70XDefinitions for this Part

70X Definitions for this Part

affected person means any of the following—

(a) a victim of a registrable offence committed by a registrable offender;

(b) a parent of a person referred to in paragraph (a) who—

(i) is a child; or

(ii) was a child at the time the offence occurred;

affected person's representative means—

(a) a person nominated under section 70ZB by an affected person; or

(b) in the case of an affected person included in the victims register, a nominee included in the victims register for that person;

authorised person means any of the following—

(a) an affected person;

(b) a person included in the victims register or previously included in the victims register in relation to the registrable offender;

(c) a family member of the affected person, including a parent of the affected person;

(d) a member of Victoria Police personnel performing a function, exercising a power or discharging a duty under this Act;

(e) a police officer, the Director of Public Prosecutions or a person employed in the Office of Public Prosecutions established under the Public Prosecutions Act 1994 if that police officer or person is investigating an offence;

(f) a registered medical practitioner in the course of treatment of an affected person or affected person's representative;

(g) a person registered as a psychologist under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law in the course of treatment of an affected person or affected person's representative;

(h) a lawyer in the course of consulting that lawyer for legal advice;

Director of Public Prosecutions means the Director of Public Prosecutions appointed under section 87AB of the Constitution Act 1975;

relevant application means any of the following—

(a) an application for a sex offender registration order;

(b) an application for a registration exemption order;

(c) an application under section 39 or 39A for a suspension order;

(d) an application under section 44A to revoke a suspension order;

(e) an application under Part 5A for approval of a change of name application;

(f) an application under section 70R for approval of an acknowledgement of sex application that includes a change of name;