Terms used
5 Terms used
In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears —
community based sentence has the meaning given in section 7;
corresponding law has the meaning given in section 10;
Department means the department principally assisting the Minister in the administration of this Act;
interstate authority has the meaning given in section 11;
interstate jurisdiction has the meaning given in section 8(4);
interstate sentence has the meaning given in section 9(2);
jurisdiction has the meaning given in section 8(1);
local authority has the meaning given in section 12;
local register has the meaning given in section 14;
local sentence has the meaning given in section 9(1);
offender, in relation to a community based sentence, means the person on whom the sentence was imposed;
originating jurisdiction, for a community based sentence, means the jurisdiction where the sentence was originally imposed;
participating jurisdiction has the meaning given in section 8(3);
sentence means an order, decision or other sentence (however described), and includes part of a sentence;
serve a sentence, includes —
to comply with or satisfy the sentence; or
to do anything else in accordance with the sentence;
this jurisdiction has the meaning given in section 8(2).
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