In the Code, unless the contrary intention appears –

aircraft includes any machine that can derive support in the atmosphere from the reactions of the air;

bestiality means sexual activity of any kind between a human being and an animal;

chapter means chapter of the Code;

claim of right means a claim of right which is made in good faith;

company means a company incorporated in this State or elsewhere;

contaminate , in respect of goods, includes –

(a) interfere with the goods; and

(b) making it appear that the goods have been contaminated or interfered with;

controlled substance has the same meaning as in the Misuse of Drugs Act 2001 ;

crime means an offence punishable upon indictment;

criminally responsible means liable to punishment as for an offence; and the term criminal responsibility means liability to punishment as for an offence;

Crown means –

(a) the Crown in right of Tasmania; or

(b) the State of Tasmania;

Crown Law Officer means the Attorney-General or Solicitor-General, or any person appointed by the Governor to institute or prosecute criminal proceedings in the Supreme Court;

explosive substance means any article manufactured for the purpose of producing a practical effect by explosion or intended by the person having it with him for that purpose;

female genital mutilation means –

(a) a clitoridectomy; or

(b) an excision of any other part of the female genital organs; or

(c) an infibulation or similar procedure; or

(d) any other mutilation of the female genital organs;

genitalia includes genitalia that have been surgically constructed or reconstructed;

goods includes any substance –

(a) whether or not for human consumption; and

(b) whether natural or manufactured; and

(c) whether or not incorporated or mixed with other goods;

grievous bodily harm means any bodily injury of such a nature as to endanger or be likely to endanger life, or to cause or be likely to cause serious injury to health;

have in possession includes having under control in any place whatever, whether for the use or benefit of the person of whom the term is used or of another person, and although another person has the actual possession or custody of the thing in question;

instigate means to counsel, procure, or command;

judicial officer means a person having authority by law to hear and determine any question or matter or to hold any inquiry, and includes an arbitrator or umpire;

midwife means a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Tasmania) in the midwifery profession;

motor vehicle has the same meaning as it has in the Vehicle and Traffic Act 1999 ;

night means the interval between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. of the next day;

nurse means a registered nurse or an enrolled nurse;

offence means any breach of the law for which a person may be punished summarily or otherwise;

offensive weapon includes anything that has the appearance of a firearm or a gun or pistol of any kind, whether capable of being discharged or not;

owner means His Majesty or any other person or body of persons, corporate, or unincorporate, capable of owning property;

penis includes a surgically constructed or reconstructed penis;

property includes everything animate or inanimate capable of being the subject of ownership;

public officer means a person holding any public office, or who discharges any duty in which the public are interested, whether such person receives payment for his services or not;

railway includes every kind of way on which vehicles are borne upon a rail or rails, whatever may be the means of propulsion;

section means section of the Code;

ship includes every kind of vessel used in navigation not propelled by oars;

terminate , except in section 64 , means to discontinue a pregnancy so that it does not progress to birth by –

(a) using an instrument or a combination of instruments; or

(b) using a drug or a combination of drugs; or

(c) any other means –

but does not include –

(d) the supply or procurement of any thing for the purpose of discontinuing a pregnancy; or

(e) the administration of a drug or a combination of drugs for the purpose of discontinuing a pregnancy by a nurse or midwife acting under the direction of a medical practitioner;

trafficable quantity has the same meaning as in the Misuse of Drugs Act 2001 ;

vagina includes a surgically constructed or reconstructed vagina;

valuable security includes every document forming the title, or evidence of the title, to any property of any kind whatever;

vessel includes a ship, or boat, and every other kind of vessel used in navigation;

writing includes anything expressed in words, characters, or symbols, and intended to be read.