Graffiti Control Act 2008
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9A Definitions
9A Definitions
In this Part—
adult offender means an offender who is not a child offender.
assigned officer in respect of a community clean up order means the assigned officer under the Children (Community Service Orders) Act 1987 or the Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999, as the case requires.
child offender means an offender in relation to a graffiti offence who—
(a) was under the age of 18 years when the graffiti offence was committed, and
(b) was under the age of 21 years when charged before a court with the graffiti offence.
community clean up order means an order under this Part requiring a person to perform community clean up work.
community clean up work—see section 9C.
fine has the same meaning as in the Fines Act 1996.
graffiti offence means an offence under this Act.
offender means a person who has pleaded guilty to a graffiti offence in a court or who has been found guilty of or convicted of a graffiti offence by a court.
s 9A: Ins 2009 No 94, Sch 1 [7]. Am 2010 No 135, Sch 13.1.