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).