39 s 5 (2)–(3)
reloc 2002 No. 39 s 5 (5)
sub 2016 No. 39 s 36
coordinator...
sch 4 def coordinator ins 2002 No. 39 s 5 (3)
reloc 2002 No. 39 s 5 (5)
om 2012 No. 41 s 47 (1)
core member, for part 8A, see section 282H.
sch 4 def core member ins 2023 No. 3 s 41 (2)
corrective services facility see the Corrective Services Act 2006, schedule 4.
sch 4 def corrective services facility ins 2016 No. 39 s 36 (2)
corrective services officer see the Corrective Services Act 2006, schedule 4.
sch 4 def corrective services officer ins 2019 No. 38 s 86
sub 2021 No. 9 s 34
court includes a justice taking an examination of witnesses in relation to a charge of an indictable offence.
sch 4 def court reloc 2002 No. 39 s 5 (5)
court cell means a place attached to or near a court that—
is not a detention centre; and
is used for detaining prisoners of the court and other persons.
sch 4 def court cell ins 2019 No. 38 s 86
court diversion referral, for part 7, division 2, see section 163(1)(d)(i).
sch 4 def court diversion referral ins 2016 No. 39 s 36 (2)
court of competent jurisdiction, for the trial or sentence of a child on indictment, means—
the Supreme Court; or
the District Court within the jurisdiction under the District Court of Queensland Act 1967, part 4; or
a Childrens Court judge within the jurisdiction under part 6, division 7.
sch 4 def court of competent jurisdiction ins 2002 No. 39 s 5 (3)
reloc 2002 No. 39 s 5 (5)
criminal history, of a child, see section 6.
sch 4 def criminal history ins 2024 No. 54 s 59(1)
curfew means a requirement to remain at a stated place for stated periods.
sch 4 def curfew ins 2009 No. 34 s 42 (1)
declared emergency, for part 9A, see section 301B.
sch 4 def declared emergency ins 2023 No. 14 s 51 (2)
details of the boot camp program...
sch 4 def details of the boot camp program ins 2012 No. 41 s 47 (2)
om 2016 No. 38 s 58 (1)
detainee means a person—
being held on remand, in the chief executive’s custody, in connection with a charge of an offence; or
serving a period of detention, in a detention centre, for an offence; or
otherwise being held in custody in a detention centre.
sch 4 def detainee prev def ins 1996 No. 22 s 5 (2)
om from prev s 4 1998 No. 39 s 22 (1)
pres def ins 2016 No. 39 s 36 (2)
sub 2024 No. 45 s 133(1)–(2); 2024 No. 54 s 38(1)–(2)
detainee information, for part 8, division 7, see section 282A(1).
sch 4 def detainee information ins 2017 No. 8 s 100
detention centre means—
a detention centre established under section 262; or
a temporary detention centre.
sch 4 def detention centre ins 1998 No. 39 s 22 (2)
reloc 2002 No. 39 s 5 (5)
sub 2023 No. 14 s 51
detention centre employee means a public service employee, any of whose functions are ordinarily performed in a detention centre.
sch 4 def detention centre employee ins 2002 No. 39 s 5 (3)
reloc 2002 No. 39 s 5 (5)
detention order means an order made under section 175(1)(g), 175A(2)(b) or 176(1)(b).
sch 4 def detention order reloc 2002 No. 39 s 5 (5)
amd 2024 No. 54 s 38(4)
amd 2026 No. 22s 29(3) (uncommenced amendment)
director of public prosecutions means the director under the Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1984.
sch 4 def director of public prosecutions ins 2023 No. 14 s 51 (2)
disaster, for part 9A, see section 301B.
sch 4 def disaster ins 2023 No. 14 s 51 (2)
disaster-affected detention centre, for part 9A, see section 301B.
sch 4 def disaster-affected detention centre ins 2023 No. 14 s 51 (2)
disclosable caution...
sch 4 def disclosable caution ins 1996 No. 22 s 5 (2)
om from prev s 4 2002 No. 39 s 5 (2)
disclosable community conference agreement...
