S. 3(1) def. of Adult Parole Board inserted by No. 48/2015 s. 4.
Adult Parole Board means the Adult Parole Board established under section 61 of the Corrections Act 1986;
S. 3(1) def. of applicable offence substituted by No. 55/2014 s. 60(a), amended by No. 37/2024 s. 13(1).
applicable offence means—
(a) an indictable offence that is punishable by at least 10 years imprisonment; or
(b) an offence specified in an item of Schedule 1; or
See also section 10.
(c) an offence against section 321, 321G or 321M of the Crimes Act 1958 in relation to an offence referred to in paragraph (a) or (b); or
(d) an offence against a law of—
(i) the Commonwealth; or
(ii) another State; or
(iii) a Territory—
that is equivalent to an offence referred to in paragraph (a), (b) or (c);
S. 3(1) def. of appropriate place repealed by No. 37/2024 s. 39(1).
S. 3(1) def. of associate repealed by No. 37/2024 s. 39(1).
S. 3(1) def. of associate with substituted by No. 37/2024 s. 4.
associate with has the meaning given by section 4;
S. 3(1) def. of Australian law enforcement agency insertedby No. 37/2024 s. 28.
Australian law enforcement agency means—
(a) Victoria Police; or
(b) the Australian Federal Police; or
(c) a police force or police service of another State or a Territory; or
(d) any other authority or person responsible for the enforcement of the laws of the Commonwealth or of a State or a Territory;
S. 3(1) def. of carry on a business repealed by No. 37/2024 s. 39(1).
S. 3(1) def. of Chief Commis-sioner amended by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 40,1(b)).
Chief Commissioner means the Chief Commissioner of Police appointed under section 17 of the Victoria Police Act 2013;
S. 3(1) def. of control order repealed by No. 37/2024 s. 39(1).
S. 3(1) def. of convicted offender inserted by No. 48/2015 s. 4, repealed by No. 37/2024 s. 13(2).
S. 3(1) def. of correspond-ing control order repealed by No. 37/2024 s. 39(1).
S. 3(1) def. of correspond-ing declaration repealed by No. 37/2024 s. 39(1).
S. 3(1) def. of correspond-ing order substituted by No. 37/2024 s. 39(3).
corresponding order means an order made under a provision of a law of another jurisdiction that is prescribed for the purposes of this definition;
S. 3(1) def. of County Court registrar inserted by No. 37/2024 s. 39(4).
County Court registrar means the registrar of the County Court;
S. 3(1) def. of Court amended by No. 37/2024 s. 39(2).
Court means the County Court;
S. 3(1) def. of criminal history repealed by No. 37/2024 s. 39(1).
criminal intelligence means any information, document or other thing relating to actual or suspected criminal activity in Victoria or elsewhere, the disclosure of which could reasonably be expected to—
(a) prejudice a criminal investigation, including by revealing intelligence-gathering methodologies, investigative techniques or technologies, or covert practices; or
(b) enable the discovery of the existence or identity of a confidential source of information relevant to law enforcement; or
(c) endanger a person's life or physical safety;
criminal intelligence protection order has the meaning given by section 70(1);
S. 3(1) def. of criminal purpose repealed by No. 37/2024 s. 39(1).
S. 3(1) def. of declaration repealed by No. 37/2024 s. 39(1).
S. 3(1) def. of declared individual repealed by No. 37/2024 s. 39(1).
S. 3(1) def. of declared organisation repealed by No. 37/2024 s. 39(1).
S. 3(1) def. of declared organisation member repealed by No. 37/2024 s. 39(1).
S. 3(1) def. of eligible offender insertedby No. 37/2024 s. 13(3).
eligible offender has the meaning given by section 5;
S. 3(1) def. of family member inserted by No. 48/2015 s. 4, amended by No. 38/2017 s. 82(1), substituted by No. 37/2024 s. 7.
