Terms used
66A Terms used
In this Division —
homicide offence means an offence of —
murder; or
manslaughter; or
infanticide under The Criminal Code section 287A as in force before the commencement of the Criminal Law Amendment (Homicide) Act 2008 section 13;
homicide related offence means any of the following offences, if the offence relates to the death of a person —
counselling or procuring the commission of a homicide offence; or
inciting another person to commit a homicide offence; or
becoming an accessory after the fact to a homicide offence; or
conspiring with another person to commit a homicide offence;
release action means making a parole order under section 23(3)(b) in respect of a prisoner;
release decision means —
a decision to recommend, in a report given under section 12 or 12A, that a prisoner be released; or
a decision under section 20(2) that it is appropriate to release a prisoner on parole; or
a decision under section 23(3)(a) to make a parole order in respect of a prisoner; or
a decision under section 52(1) to make an RRO in respect of a prisoner;
relevant prisoner means —
a person serving a sentence for a homicide offence or homicide related offence; or
a person subject to a sentence of detention imposed under The Criminal Code section 279(5)(b); or
a person in, or regarded as being in, strict or safe custody by virtue of an order under The Criminal Code section 282 (repealed by the Criminal Law Amendment (Homicide) Act 2008 section 10); or
a person subject to a direction or sentence under The Criminal Code section 661 or 662 (repealed by the Sentencing (Consequential Provisions) Act 1995 section 26) where at least one of the offences referred to in The Criminal Code section 661 or 662 was a homicide offence or homicide related offence;
remains of the victim, in relation to a homicide offence, means the remains of the person against whom the homicide offence was committed.
[Section 66A inserted: No. 2 of 2018 s. 9.]
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