sch 4 def disclosable community conference agreement ins 1996 No. 22 s 5 (2)
om from prev s 4 2002 No. 39 s 5 (2)
disqualifying offence, for part 7, division 3, see section 170.
sch 4 def disqualifying offence ins 2002 No. 59 s 3
reloc 2002 No. 39 s 5 (5)
driver licence means a driver licence under the Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995.
sch 4 def driver licence ins 1999 No. 42 s 54 (3) sch pt 3
reloc 2002 No. 39 s 5 (5)
driver’s licence...
sch 4 def driver’s licence om from prev s 4 1999 No. 42 s 54 (3) sch pt 3
drug assessment and education session, for part 7, division 3, see section 167.
sch 4 def drug assessment and education session ins 2002 No. 59 s 3
reloc 2002 No. 39 s 5 (5)
drug diversion court, for part 7, division 3, see section 167.
sch 4 def drug diversion court ins 2002 No. 59 s 3
reloc 2002 No. 39 s 5 (5)
eligible child, for part 7, division 3, see section 168.
sch 4 def eligible child ins 2002 No. 59 s 3
reloc 2002 No. 39 s 5 (5)
eligible drug offence, for part 7, division 3, see section 169.
sch 4 def eligible drug offence ins 2002 No. 59 s 3
reloc 2002 No. 39 s 5 (5)
eligible person, in relation to a child detained in a detention centre, means a person included on the eligible persons register as an eligible person in relation to the child.
sch 4 def eligible person ins 2017 No. 8 s 100
eligible persons register means the register kept under section 282A(1).
sch 4 def eligible persons register ins 2017 No. 8 s 100
emergency period, for part 9A, see section 301B.
sch 4 def emergency period ins 2023 No. 14 s 51 (2)
exceptional circumstances parole order means an exceptional circumstances parole order under the Corrective Services Act 2006.
sch 4 def exceptional circumstances parole order ins 2002 No. 39 s 5 (3)
reloc 2002 No. 39 s 5 (5)
amd 2006 No. 29 s 518 sch 3
family relationship has the meaning given by the Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012, section 19.
sch 4 def family relationship ins 2024 No. 5 s 99
finding of guilt means a finding of guilt, or the acceptance of a plea of guilty, by a court, whether or not a conviction is recorded.
sch 4 def finding of guilt sub 2002 No. 39 s 5 (2)–(3)
reloc 2002 No. 39 s 5 (5)
first-time offender...
sch 4 def first-time offender ins 2014 No. 9 s 26 (1)
om 2016 No. 38 s 58 (1)
fixed release order...
sch 4 def fixed release order ins 1996 No. 22 s 5 (2)
om from prev s 4 2002 No. 39 s 5 (2)
general principles of juvenile justice...
sch 4 def general principles of juvenile justice om from prev s 4 2002 No. 39 s 5 (2)
good behaviour order means an order made under section 175(1)(b).
sch 4 def good behaviour order reloc 2002 No. 39 s 5 (5)
graffiti offence means an offence against the Criminal Code, section 469 that is punishable under section 469, item 9.
sch 4 def graffiti offence ins 2013 No. 31 s 93 (1)
graffiti removal order means a graffiti removal order in force under part 7, division 7A.
sch 4 def graffiti removal order ins 2013 No. 31 s 93 (1)
graffiti removal program see the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000, section 379A(10).
sch 4 def graffiti removal program ins 2013 No. 31 s 93 (1)
graffiti removal service means—
the removal of graffiti; or
work related or incidental to the work mentioned in paragraph (a); or
other work related to or incidental to the clean up of public places whether or not it relates to the removal of graffiti.
sch 4 def graffiti removal service ins 2013 No. 31 s 93 (1)
grant bail includes, for a court, enlarge the bail.
sch 4 def grant bail ins 2002 No. 39 s 5 (3)
reloc 2002 No. 39 s 5 (5)
human rights commissioner means the Human Rights Commissioner under the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991.
sch 4 def human rights commissioner ins 2024 No. 45 s 133(2)
identifying information, about a child, means information that identifies the child, or is likely to lead to the identification of the child, as a child who is being, or has been, dealt with under this Act.
