4Interpretation

4 Interpretation

In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears –

child means a person who has not attained the age of 18 years;

conviction, in relation to an offence, includes –

(a) a finding of guilt; and

(b) the acceptance of a guilty plea –

whether or not a conviction is recorded in respect of the offence or the offence was committed in this State or elsewhere;

Deputy Regulator means the person appointed as the Deputy Independent Regulator under section 11 ;

document has the same meaning as in the Evidence Act 2001 ;

entity – see section 5 ;

entity regulator, in relation to an entity, means a body, determined to be the entity regulator in relation to the entity under section 9 , that is one of the following:

(a) a Government Agency that is responsible for regulating the entity;

(b) a Government Agency that provides funding to the entity;

(c) any other body –

(i) that regulates or funds the entity or a worker of the entity; and

(ii) that is prescribed for the purposes of this definition;

Government Agency means an Agency within the meaning of the State Service Act 2000 ;

guardian has the same meaning as in the Children, Young Persons and Their Families Act 1997 ;

, in relation to an entity, means –