South Australian Current Acts South Australian Current Acts (1) In this
Part—
"acquittal" of an offence includes—
(a)
acquittal in appellate proceedings relating to the offence; and
(b)
acquittal at the direction or discretion of the court,
(whether in this State or in another jurisdiction);
"administration of justice offence" means any of the following offences:
(a) an
offence of perjury or subornation of perjury;
(b) an
offence against section 243, 244, 245 or 248 of the
Criminal Law Consolidation Act 1935 ;
(c) an
offence against section 249 or 250 of the Criminal Law Consolidation
Act 1935 where the public officer is a judicial officer;
(d) an
offence against section 256 of the Criminal Law Consolidation
Act 1935 ;
(e) a
substantially similar offence against a previous enactment or the law of
another jurisdiction corresponding to an offence referred to in a preceding
paragraph;
"Category A offence" means any of the following offences:
(a) an
offence of murder;
(b)
manslaughter or attempted manslaughter;
(c) an
aggravated offence of rape;
(d) an
aggravated offence of robbery;
(e) an
offence of trafficking in a commercial quantity, or large commercial quantity,
of a controlled drug contrary to section 32(1) or (2) of the
Controlled Substances Act 1984 ;
(f) an
offence of manufacturing a commercial quantity, or large commercial quantity,
of a controlled drug contrary to section 33(1) or (2) of the
Controlled Substances Act 1984 ;
(g) an
offence of selling a commercial quantity, or large commercial quantity, of a
controlled precursor contrary to section 33A(1) or (2) of the
Controlled Substances Act 1984 ;
(h) a
substantially similar offence against a previous enactment or the law of
another jurisdiction corresponding to an offence referred to in a preceding
paragraph;
"judicial body" means a court or tribunal, body or person invested by law with
judicial or quasi-judicial powers, or with authority to make an inquiry or to
receive evidence;
"judicial officer" means a person who alone or with others constitutes a
judicial body;
"relevant offence" means—
(a) a
Category A offence; and
(b) any
other offence for which the offender is liable to be imprisoned for life or
for at least 15 years.
(2) For the purposes
of this Part, a reference to an "offence of murder includes—
(a) an
offence of conspiracy to murder; and
(b) an
offence of aiding, abetting, counselling or procuring the commission of
murder.