Example—
Each of the following is identifying information about a child if it identifies the child, or is likely to lead to the identification of a child, as a child who is being or has been dealt with under this Act—
the child’s name, address, school or place of employment;
a photograph, picture, videotape or other visual representation of the child or someone else.
sch 4 def identifying information ins 2002 No. 39 s 5 (3)
reloc 2002 No. 39 s 5 (5)
identifying particulars see the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000, schedule 6.
sch 4 def identifying particulars ins 2002 No. 39 s 5 (3)
reloc 2002 No. 39 s 5 (5)
amd 2000 No. 5 s 810 sch 4 (amd 2006 No. 26 ss 84, 86)
immediate release order...
sch 4 def immediate release order om from prev s 4 2002 No. 39 s 5 (2)
indefinite referral...
sch 4 def indefinite referral ins 2002 No. 39 s 5 (3)
reloc 2002 No. 39 s 5 (5)
om 2012 No. 41 s 47 (1)
informal care relationship has the meaning given by the Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012, section 20.
sch 4 def informal care relationship ins 2024 No. 5 s 99
inspector of detention services means the inspector of detention services under the Inspector of Detention Services Act 2022.
sch 4 def inspector of detention services ins 2022 No. 18 s 107
intensive supervision order means an intensive supervision order made under section 175(1)(f).
sch 4 def intensive supervision order ins 2002 No. 39 s 5 (3)
reloc 2002 No. 39 s 5 (5)
keep the child in custody includes, for a court, remand the child in custody.
sch 4 def keep the child in custody ins 2020 No. 19 s 168
law enforcement agency see the Corrective Services Act 2006, schedule 4.
sch 4 def law enforcement agency ins 2023 No. 14 s 51 (2)
lawyer means—
an Australian lawyer who, under the Legal Profession Act 2007, may engage in legal practice in this State; or
a person mentioned in section 308(2) acting for a party.
sch 4 def lawyer ins 2004 No. 11 s 596 sch 1
amd 2007 No. 24 s 770 sch 1
Legal Aid Queensland means Legal Aid under the Legal Aid Queensland Act 1997.
sch 4 def Legal Aid Queensland ins 2023 No. 14 s 51 (2)
legal practitioner...
sch 4 def legal practitioner amd 1996 No. 22 s 5 (3)
reloc 2002 No. 39 s 5 (5)
om 2004 No. 11 s 596 sch 1
legal representation means representation by a lawyer.
sch 4 def legal representation ins 2002 No. 39 s 5 (3)
reloc 2002 No. 39 s 5 (5)
amd 2004 No. 11 s 596 sch 1
life offence means an offence for which a person sentenced as an adult would be liable to life imprisonment.
sch 4 def life offence reloc 2002 No. 39 s 5 (5)
loss of property includes loss, damage or destruction.
sch 4 def loss reloc 2002 No. 39 s 5 (5)
MACP system, for part 8A, see section 282H.
sch 4 def MACP system ins 2023 No. 3 s 41 (2)
medical treatment includes a physical, psychiatric, psychological or dental examination or treatment.
sch 4 def medical treatment reloc 2002 No. 39 s 5 (5)
member of the police service means a member of the Queensland Police Service under the Police Service Administration Act 1990, section 2.2(1).
sch 4 def member of the police service ins 2002 No. 39 s 5 (3)
reloc 2002 No. 39 s 5 (5)
monitoring device means an electronic device capable of being worn, and not removed, by a person for the purpose of the chief executive, the Queensland Police Service, or the chief executive (corrective services), finding or monitoring the geographical location of the person.
sch 4 def monitoring device ins 2021 No. 9 s 34 (2)
amd 2026 No. 22s 29(4) (uncommenced amendment)
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sch 4 def monitoring device condition ins 2026 No. 22s 29(2) (uncommenced amendment)
sch 4 def monitoring device entity ins 2026 No. 22s 29(2) (uncommenced amendment)
National Disability Insurance Agency means the Agency under the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 (Cwlth).
