Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) In this Part
—
adult means a person who is not a young person;
authorised person , in section 8I or 8L, means a
person appointed under section 8D to be an authorised person for the purposes
of the section in which the term is used;
cannabis intervention requirement means a notice
referred to in section 8F;
cannabis intervention session means a cannabis
intervention session —
(a)
provided by a treatment provider approved under section 8J(2)(b); and
(b) the
content of which is approved under section 8J(2)(a);
CEO (Health) has the meaning given in
section 38D(1);
minor cannabis related offence means —
(a) an
offence under section 5(1)(d)(i) or 7B(6) that involves cannabis; and
(b) an
offence under section 6(2) that involves cannabis —
(i)
if the amount is not more than 10 g, or such other amount
as is prescribed by the regulations; and
(ii)
if the offence does not involve a cannabis plant under
cultivation, cannabis resin or any other cannabis derivative;
police officer does not include a person appointed
by the Commissioner as an authorised person under section 8D;
responsible adult has the meaning given in the
Young Offenders Act 1994 section 3;
young person means a person who —
(a) is
under 18 years of age; or
(b) in
relation to the commission, or alleged commission, of a minor cannabis related
offence, was under 18 years of age when the offence was committed, or
allegedly committed.
(2) In this Part the
following abbreviations are used —
CIR for cannabis intervention requirement;
CIS for cannabis intervention session.
[Section 8B inserted: No. 45 of 2010 s. 6;
amended: No. 56 of 2011 s. 7.]