Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1995
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25F Definitions
25F Definitions
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Commissioner of Corrective Services has the same meaning as Commissioner in the Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999.
correctional centre has the same meaning as in the Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999.
correctional patient has the same meaning as in the Mental Health and Cognitive Impairment Forensic Provisions Act 2020.
forensic patient has the same meaning as in the Mental Health and Cognitive Impairment Forensic Provisions Act 2020.
former serious offender means a person who was a serious offender but is no longer a serious offender.
inmate has the same meaning as in the Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999.
mental health facility has the same meaning as in the Mental Health Act 2007.
Mental Health Review Tribunal means the Mental Health Review Tribunal constituted under the Mental Health Act 2007.
parolee means a person who—
(a) is released on parole in accordance with the Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999, or
(b) is the subject of a parole order that was made under a law of another State or a Territory and that is registered under the Parole Orders (Transfer) Act 1983.
periodic detainee means a person who is subject to a periodic detention order made under section 6 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 before the repeal of that section by the Crimes (Sentencing Legislation) Amendment (Intensive Correction Orders) Act 2010 and that is in force.
person on remand means any person the subject of a warrant or order by which a court has committed the person to a correctional centre in connection with proceedings for an offence committed, or alleged to have been committed, by the person.
restricted person—see section 31B.
serious offender has the same meaning as in the Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999 and includes a person who has been convicted of an offence, or is serving a sentence of imprisonment, elsewhere than in New South Wales that would, if the person were convicted or serving the sentence in New South Wales, result in the person being a serious offender within the meaning of that Act.