Severe Substance Dependence Treatment Act 2010

In this Act—

ambulance paramedic means a person employed or engaged by an ambulance service, within the meaning of the Ambulance Services Act 1986—

Court means the Magistrates' Court;

criteria for detention and treatment means the criteria specified in section 8(2);

detention and treatment order means an order for the detention and treatment of a person at a treatment centre made under section 20;

family member, of a person, has the same meaning as in section 3A of the Magistrates' Court Act 1989;

S. 4 def. of guardian substituted by No. 13/2019 s. 47.1(a).

guardian has the same meaning as in the Guardianship and Administration Act 2019;

magistrate means a person who holds the office of magistrate under section 7 of the Magistrates' Court Act 1989 or acting magistrate under section 9 of that Act;

manager, of a treatment centre, means the person in charge of the treatment centre or a person acting in that capacity;

S. 4 def. of nurse inserted by No. 39/2010 s. 127(3).

nurse means a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise in the nursing and midwifery profession as a nurse (other than as a midwife or as a student);

S. 4 def. of nurse practitioner substituted by No. 39/2010 s. 127(4).

nurse practitioner means a nurse whose registration is endorsed by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia under section 95 of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law;

S. 4 def. of police officer inserted by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 153.1).

police officer has the same meaning as in the Victoria Police Act 2013;

S. 4 def. of Public Advocate amended by No. 13/2019 s. 47.1(b).

Public Advocate has the same meaning as in the Guardianship and Administration Act 2019;

S. 4 def. of registered medical practitioner substituted by No. 39/2010 s. 127(1).

registered medical practitioner means a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise in the medical profession (other than as a student);

S. 4 def. of registered nurse repealed by No. 39/2010 s. 127(2).

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Secretary means the Secretary to the Department of Health;

senior clinician, of a treatment centre, means—

treatment has the meaning given in section 6(1);

treatment centre means a premises or service declared by the Secretary under section 7(1) to be a treatment centre;

treatment team means the team of people who are employed or engaged by the treatment centre to implement a treatment plan for a person detained at the treatment centre under a detention and treatment order.