Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998
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109 Definitions
109 Definitions
(1) In this Part—
arrest warrant means a warrant to arrest a person issued in accordance with this Part.
care proceedings attendance notice means a care proceedings attendance notice issued under section 96.
correctional centre has the same meaning as it has in the Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999.
detention centre has the same meaning as it has in the Children (Detention Centres) Act 1987.
party means the Secretary, a child or young person or parent or any other party in proceedings to which this Chapter applies.
subpoena includes any of the following—
(a) a subpoena to give evidence,
(b) a subpoena for production,
(c) a subpoena both to give evidence and for production.
subpoena both to give evidence and for production means a written order requiring the person to whom the subpoena is addressed to attend as directed by the order as a witness to give evidence and to produce a document or thing.
subpoena for production means a written order requiring the person to whom the subpoena is addressed to attend as directed by the order and produce a document or thing.
subpoena to give evidence means a written order requiring the person to whom the subpoena is addressed to attend as directed by the order as a witness to give evidence.
warrant of commitment means a warrant to commit a person to a correctional centre, detention centre or other place of security issued under Division 5.
(2) (Repealed)
s 109: Am 2001 No 121, Sch 2.35 [1]. Subst 2005 No 93, Sch 1 [8]. Am 2009 No 13, Sch 2.1 [4]; 2025 No 61, Sch 3.3[1].