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VICTORIA POLICE ACT 2013 - SECT 235

Definitions

    (1)     In this Division—

"agency photograph" means a photograph of the face of a person who has been found guilty of an offence that was taken by an investigative agency or an officer of an investigative agency when—

        (a)     the person was arrested by the agency or an officer of the agency on suspicion of an offence; or

        (b)     the person was interviewed by the agency or an officer of the agency in respect of an offence; or

        (c)     another investigative procedure into the person was carried out by the agency or an officer of the agency in respect of an offence;

"authorised media organisation" means a media organisation authorised under section 236;

"journalism" means the practice of collecting, preparing for dissemination or disseminating any of the following material for the purpose of making it available to the public—

        (a)     material having the character of news or current affairs;

        (b)     material consisting of commentary or opinion on or analysis of news or current affairs;

"media organisation" means a person or body that engages in journalism.

    (2)     For the purposes of this Division, a person is taken to have been found guilty of an offence if—

        (a)     either—

              (i)     a court has made a formal finding that he or she is guilty of the offence; or

S. 235(2)(a)(ii) amended by No. 37/2014 s. 11(1).

              (ii)     a similar finding has been made under equivalent provisions of the laws of another jurisdiction; and

        (b)     either—

              (i)     the finding has not been appealed against in the period within which the finding may be appealed against; or

              (ii)     if there has been an appeal against the finding—the appeal is concluded and the finding has not been overturned on the appeal.



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