Dangerous Criminals and High Risk Offenders Act 2021
24Interpretation of Part 3
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24 Interpretation of Part 3
In this Part –
application means an application made under section 33 ;
breach includes fail to comply;
chairperson of the risk assessment committee – see section 26(3) ;
operational period – see section 39 ;
prescribed officer has the same meaning as in section 42AB of the Sentencing Act 1997 ;
relevant agency – see section 25 ;
relevant offender means an offender who has been convicted of a serious offence, who has attained the age of 18 years and who is –
(a) in custody –
(i) pursuant to a declaration under section 7(1) ; or
(ii) in accordance with section 37(2) ; or
(iii) in accordance with an order under section 18(1) or (4) ; or
(b) subject to an HRO order or an interim HRO order; or
(c) serving a custodial sentence –
(i) for a serious offence; or
(ii) for an offence against section 41 ; or
(iii) [Section 24 Amended by No. 2 of 2022, Sched. 1, Applied:18 Mar 2022] for an offence, against a law of this State, another State, a Territory or the Commonwealth, that is being served concurrently with or cumulatively on, or partly concurrently with and partly cumulatively on, one or more sentences of imprisonment referred to in or ;