sch 4 def National Disability Insurance Agency ins 2019 No. 23 s 32
nominee, for part 8, division 7, see section 282A(3A) or 282BA(3).
sch 4 def nominee ins 2017 No. 8 s 100
amd 2024 No. 54 s 59 (3); 2025 No. 10 s 10
non-government entity, for part 9, division 2A, see section 297D.
sch 4 def non-government entity ins 2019 No. 23 s 32
non-life offence...
sch 4 def non-life offence om from prev s 4 1996 No. 22 s 5 (1)
notice to appear means a notice to appear under the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000, section 382(2).
sch 4 def notice to appear ins 2002 No. 39 s 5 (3)
reloc 2002 No. 39 s 5 (5)
amd 2000 No. 5 s 810 sch 4 (amd 2006 No. 26 ss 84, 86)
offence, for part 7, division 2, see section 161.
sch 4 def offence ins 2016 No. 39 s 36 (2)
offender, for part 6, division 11, see section 132.
sch 4 def offender ins 2016 No. 39 s 36 (2)
officer...
sch 4 def officer ins 1996 No. 22 s 5 (2)
om from prev s 4 1998 No. 39 s 22 (1)
Optional Protocol means the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 18 December 2002, as amended and in force for Australia from time to time.
sch 4 def Optional Protocol ins 2023 No. 13 s 31
original offence...
sch 4 def original offence ins 2014 No. 9 s 26 (1)
om 2016 No. 38 s 58 (1)
parent means—
a parent or guardian of a child; or
a person who has lawful custody of a child other than because of the child’s detention for an offence or pending a proceeding for an offence; or
a person who has the day-to-day care and control of a child.
sch 4 def parent reloc 2002 No. 39 s 5 (5)
parole means a parole order under the Corrective Services Act 2006.
sch 4 def parole ins 1996 No. 22 s 5 (2)
sub 2000 No. 63 s 276 sch 2
reloc 2002 No. 39 s 5 (5)
amd 2006 No. 29 s 518 sch 3
participant means a person entitled to participate in a conference under section 34.
sch 4 def participant ins 2016 No. 39 s 36 (2)
penalty unit see Penalties and Sentences Act 1992, section 5.
sch 4 def penalty unit amd 1992 No. 48 s 207 sch
om 1 December 1994 RA s 39
ins 1996 No. 22 s 5 (2)
reloc 2002 No. 39 s 5 (5)
period of detention...
sch 4 def period of detention ins 2014 No. 9 s 26 (1)
om 2016 No. 39 s 36 (1)
period of imprisonment...
sch 4 def period of imprisonment ins 2014 No. 9 s 26 (1)
om 2016 No. 39 s 36 (1)
personal offence means an offence relating to the person of another.
sch 4 def personal offence ins 1996 No. 22 s 5 (2)
reloc 2002 No. 39 s 5 (5)
police station means a police station within the meaning of the Police Service Administration Act 1990.
sch 4 def police station reloc 2002 No. 39 s 5 (5)
prescribed entity, for part 9, division 2A, see section 297D.
sch 4 def prescribed entity ins 2019 No. 23 s 32
prescribed indictable offence means—
a life offence; or
an offence of a type that, if committed by an adult, would make the adult liable to imprisonment for 14 years or more, other than an offence against the Drugs Misuse Act 1986, section 9(1) for which the maximum penalty is 15 years imprisonment; or
an offence against any of the following provisions of the Criminal Code—
section 315A;
section 323;
section 328A;
section 339;
section 408A(1), if the offence involves a motor vehicle;
section 408A(1), to which section 408A(2) applies;
section 412;
section 421(1).
sch 4 def prescribed indictable offence ins 2021 No. 9 s 34 (2)
sub 2023 No. 3 s 41
amd 2026 No. 24s 46 (uncommenced amendment)
presentence referral see section 163(1)(d)(ii).