family member has the meaning given by section 5A;
S. 3(1) def. of financial institution inserted by No. 37/2024 s. 39(4).
financial institution has the same meaning as in the Confiscation Act 1997;
S. 3(1) def. of gazetted event or gathering inserted by No. 48/2015 s. 4.
gazetted event or gathering means an event or gathering specified in an order under section 124C;
S. 3(1) def. of health service inserted by No. 48/2015 s. 4.
health service has the same meaning as in the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Victoria);
honorary member, of an organisation, includes an individual who is a member but has not paid any membership fee to be a member of the organisation;
S. 3(1) def. of IBAC insertedby No. 37/2024 s. 28.
IBAC has the same meaning as in the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission Act 2011;
S. 3(1) def. of IBAC Officer insertedby No. 37/2024 s. 28.
IBAC Officer has the same meaning as in the Independent Broad-based Anti‑corruption Commission Act 2011;
S. 3(1) def. of incorporated association repealedby No. 37/2024 s. 39(1).
S. 3(1) def. of incorporated associations Registrar repealedby No. 37/2024 s. 39(1).
S. 3(1) def. of insignia insertedby No. 37/2024 s. 89(1).
insignia of an organisation has the meaning given by section 5B;
S. 3(1) def. of integrity body insertedby No. 37/2024 s. 28.
integrity body means—
(a) the IBAC; or
(b) an integrity body within the meaning of the Independent Broad-based Anti‑corruption Commission Act 2011;
S. 3(1) def. of Integrity Oversight Victoria insertedby No. 37/2024 s. 28.
Integrity Oversight Victoria has the same meaning as in the Integrity Oversight Victoria Act 2011;
S. 3(1) def. of intelligence agency insertedby No. 37/2024 s. 28.
intelligence agency means—
(a) the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation; or
(b) the Australian Secret Intelligence Service; or
(c) the Australian Signals Directorate; or
(d) the Office of National Intelligence; or
(e) the Australian Crime Commission (by whatever name described) established by the Australian Crime Commission Act 2002 of the Commonwealth;
S. 3(1) def. of involved insertedby No. 37/2024 s. 99(1).
involved, in relation to serious criminal activity, has the meaning given by section 5C;
S. 3(1) def. of law enforcement officer amended by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 40.1(c)).
law enforcement officer means—
(a) a police officer; or
(b) a person who is seconded to Victoria Police, including (but not limited to) a member of the police force or police service (however described) of another jurisdiction;
S. 3(1) def. of lawful association authority inserted by No. 48/2015 s. 4.
lawful associationauthority means an authority granted under section 124B;
S. 3(1) def. of lawyer amendedby No. 37/2024 s. 102(1).
lawyer means an Australian lawyer within the meaning of the Legal Profession Uniform Law (Victoria);
S. 3(1) def. of mark insertedby No. 37/2024 s. 89(1).
mark means—
(a) an image or symbol, including a logo; or
(b) a piece of text, including a name, abbreviation or acronym;
S. 3(1) def. of member amended by Nos 55/2014 s. 60(b), 37/2024 ss 89(2), 96(2), 104(1).
member, of an organisation, includes—
(a) an individual who is a current member of the organisation because the individual—
(i) has paid a membership fee to be a member of the organisation; or
(ii) has been accepted as a member of the organisation through another process set by the organisation; or
(b) an honorary member of the organisation; or
(c) an individual who identifies as belonging to the organisation, including an individual who wears or displays the insignia (if any) of the organisation; or
(d) except in Part 5C, an individual whose conduct in relation to the organisation would reasonably lead another person to consider the individual to be a member of the organisation; or
(e) an office holder of the organisation;
S. 3(1) def. of member of Victoria Police repealed by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 40.1(d)).
S. 3(1) def. of member of Victoria Police personnel insertedby No. 37/2024 s. 28.
member of Victoria Police personnel has the same meaning as in the Victoria Police Act 2013;
S. 3(1) def. of motor vehicle insertedby No. 37/2024 s. 89(1).
motor vehicle has the same meaning as in the Road Safety Act 1986;
office holder, of an organisation, has the meaning given by section 6;
organisation has the meaning given by section 7;
S. 3(1) def. of Part 5B organisation insertedby No. 37/2024 s. 89(1).
Part 5B organisation means a prescribed organisation;
Special provisions apply to the making of regulations for the purposes of this definition—see section 124ZZC(2) and (3).
