Interpretation
141 Interpretation
In this Part—
acquittal of an offence includes—
acquittal in appellate proceedings relating to the offence; and
acquittal at the direction or discretion of the court, (whether in this State or in another jurisdiction);
administration of justice offence means any of the following offences:
an offence of perjury or subornation of perjury;
an offence against section 243, 244, 245 or 248 of the Criminal
Law Consolidation Act 1935;
an offence against section 249 or 250 of the Criminal
Law Consolidation Act 1935 where the public officer is a judicial officer;
an offence against section 256 of the Criminal
Law Consolidation Act 1935;
a substantially similar offence against a previous enactment or the law of another jurisdiction corresponding to an offence referred to in a preceding paragraph;
Category
A offence means any of the following offences:
an offence of murder;
manslaughter or attempted manslaughter;
an aggravated offence of rape;
an aggravated offence of robbery;
an offence of trafficking in a commercial quantity, or large commercial quantity, of a controlled drug contrary to section 32(1) or (2) of the Controlled
Substances Act 1984;
an offence of manufacturing a commercial quantity, or large commercial quantity, of a controlled drug contrary to section 33(1) or (2) of the Controlled
Substances Act 1984;
an offence of selling a commercial quantity, or large commercial quantity, of a controlled precursor contrary to section 33A(1) or (2) of the Controlled
Substances Act 1984;
a substantially similar offence against a previous enactment or the law of another jurisdiction corresponding to an offence referred to in a preceding paragraph;
judicial body means a court or tribunal, body or person invested by law with judicial or quasi‑judicial powers, or with authority to make an inquiry or to receive evidence;
judicial officer means a person who alone or with others constitutes a judicial body;
relevant offence means—
a
Category A offence; and
any other offence for which the offender is liable to be imprisoned for life or for at least 15 years.
For the purposes of this Part, a reference to an offence of murder includes—
an offence of conspiracy to murder; and
an offence of aiding, abetting, counselling or procuring the commission of murder.
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