72ABDefinitions

#### 72AB Definitions 72AB Definitions > > (1) In this Part— > > > > court proceedings means proceedings before a court against a person charged with a violent crime, including— > > > > > (a) committal proceedings, and > > > > > (b) sentencing proceedings, and > > > > > (c) proceedings on appeal, and > > > > > (d) proceedings on a back up offence or related offence (as defined in section 35 of the [Criminal Procedure Act 1986](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1986-209)) in relation to the alleged violent crime, and > > > > > (e) any other proceedings prescribed by the regulations. > > > > harm means actual physical bodily harm, mental illness or nervous shock. > > > > victim of crime means a person— > > > > > (a) who suffers harm as a direct result of an act committed, or apparently committed, by another person in the course of an alleged violent crime, or > > > > > (b) who is the parent, grandparent or guardian of a child who suffers such harm (but only if the child is under the age of 18 years at the time victims leave is taken), or > > > > > (c) who is a member of the immediate family of a person who dies as a direct result of an act committed, or apparently committed, by another person in the course of an alleged violent crime. > > > > victims leave means leave under this Part. > > > > violent crime means a serious indictable offence involving violence (including sexual assault or sexual touching). > > > > Note. > > > > The [Interpretation Act 1987](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1987-015) defines a serious indictable offence as an indictable offence that is punishable by imprisonment for life or for a term of 5 years or more. > > > (2) A member of the immediate family of a person is— > > > > > (a) the person’s spouse, or > > > > > (b) the person’s de facto partner, or > > > > > (c) a parent or guardian, or step-parent, of the person, or > > > > > (d) a grandparent or step-grandparent of the person (a step-grandparent being a step-parent of a parent of the person), or > > > > > (e) a child or step-child of the person or some other child of whom the person is the guardian, or > > > > > (f) a grandchild or step-grandchild of the person (a step-grandchild being a step-child of a child of the person), or > > > > > (g) a brother, sister, step-brother or step-sister of the person. > > **s 72AB:** Ins 2001 No 21, Sch 1 \[1\]. Am 2010 No 19, Sch 3.49 \[2\]; 2018 No 33, Sch 5.10.