sch 4 def presentence referral ins 2016 No. 39 s 36 (2)
prison means a prison within the meaning of the Corrective Services Act 2006.
sch 4 def prison amd 2000 No. 63 s 276 sch 2
reloc 2002 No. 39 s 5 (5)
amd 2006 No. 29 s 518 sch 3
prisoner see the Corrective Services Act 2006, schedule 4.
sch 4 def prisoner ins 2016 No. 39 s 36 (2)
prisoner of a court or prisoner of the court means a person who is in the custody of a court.
sch 4 def prisoner of a court or prisoner of the court ins 2019 No. 38 s 86
prison transfer direction...
sch 4 def prison transfer direction ins 2014 No. 9 s 26 (1)
sub 2016 No. 39 s 36
om 2024 No. 45 s 133(1)
prison transfer notice...
sch 4 def prison transfer notice ins 2024 No. 45 s 133(2)
om 2024 No. 54 s 38(1)
probation order means an order made under section 175(1)(d), 175A(2)(a) or 176(1)(a).
sch 4 def probation order reloc 2002 No. 39 s 5 (5)
amd 2024 No. 54 s 38(6)
procedural action or order means an action or order made for, or incidental to, a proceeding that does not constitute a hearing and determination on the merits of the matter to which the proceeding relates, for example—
the charging of a defendant; and
the issue of a warrant; and
the granting of bail or release without bail; and
the remand of a defendant; and
the adjournment of the proceeding.
sch 4 def procedural action or order reloc 2002 No. 39 s 5 (5)
program period—
for a conditional release order—see section 221; or
for an intensive supervision order—see section 204.
sch 4 def program period ins 2002 No. 39 s 5 (3)
reloc 2002 No. 39 s 5 (5)
amd 2012 No. 41 s 47 (4); 2014 No. 9 s 26 (1B); 2016 No. 38 s 58 (2)
sub 2026 No. 22s 29(1)–(2) (uncommenced amendment)
proper officer means—
for the Supreme Court, the District Court or a Childrens Court judge—the registrar or a sheriff or deputy sheriff of the court; and
for a Magistrates Court or a Childrens Court magistrate—the clerk of the court.
sch 4 def proper officer sub 1993 No. 76 s 3 sch 1
amd 1999 No. 19 s 3 sch
reloc 2002 No. 39 s 5 (5)
amd 2008 No. 59 s 139 sch
property offence means an offence relating to property.
sch 4 def property offence ins 1996 No. 22 s 5 (2)
reloc 2002 No. 39 s 5 (5)
public guardian means the public guardian under the Public Guardian Act 2014.
sch 4 def public guardian ins 2023 No. 14 s 51 (2)
publish means publish to the public by television, radio, internet, newspaper, periodical, notice, circular or other form of communication.
sch 4 def publish ins 2002 No. 39 s 5 (3)
reloc 2002 No. 39 s 5 (5)
amd 2014 No. 9 s 26 (2)
reasonably suspects means suspects on grounds that are reasonable in the circumstances.
sch 4 def reasonably suspects ins 2023 No. 3 s 41 (2)
recidivist vehicle offender...
sch 4 def recidivist vehicle offender ins 2014 No. 9 s 26 (1)
om 2016 No. 38 s 58 (1)
referring authority see section 31(1).
sch 4 def referring authority ins 2016 No. 39 s 36 (2)
referring court...
sch 4 def referring court ins 1996 No. 22 s 5 (2)
sub 2002 No. 39 s 5 (2)–(3)
reloc 2002 No. 39 s 5 (5)
om 2012 No. 41 s 47 (1)
referring police officer...
sch 4 def referring police officer ins 1996 No. 22 s 5 (2)
sub 2002 No. 39 s 5 (2)–(3)
reloc 2002 No. 39 s 5 (5)
sub 2012 No. 41 s 47 (1)–(2)
om 2016 No. 39 s 36 (1)
release notice see section 51.
sch 4 def release notice ins 2002 No. 39 s 5 (3)
reloc 2002 No. 39 s 5 (5)
relevant individual...
sch 4 def relevant individual ins 2014 No. 9 s 26 (1)
om 2016 No. 39 s 36 (1)
remove, in relation to graffiti, includes the following—
repair;
conceal;
cover;
attempt to remove.
