New South Wales Consolidated Acts

CRIMINAL RECORDS ACT 1991 - SECT 4

4 Definitions

(1) In this Act:

"control order" means an order made under section 33 (1) (g) of the Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 .

"conviction" means a conviction, whether summary or on indictment, for an offence and includes a finding or order which, under section 5, is treated as a conviction for the purposes of this Act.

"court" includes a tribunal.

"intervention program" has the same meaning as in the Criminal Procedure Act 1986 .

"public authority" means a public or local authority constituted by or under any Act, a government department or a statutory body representing the Crown, and includes a person exercising functions on behalf of the authority, department or body.

Note : The Interpretation Act 1987 contains definitions and other provisions that affect the interpretation and application of this Act.

(2) In this Act, a reference to a spent conviction includes a reference to:

(a) the charge to which the spent conviction relates, and

(b) any action taken in respect of a breach of prison discipline committed during a period of imprisonment imposed in relation to the conviction.

(2A) In this Act, a reference to an extinguished conviction includes a reference to the charge to which the extinguished conviction relates.

(3) In this Act:

(a) a reference to a function includes a reference to a power, authority and duty, and

(b) a reference to the exercise of a function includes, where the function is a duty, a reference to the performance of the duty.

(4) Notes included in this Act do not form part of this Act.