20AInterpretation of Division III

20A Interpretation of Division III

[Section 20A Inserted by No. 39 of 2007, s. 7, Applied:21 Nov 2007] [Section 20A Repealed by No. 31 of 2017, Sched. 1, Applied:05 Sep 2017] In this Division –

consort means consort in person or by any other means, including by electronic or other forms of communication;

convicted offender means a person who has been convicted of a serious offenceand who has attained the age of 18 years;

dependant, in relation to a defendant, means a family member of the defendant who is wholly or mainly dependent on the defendant;

family member, in relation to a defendant, means –

(a) the spouse of the defendant; or

(b) if the defendant is in a significant relationship with a person, within the meaning of the Relationships Act 2003 , that person; or

(c) a child of the defendant; or

(d) a parent of the defendant; or

(e) a sibling of the defendant, including a half-brother or half-sister of the defendant; or

(f) if the defendant is an Aboriginal person within the meaning of the Aboriginal Lands Act 1995 , a person who, under Aboriginal tradition, is regarded as a person who is, in relation to the defendant, a person referred to in paragraph (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e); or

(g) a relative, or step-relative, of the defendant, who lives with the defendant;

health care worker means a State Service employee, or other person, who is employed or engaged to provide health advice or health care;

official warning means a warning, authorised under section 20D(1) to be given, that has not been revoked under or ;