Young Offenders Act 1994

[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]

Defined term Provision(s)

Aboriginal community 3(1)

appeal 11CA

appellant 11CA

appropriate person 23B(3)

approved 35

attendance conditions 3(1)

authorised person 169A(7)

Board 16B(1), 16C(1), 131, 142A(1), 150B

body sample 3(1)

category 1 offender 3(1)

category 2 offender 3(1)

CEO (child welfare) 15A(2)

chairperson 3(1)

Chief Commissioner 11CA

chief executive officer 3(1)

Chief Mental Health Advocate 16(1)

CLMI identified person 16(1)

commencement day 11CV(1), 235A

Commissioner of Police report 3(1)

Commonwealth Criminal Code 3(1)

community work conditions 3(1)

community work order 63

conditional release order 3(1)

confirmed control order 3(1)

contractor 16(1)

Coordinator 35

council 17A

court 3(1), 16D(1)

current offence 124(1)

current sentence 3(1)

custodial officer 3(1)

decision notice 11CA, 11CD(3)

defaulter 65A(1)

Department 3(1)

detainee 3(1), 188(1)

detention 3(1)

detention centre 3(1)

detention order 63

disclosure requirement 16D(1)

earliest release day 3(1)

exempt responsible adult 3(1)

fine 63

first sentence 123(1)

former provisions 234(1), 235(1)

general principles of juvenile justice 3(1)

imprisonment 3(1)

independent young person 3(1)

industrial commissioner 11CA

infringement notice 25(3)

intensive youth supervision order 3(1)

interim control order 3(1)

lock-up 3(1)

maintenance payment 11CA, 11CE(1)

maintenance period 11CA, 11CE(1)

medical officer 179(1)

medical treatment 179(1)

mental health advocate 16(1)

monitor 17A

new evidence 11CA

notice to attend court 3(1)

notifiable information 165A(3)

offender 50(1), 50A(1), 50B(1), 150F(1)

offender with links to terrorism 3(1)

original offence 83(2)

party 32(3)

prohibited act 3(2)

protected information 165A(1)

public authority 16(1)

registrar of the court 3(1)

release considerations 150A

relevant day 127(1)

relevant information 16(1)

removal action 11CA

removal decision 11CA

remove 3(1)

research 16(1)

responsible adult 3(1), 58(1)

Schedule 1 offence 3(1)

Schedule 2 offence 3(1)

second sentence 123(1)

Secretary 131

sensitive information 165A(1)

sentence 1 124(1)

sentence 2 124(1)

sentencing court 129(1)

serious offence 124(3)

special order 3(1)

submission period 11CD(2)

suitability to continue as a custodial officer 11CA

superintendent 3(1)

supervise 17A

supervised release order 3(1)

supervision conditions 3(1)

terrorism offence 3(1)

terrorist act 3(1)

terrorist intelligence information 3(1)

victim 31(1), 133(3)

WAIRC 11CA

welfare agency 15A(2)

work 3(1)

written reasons 120(3)

young person 3(1)

youth community based order 3(1)

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