Pre-Trial Diversion of Offenders Act 1985
2APurpose of Act
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2A Purpose of Act
2A Purpose of Act
The purpose of this Act is to provide for the protection of children who have been victims of sexual assault by a parent or a parent’s spouse or de facto partner. The Act provides for the establishment of a program administered by the Department of Health. In the implementation of the Act, it is intended that the interests of a child victim are to prevail over those of a person pleading guilty to a charge of sexual assault in relation to the child.
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“De facto partner” is defined in section 21C of the Interpretation Act 1987.
s 2A: Ins 1993 No 7, Sch 1 (2). Am 2010 No 19, Sch 3.79 [1].