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Penalties and Sentences Act 1992
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### sec.161N Definitions for part
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benefit includes property, advantage, service, entertainment, the use of or access to property or facilities, and anything of benefit to a person whether or not it has any inherent or tangible value, purpose or attribute.
commissioner means the commissioner of the police service.
control order means an order made under division 3 , subdivision 1 .
corresponding control order means an order prescribed to be a corresponding control order under section 161ZW .
criminal organisation see section 161O .
honorary member , of an organisation, includes a person who is a member of the organisation, but has not paid a fee to be a member of the organisation.
office holder , of an organisation, means—
a person who is a president, vice-president, treasurer, secretary, director or another office holder or a shareholder of the organisation; or
a person who (whether by words or conduct, or in any other way) asserts, declares or advertises that the person holds a position of authority of any kind within the organisation; or
a person who is in control of all or a substantial part of the activities of the organisation; or
if the organisation appoints a person to be in charge of an activity of the organisation or keep order at a meeting or gathering of the organisation—the person appointed.
a person appointed to administer a child exploitation material website
a person appointed to supervise the call centre of a cold-call investment fraud operation
a person appointed as the sergeant-at-arms of a motorcycle club
participant , in a criminal organisation, see section 161P .
prescribed offence means an offence against a provision mentioned in schedule 1C .
prospective member , of an organisation, means a person who has started, but not completed, the process of becoming a member of the organisation.
registered corresponding control order means a corresponding control order that is registered under division 3 , subdivision 5 .
senior police officer means a police officer of or above the rank of sergeant.
serious criminal activity means conduct constituting an indictable offence for which the maximum penalty is at least 7 years imprisonment.
serious organised crime circumstance of aggravation see section 161Q .
s 161N ins 2016 No. 62 s 279
- (a) a person who is a president, vice-president, treasurer, secretary, director or another office holder or a shareholder of the organisation; or
- (b) a person who (whether by words or conduct, or in any other way) asserts, declares or advertises that the person holds a position of authority of any kind within the organisation; or
- (c) a person who is in control of all or a substantial part of the activities of the organisation; or
- (d) if the organisation appoints a person to be in charge of an activity of the organisation or keep order at a meeting or gathering of the organisation—the person appointed. Examples— • a person appointed to administer a child exploitation material website • a person appointed to supervise the call centre of a cold-call investment fraud operation • a person appointed as the sergeant-at-arms of a motorcycle club
- • a person appointed to administer a child exploitation material website
- • a person appointed to supervise the call centre of a cold-call investment fraud operation
- • a person appointed as the sergeant-at-arms of a motorcycle club
- • a person appointed to administer a child exploitation material website
- • a person appointed to supervise the call centre of a cold-call investment fraud operation
- • a person appointed as the sergeant-at-arms of a motorcycle club