Interpretation
3 Interpretation
In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears—
Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation means—
the attached office (within the meaning of the
Public Sector
Act 2009) of that name attached to the Department of the
Premier and Cabinet; or
if the attached office of that name is abolished—the administrative unit of the Public Service declared by the Minister by notice in the Gazette to be the replacement for that attached office;
Chief Executive means the Chief Executive of the
Department;
Chief Psychiatrist means the Chief Psychiatrist under the Mental Health
Act 2009;
Chief Public Health Officer means the Chief
Public Health Officer under the South
Australian Public Health Act 2011;
Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and Young
People means the person holding or acting in the office of the
Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and Young People under the
Children and Young People (Oversight and
Advocacy Bodies) Act 2016;
Commissioner for Children and Young People means the person holding or acting in the office of the Commissioner for Children and
Young People under the Children and Young
People (Oversight and Advocacy Bodies)
Act 2016;
Department means the administrative unit of the
Public Service that is responsible for assisting a Minister in the administration of this Act;
guidelines means guidelines prepared and published under section 8, as in force from time to time;
lived experience of suicide—a person will be taken to have lived experience of suicide if the person—
has attempted suicide; or
has, or has had, suicidal thoughts; or
cares, or has cared for, a person who has died by suicide, has attempted suicide or has, or has had, suicidal thoughts; or
is bereaved by the suicide of a person; or
is otherwise directly affected by the suicide of a person;
postvention means support (however described) provided to persons who have been affected by the suicide of another;
Preventive Health SA means—
the attached office (within the meaning of the
Public Sector
Act 2009) of that name attached to the Department for
Health and Wellbeing; or
if the attached office of that name is abolished—the administrative unit of the Public Service declared by the Minister by notice in the Gazette to be the replacement for that attached office;
priority population group means a particular group of people disproportionally affected by suicide or attempted suicide;
South Australian Suicide Register—see section 35;
State authority means—
a person who holds an office established by an Act;
or
a public sector agency; or
South Australia Police; or
any other person or body declared by the regulations to be a State authority, but does not include the State Coroner, or any other person or body declared by the regulations to be excluded from the ambit of this definition;
State Suicide Prevention Plan means the State
Suicide Prevention Plan prepared in accordance with section 20, as in force from time to time;
Suicide Prevention Council or
Council means the Suicide Prevention Council established under section 9;
suicide prevention network means a community organisation (however described) that does 1 or more of the following:
raises awareness of suicide prevention;
reduces the stigma attached to suicide and suicidal behaviour;
increases community connections in respect of people with lived experience of suicide;
provides education and training to communities in relation to suicide prevention;
provides links to available supports and services and encourages people to seek help in relation to suicide and suicidal behaviour;
Tribunal means the South Australian Civil and
Administrative Tribunal.
For the purposes of this Act, a reference to suicide prevention will be taken to include a reference to postvention.
This provision refers to the regulations (declared by the regulations
). Made under this Act:
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