Criminal Procedure Act 1986
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290A Definitions
290A Definitions
(1) In this Division—
accused person, in relation to any proceedings, means the person who stands, or any of the persons who stand, charged in those proceedings with a prescribed sexual offence.
complainant, in relation to any proceedings, means the person, or any of the persons, against whom a prescribed sexual offence with which the accused person stands charged is alleged to have been committed.
(2) In this Division, a reference to a person against whom a prescribed sexual offence is alleged to have been committed includes—
(a) in relation to an offence under section 80E of the Crimes Act 1900, a reference to the person who is alleged to have been the subject of sexual servitude, and
(b) in relation to an offence under section 91D, 91E or 91F of the Crimes Act 1900, a reference to the person under the age of 18 years who is alleged to have participated in an act of child prostitution, and
(c) in relation to an offence under section 91G of the Crimes Act 1900, a reference to the person under the age of 18 years who is alleged to have been used for the production of child abuse material, and
(d) in relation to an offence under section 316 or 316A of the Crimes Act 1900, a reference to the person against whom the concealed serious indictable offence or child abuse offence (as the case requires) is alleged to have been committed.
s 290A: Ins 2005 No 25, Sch 1 [6]. Am 2010 No 9, Sch 2 [4] [5]; 2018 No 88, Sch 5 [9]; 2019 No 20, Sch 1.10[9] [10].