Victorian Numbered Acts

COMMUNITY BASED SENTENCES (TRANSFER) ACT 2012 (NO. 59 OF 2012) - SECT 4

In this Act—

community based sentence has the meaning given by section 5 ;

corresponding law has the meaning given by section 8 ;

interstate authority has the meaning given by section 9 ;

interstate jurisdiction has the meaning given by section 6(3) ;

interstate sentence has the meaning given by section 7(2) ;

jurisdiction has the meaning given by section 6(1);

local authority has the meaning given by section 10;

local register has the meaning given by section 11;

local sentence has the meaning given by section 7(1);

"offender", in relation to a community based sentence, means the person on whom the sentence was imposed;

"originating jurisdiction", in relation to a community based sentence, means the jurisdiction where the sentence was originally imposed;

participating jurisdiction has the meaning given by section 6(2) ;

registration criteria has the meaning given by section 16 ;

"sentence" means an order, decision or other sentence (however described), and includes part of a sentence;

"serve a sentence "includes—

        (a)     comply with or satisfy the sentence; and

        (b)     do anything else in accordance with the sentence.

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PART 2—KEY CONCEPTS FOR ACT