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Victims of Crime Assistance Act 1976
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### 13 Interpretation of Part
> In this Part, unless the contrary intention appears –
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> > ***contravene*** includes fail to comply;
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> > [*\[Section 13 Amended by No. 66 of 2007, Sched. 1, Applied:31 Dec 2008\]*](/view/html/inforce/2008-12-31/act-2007-066#JS1@Ja108@GC2@EN) ***Director*** means the Director of Public Prosecutions or an Australian legal practitioner acting on behalf of the Director of Public Prosecutions;
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> > ***forfeiture order*** means an order of a judge under [section 27](#GS27@EN) ;
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> [*\[Section 13 Amended by No. 76 of 2003, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jan 2004\]*](/view/html/inforce/2004-01-01/act-2003-076#JS1@Ja15@GC1@EN)
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> > ***production order*** means an order of a magistrate under [section 34](#GS34@EN) ;
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> > ***property*** means real or personal property of every description, wherever situated and whether tangible or intangible, and includes an interest in such property;
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> > ***property-tracking document*** means a document relevant to identifying, locating or quantifying property in respect of which a restraining order or forfeiture order has been made;
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> > ***restraining order*** means an order of a judge under [section 18](#GS18@EN) ;
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> > ***serious offence*** means an offence against [section 158](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1924-069#GS158@EN) , [170](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1924-069#GS170@EN) , [172](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1924-069#GS172@EN) or [185 of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1924-069#GS185@EN) [Criminal Code](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1924-069) or an attempt to commit such an offence;
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> > ***State*** means the Crown in right of Tasmania;
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> > [*\[Section 13 Amended by No. 4 of 2017, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2019\]*](/view/html/inforce/2019-07-01/act-2017-004#JS1@Ja134@GC3@EN) ***victims fund*** means the account established under [section 38](#GS38@EN) .