3Definitions

#### 3 Definitions 3 Definitions > In this Act— > > benefit includes any interest in property and any entitlement under Chapter 3 of the [Succession Act 2006](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2006-080). > > deceased person means a person who is unlawfully killed. > > forfeiture application order means an order made under section 11. > > forfeiture modification order means an order made under section 5. > > forfeiture rule means the unwritten rule of public policy that in certain circumstances precludes a person who has unlawfully killed another person from acquiring a benefit in consequence of the killing. > > interested person means any of the following persons— > > > (a) an offender, > > > (b) the executor or administrator of the estate of a deceased person, > > > (c) a beneficiary under the will of a deceased person or a person who is entitled to any estate or interest on the intestacy of a deceased person, > > > (d) a person claiming through an offender, > > > (e) any other person who has a special interest in the outcome of an application for a forfeiture modification order. > > offender means a person who has unlawfully killed another person. > > unlawful killing means— > > > (a) any homicide committed in the State that is an offence, and > > > (b) any homicide that would be an offence if committed within the State, > > and includes aiding, abetting, counselling or procuring such a homicide and unlawfully aiding, abetting, counselling or procuring a suicide. > > **s 3:** Am 1996 No 30, Sch 2; 2005 No 73, Sch 4 \[3\]; 2008 No 75, Sch 2.4.