Example—
painting over graffiti
sch 4 def remove ins 2013 No. 31 s 93 (1)
requirements of the boot camp order...
sch 4 def requirements of the boot camp order ins 2012 No. 41 s 47 (2)
om 2016 No. 38 s 58 (1)
residential phase...
sch 4 def residential phase ins 2012 No. 41 s 47 (2)
om 2016 No. 38 s 58 (1)
respected person, of an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander community, means a member of the community who is generally respected in the community.
sch 4 def respected person ins 2002 No. 39 s 5 (3)
reloc 2002 No. 39 s 5 (5)
restorative justice agreement means—
a conference agreement; or
an alternative diversion program agreed to by the chief executive and the child who is to complete the program.
sch 4 def restorative justice agreement ins 2016 No. 39 s 36 (2)
restorative justice order means an order made under section 175(1)(da) or (db).
sch 4 def restorative justice order ins 2016 No. 39 s 36 (2)
restorative justice process means a conference or an alternative diversion program.
sch 4 def restorative justice process ins 2016 No. 39 s 36 (2)
review application...
sch 4 def review application ins 2024 No. 45 s 133(2)
om 2024 No. 54 s 38(1)
sentence, for part 6, division 11, see section 132.
sch 4 def sentence ins 2016 No. 39 s 36 (2)
sentence order—
for part 6, division 9, subdivision 4—see section 117A; or
otherwise—means any of the following—
an order made under section 175, 175A or 176, including a reprimand;
the recording of a conviction under section 183;
a conditional release order made under section 220;
an order under section 234.
sch 4 def sentence order sub 2002 No. 39 s 5 (2)–(3)
reloc 2002 No. 39 s 5 (5)
amd 2012 No. 41 s 47 (5); 2014 No. 9 s 26 (3); 2016 No. 38 s 58 (4)
sub 2023 No. 3 s 41
amd 2024 No. 54 s 38(7)
serious offence means an offence mentioned in section 8.
sch 4 def serious offence reloc 2002 No. 39 s 5 (5)
service provider, for part 9, division 2A, see section 297D.
sch 4 def service provider ins 2019 No. 23 s 32
seven year offence means a life offence or an offence of a type, that if committed by an adult, would make the adult liable to imprisonment for 7 years or more.
sch 4 def seven year offence ins 1996 No. 22 s 5 (2)
reloc 2002 No. 39 s 5 (5)
simple offence includes a regulatory offence and a breach of duty.
sch 4 def simple offence reloc 2002 No. 39 s 5 (5)
State includes a Territory.
sch 4 def State ins 1996 No. 22 s 5 (2)
reloc 2002 No. 39 s 5 (5)
subsequent offence...
sch 4 def subsequent offence ins 2014 No. 9 s 26 (1)
om 2016 No. 38 s 58 (1)
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sch 4 def suitability report ins 2026 No. 22s 29(2) (uncommenced amendment)
supervised release order means an order made under section 228.
sch 4 def supervised release order ins 2002 No. 39 s 5 (3)
reloc 2002 No. 39 s 5 (5)
support person, for a child, see the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000, schedule 6.
sch 4 def support person ins 2002 No. 39 s 5 (3)
reloc 2002 No. 39 s 5 (5)
amd 2000 No. 5 s 810 sch 4 (amd 2006 No. 26 ss 84, 86)
supreme court offence means an offence for which the District Court does not have jurisdiction to try an adult because of the District Court of Queensland Act 1967, section 61.
sch 4 def supreme court offence ins 1996 No. 22 s 5 (2)
sub 2002 No. 39 s 5 (2)–(3)
reloc 2002 No. 39 s 5 (5)
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sch 4 def targeted physical intervention training ins 2026 No. 22s 29(2) (uncommenced amendment)
temporary delay...