S. 3(1) def. of Part 5C organisation insertedby No. 37/2024 s. 96(1).
Part 5C organisation means a prescribed organisation;
Special provisions apply to the making of regulations for the purposes of this definition—see section 124ZZE(2).
S. 3(1) def. of police officer inserted by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 40.1(a)).
police officer has the same meaning as in the Victoria Police Act 2013;
S. 3(1) def. of police procedures regarding unlawful association insertedby No. 37/2024 s. 28.
police procedures regarding unlawful association means—
(a) the Chief Commissioner's instructions (within the meaning of the Victoria Police Act 2013) to the extent that those instructions relate to the unlawful association provisions; and
(b) any other policies, procedures or guidelines of Victoria Police to the extent that they relate to the unlawful association provisions;
S. 3(1) def. of Post Sentence Authority inserted by No. 57/2017 s. 46(1), substituted by No. 27/2018 s. 356.
Post Sentence Authority means the Post Sentence Authority continued in existence under section 290 of the Serious Offenders Act 2018;
S. 3(1) def. of prohibitive declaration inserted by No. 55/2014 s. 60(d), repealed by No. 27/2016 s. 27.
property means any legal or equitable estate or interest (whether present or future and whether vested or contingent) in real or personal property of any description;
prospective member has the meaning given by section 8;
protected criminal intelligence means criminal intelligence that is the subject of a criminal intelligence protection order;
S. 3(1) def. of Prothonotary repealedby No. 37/2024 s. 39(1).
S. 3(1) def. of public place insertedby No. 37/2024 s. 89(1).
public place has the same meaning as in the Summary Offences Act 1966;
S. 3(1) def. of publicly display insertedby No. 37/2024 s. 89(1).
publicly display has the meaning given by section 8A;
S. 3(1) def. of registered correspond-ing control order repealedby No. 37/2024 s. 39(1).
S. 3(1) def. of registered correspond-ing declaration repealedby No. 37/2024 s. 39(1).
S. 3(1) def. of registered correspond-ing order inserted by No. 37/2024 s. 39(4).
registered corresponding order means a corresponding order registered under section 101;
S. 3(1) def. of related organisation substituted by No. 55/2014 s. 60(c), repealed by No. 37/2024 s. 39(1).
S. 3(1) def. of related organisation member repealed by No. 37/2024 s. 39(1).
S. 3(1) def. of related unlawful association notice insertedby No. 37/2024 s. 19.
related unlawful association notice has the meaning given by section 8B;
respondent has the meaning given by section 9;
S. 3(1) def. of restrictive declaration inserted by No. 55/2014 s. 60(d), repealed by No. 27/2016 s. 27.
S. 3(1) def. of senior police officer inserted by No. 48/2015 s. 4.
senior police officer means a police officer of or above the rank of senior sergeant;
S. 3(1) def. of serious crime prevention order insertedby No. 37/2024 s. 39(4).
serious crime prevention order means an order under section 16(1);
S. 3(1) def. of serious criminal activity substitutedby No. 37/2024 s. 99(2).
serious criminal activity has the meaning given by section 9A;
S. 3(1) def. of unlawful association notice inserted by No. 48/2015 s. 4.
unlawful association notice means a notice issued under section 124D or 124E;
S. 3(1) def. of unlawful association provisions insertedby No. 37/2024 s. 28.
unlawful association provisions means—
(a) Part 5A; and
(b) the other provisions of this Act to the extent that they relate to Part 5A; and
(c) regulations made for the purposes of Part 5A; and
(d) regulations made for the purposes of the other provisions of this Act to the extent that those regulations relate to Part 5A;
S. 3(1) def. of Victoria Police substituted by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 40.1(e)), amended by No. 37/2024 s. 96(3).
Victoria Police has the same meaning as in the Victoria Police Act 2013;
S. 3(1) def. of Victorian Government worksite insertedby No. 37/2024 s. 96(1).
Victorian Government worksite means a prescribed area.
Special provisions apply to the making of regulations for the purposes of this definition—see section 124ZZE(3).
S. 3(2) repealed by No. 37/2024 s. 39(5).
S. 4 repealed by No. 55/2014 s. 61, new s. 4 inserted by No. 37/2024 s. 5.