Definitions
1 Definitions
In this Schedule—
agreement means an agreement between the Minister and a Minister of another State or a Territory under clause 2;
arrangement means an arrangement made under clause 3 for the transfer of a young offender—
from Victoria to another State or a Territory; or
to Victoria from another State or a Territory;
Minister, in relation to a State (other than Victoria) or a Territory, means—
in the case of New South Wales, Tasmania, Queensland, Western Australia or South Australia—a Minister of the Crown of that State; and
in the case of the Australian Capital Territory—a Minister of the Crown of the Commonwealth; and
in the case of the Northern Territory—a person holding Ministerial office, as defined in section 4(1) of the Northern Territory (Self-Government) Act 1978 of the Commonwealth;
receiving State or Territory means the State or Territory to which a young offender is transferred;
sending State or Territory means the State or Territory from which a young offender is transferred;
young offender means a person—
in another State or a Territory who is under 18 years of age and has been dealt with under a law which applies in that State or Territory and which relates to the welfare or punishment of such a person; or
in another State or a Territory who is 18 years of age or over but under 21 years of age and—
has committed or is alleged to have committed an offence when the person was under 18 years of age; and
has been dealt with under a law which applies in that State or Territory and which relates to the welfare or punishment of such a person; or
in Victoria who—
is subject to a probation order, youth supervision and support order, youth control order or youth justice custodial order, whether the order was made by the Children's Court or another court; or
is subject to an order made under section 360(1)(f), (g), (h), (ha), (i) or (j) of the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005, as in force before the commencement of Chapter 7, whether the order was made by the Children's Court or another court; or
is under 21 years of age and serving a sentence of detention in a youth justice custodial centre; or
is under 21 years of age and has been released on parole under this Act; or
who is in Victoria and is subject to an arrangement for the transfer of the person to Victoria or is being transferred through Victoria from one State or Territory to another under an agreement.
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