sch 4 def temporary delay ins 2023 No. 3 s 41 (2)
amd 2024 No. 45 s 133(3)
om 2024 No. 54 s 38(1)
temporary detention centre see section 301B.
sch 4 def temporary detention centre ins 2023 No. 14 s 51 (2)
temporary detention centre declaration, for part 9A, see section 301G(4).
sch 4 def temporary detention centre declaration ins 2023 No. 14 s 51 (2)
term of imprisonment see the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992, section 4.
sch 4 def term of imprisonment ins 2016 No. 39 s 36 (2)
terrorism offence means—
a terrorism offence under the Crimes Act 1914 (Cwlth); or
an offence against the repealed Crimes (Foreign Incursions and Recruitment) Act 1978 (Cwlth), sections 6 to 9; or
an offence against the Terrorism (Community Protection) Act 2003 (Vic), section 4B; or
an offence against the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), section 310J; or
an offence against the Criminal Law Consolidation Act 1935 (SA), section 83CA; or
another offence against a provision of a law of the Commonwealth or another State if the provision—
is prescribed by regulation; and
is in relation to an activity that involves a terrorist act, or is preparatory to the carrying out of an activity that involves a terrorist act.
sch 4 def terrorism offence ins 2019 No. 10 s 34
terrorist act see the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000, section 211.
sch 4 def terrorist act ins 2019 No. 10 s 34
tracking device...
sch 4 def tracking device ins 2019 No. 23 s 32
om 2021 No. 9 s 34 (1)
transfer day...
sch 4 def transfer day ins 2014 No. 9 s 26 (1)
om 2016 No. 39 s 36 (1)
transferred detention order...
sch 4 def transferred detention order ins 2014 No. 9 s 26 (1)
om 2016 No. 39 s 36 (1)
treatment includes therapeutic, palliative and preventative treatment.
sch 4 def treatment reloc 2002 No. 39 s 5 (5)
UN expert means an expert selected in accordance with the Optional Protocol, article 13.
sch 4 def UN expert ins 2023 No. 13 s 31
unlawfully at large, for a person who has been lawfully detained under this Act, includes—
having escaped from detention; or
having been mistakenly released from detention before the person is eligible for the release.
sch 4 def unlawfully at large ins 2002 No. 39 s 5 (3)
reloc 2002 No. 39 s 5 (5)
unpaid service means the following—
community service required to be performed under a community service order;
graffiti removal service required to be performed under a graffiti removal order.
sch 4 def unpaid service ins 2013 No. 31 s 93 (1)
unperformed graffiti removal service, for a child, means graffiti removal service that the child—
is required to perform under a graffiti removal order; and
has not performed.
sch 4 def unperformed graffiti removal service ins 2013 No. 31 s 93 (1)
unperformed unpaid service, for a child, means unpaid service that the child—
is required to perform under a community service order or a graffiti removal order; and
has not performed.
sch 4 def unperformed unpaid service ins 2013 No. 31 s 93 (1)
unserved period of detention...
sch 4 def unserved period of detention ins 2014 No. 9 s 26 (1)
om 2016 No. 39 s 36 (1)
UN subcommittee means the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment of the Committee against Torture, established in accordance with the Optional Protocol, part II.
sch 4 def UN subcommittee ins 2023 No. 13 s 31
vehicle offence...
sch 4 def vehicle offence ins 2014 No. 9 s 26 (1)
om 2016 No. 38 s 58 (1)
watch-house officer, for part 5A, see section 59B.
sch 4 def watch-house officer ins 2019 No. 38 s 86
youth justice principles means the principles stated in schedule 1.
sch 4 def youth justice principles ins 2002 No. 39 s 5 (3)
reloc 2002 No. 39 s 5 (5)
amd 2009 No. 34 s 45 (3) sch pt 3 amdt 38
youth justice staff member, for part 5A, see section 59B.
sch 4 def youth justice staff member ins 2019 No. 38 s 86
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