applicant police officer means a police officer who has made a registration application;
Assistant Commissioner means a person employed as an Assistant Commissioner under section 24 of the Victoria Police Act 2013;
Board of Inquiry has the same meaning as in the Inquiries Act 2014;
business day means a day other than—
(a) a Saturday or Sunday; or
(b) a day appointed under the Public Holidays Act 1993 as a public holiday or public half-holiday throughout the whole of Victoria;
Chief Commissioner means the Chief Commissioner of Police appointed under section 17 of the Victoria Police Act 2013;
child means a person who is under the age of 18 years;
client legal privilege includes legal professional privilege;
Department means the Department of Justice and Community Safety;
emergency registration means emergency registration of a person as a human source under section 41;
emergency registration application means an application for emergency registration under section 40;
Formal Review has the same meaning as in the Inquiries Act 2014;
human source means a person who is registered as a human source under section 23, 30C, 33 or 41;
human source activity has the meaning given in section 4;
human source management framework means—
(a) this Act; and
(b) any regulations made under this Act; and
(c) any policies of Victoria Police concerning the management of human sources;
IBAC means the Independent Broad-based Anti‑corruption Commission established under the Independent Broad-based Anti‑corruption Commission Act 2011;
informed consent has the meaning given in section 5;
integrity body means—
(a) IBAC; or
(b) an integrity body within the meaning of the Independent Broad-based Anti‑corruption Commission Act 2011;
S. 3 def. of Integrity Oversight Victoria inserted by No. 31/2024 s. 113(Sch. 1 item 15.1(a)).
Integrity Oversight Victoria has the same meaning as in the Integrity Oversight Victoria Act 2011;
intelligence agency means—
(a) the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation; or
(b) the Australian Secret Intelligence Service; or
(c) the Australian Signals Directorate; or
(d) the Office of National Intelligence; or
(e) the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission;
law enforcement agency means—
(a) the Australian Federal Police; or
(b) a police force or police service of another State or a Territory; or
(c) any other authority or person responsible for the enforcement of the laws of the Commonwealth or of a State or a Territory;
material contravention has the meaning given in section 6;
member of Victoria Police personnel has the same meaning as in the Victoria Police Act 2013;
non-reportable human source means a person—
(a) registered as a non-reportable human source under section 33; or
(b) if the person was registered as a human source on an emergency registration, recorded as a non-reportable human source under section 43(b);
permitted disclosure means any of the following—
(a) disclosure for the purposes of the administration of this Act;
(b) disclosure for the purposes of any legal proceeding;
(c) disclosure to—
(i) a Royal Commission, Board of Inquiry or Formal Review; or
(ii) a body established under a law of the Commonwealth or of another State or of a Territory that is the equivalent of a Royal Commission, Board of Inquiry or Formal Review;
(d) disclosure made as required or permitted by any other law;
(e) disclosure to or within a law enforcement agency for a legitimate law enforcement purpose;
(f) disclosure to or within an intelligence agency for the purposes of gathering criminal intelligence;
(g) a disclosure to a prescribed person or for a prescribed purpose;
privileged information means information subject to the following legal obligations of privilege—
(a) client legal privilege;
(b) journalist privilege;
(c) medical privilege;
(d) religious confession privilege;
(e) parliamentary privilege;
(f) judicial privilege;
(g) public interest immunity—
but does not include—
(h) the privilege against self-incrimination; or
(i) privilege that attaches to information relating to settlement negotiations as referred to in section 131 of the Evidence Act 2008;
Public Interest Monitor means a Public Interest Monitor within the meaning of the Public Interest Monitor Act 2011;
registered psychologist means a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise in the psychology profession (other than as a student);
registration means—
(a) registration as a reportable human source under section 23; or
(b) registration as a non-reportable human source under section 33; or
(c) emergency registration—
as the case requires;
registration application means—
(a) an application under section 21 to register a person as a reportable human source; or
(b) an application under section 31 to register a person as a non-reportable human source; or
(c) an emergency registration application; or
(d) an application to the Supreme Court under section 30A;
registration review means a review under section 38 of the registration of a human source;
reportable human source means a person—
(a) registered as a reportable human source under section 23 or 30C; or
(b) if the person was registered as a human source on an emergency registration, recorded as a reportable human source under section 43(a);
Royal Commission means—
(a) a Royal Commission established under the Inquiries Act 2014; or
(b) a Royal Commission established under the prerogative of the Crown;
serious medical or mental health condition has the meaning given in section 7;
tasking means the assigning or giving of instructions to a person to assist with a criminal investigation or the gathering of criminal intelligence;
S. 3 def. of Victoria Police amended by No. 31/2024 s. 113(Sch. 1 item 15.1(b)).
Victoria Police has the same meaning as in the Victoria Police Act 2013.
S. 3 def. of Victorian Inspectorate repealed by No. 31/2024 s. 113(Sch. 1 item 15.1(c)).