Children, Youth and Families Act 2005
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482A Definitions
S. 482A def. of acknowledge-ment of sex application inserted by No. 25/2019 s. 22.
acknowledgement of sex application means an application—
(a) under section 30A, 30B, 30E or 30EA of the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1996; or
(b) under a corresponding section referred to in paragraph (a) of an equivalent law of another State or a Territory;
approved dog means a dog approved in accordance with the regulations for use by an officer;
S. 482A def. of detainee amended by No. 55/2014 s. 137.
detainee means a person detained in a youth justice facility, including a person detained under an order made under the Crimes (Mental Impairment and Unfitness to be Tried) Act 1997 and a person detained under a preventative detention order (within the meaning of Part 2A of the Terrorism (Community Protection) Act 2003) or an order for his or her detention made under a corresponding preventative detention law (within the meaning of that Part);
S. 482A def. of formal search repealed by No. 29/2014 s. 9(a).
S. 482A def. of frisk search substituted by No. 29/2014 s. 9(b).
frisk search means a search of a person or of things in the possession or under the control of a person, other than a search conducted by use of an electronic or mechanical device, including—
(a) a search of a person conducted by quickly running the hands over the person's outer clothing; and
(b) for the purposes of paragraph (a), requiring the person to remove—
officer means any person employed or engaged in a youth justice facility with duties in relation to ensuring the security or good order of the facility or the safety and security of any detainee in the facility;
officer in charge means the officer in charge of Victorian Youth Justice Custodial Services in the Department;
S. 482A def. of Registrar inserted by No. 25/2019 s. 22.
Registrar means—
(a) the Victorian Registrar; or
(b) an authority responsible under a law of another State or a Territory for the registration of births, deaths and marriages;
S. 482A def. of inserted by No. 29/2014 s. 9(c).