Interpretation

In force

In this Act—

conversion practice—see section 4;

harm means physical or mental harm (whether temporary or permanent);

health service has the same meaning as in the Health

Practitioner Regulation National Law;

mental harm means psychological harm and includes mental illness, nervous shock, distress, anxiety or fear that is more than trivial;

parent, of a child, includes—

(a)

a step‑parent of the child; and

(b)

a person who stands in loco parentis to the child;

serious harm means—

(a)

harm that endangers a person's life; or

(b)

harm that is substantial;

sexual orientation means an individual's sexual orientation towards—

(a)

individuals of the same sex; or

(b)

individuals of a different sex; or

(c)

individuals of the same sex and individuals of a different sex, and includes having a lack of sexual attraction to any individual of any sex.

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