Victorian Numbered Acts

MAJOR CRIME (INVESTIGATIVE POWERS) ACT 2004 (NO 79 OF 2004) - SECT 3

In this Act—

"Chief Commissioner" means the Chief Commissioner of Police for Victoria;

"Chief Examiner" means the Chief Examiner appointed under Part 3;

"coercive powers order" means an order made under section 8 approving the use of coercive powers to investigate an organised crime offence;

"mental impairment" includes impairment because of mental illness, intellectual disability, dementia or brain injury;

"organised crime offence" means an indictable offence against the law of Victoria, irrespective of when the offence is suspected to have been committed, that is punishable by level 5 imprisonment (10 years maximum) or more and that—

        (a)     involves 2 or more offenders; and

        (b)     involves substantial planning and organisation; and

        (c)     forms part of systemic and continuing criminal activity; and

        (d)     has a purpose of obtaining profit, gain, power or influence;
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"police gaol" has the same meaning as in the Corrections Act 1986 ;

"prison" has the same meaning as in the Corrections Act 1986 but includes a youth training centre established under section 249 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1989 ;

"Special Investigations Monitor" means the Special Investigations Monitor appointed under Part 2 of the Major Crime (Special Investigations Monitor) Act 2004 ;

"witness summons" means a summons issued under section 14 or 15.

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