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CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE (SAFETY) ACT 2017 - SECT 44

44—Interpretation

In this Part—

"guardianship period" means the period commencing at the time an instrument of guardianship

            (a)         is served on the offender in accordance with section 45(4)(a); or

            (b)         is lodged with the Court in accordance with section 45(4)(b),

whichever occurs first, and ending 60 days later (or such longer period as may be allowed by the Court on an application under section 47);

"instrument of guardianship"—see section 45(1);

"parent", of a child or young person, does not include a step-parent of the child or young person;

"qualifying offence" means any of the following offences (whether committed before or after the commencement of this Part) where the victim was a child or young person and the offender was a parent or guardian of the child or young person:

            (a)         murder;

            (b)         manslaughter;

            (c)         an offence against section 14 of the Criminal Law Consolidation Act 1935 (criminal neglect);

            (d)         an offence against section 23 of the Criminal Law Consolidation Act 1935 (causing serious harm);

            (e)         an offence against section 29(1) or (2) of the Criminal Law Consolidation Act 1935 (acts endangering life or creating risk of serious harm);

            (f)         an offence constituted of an attempt to commit an offence referred to in a preceding paragraph;

            (g)         an offence prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this paragraph;

            (h)         an offence under the law of another jurisdiction that corresponds to an offence referred to in a preceding paragraph;

"restraining notice"—see section 46(1);

"restraining notice period" means the period commencing at the time at which the restraining notice is served on the offender in accordance with section 46(4)(a) and ending 60 days later (or such longer period as may be allowed by the Court on an application under section 47).



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