3Interpretation

3 Interpretation

In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears –[Section 3 Amended by No. 59 of 1997, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Aug 1998] [Section 3 Amended by No. 49 of 1999, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Feb 2000]

compensation levy means a levy that a person convicted of a serious offence must pay to the Crown pursuant to section 5 ;

[Section 3 Amended by No. 6 of 2008, Sched. 1, Applied:28 Apr 2008] Director, MPES means the Director, Monetary Penalties Enforcement Service appointed under section 8 of the Monetary Penalties Enforcement Act 2005 ;

serious offence means any of the following offences:

(a) an offence under the Criminal Code ;

(b) [Section 3 Amended by No. 62 of 2000, Sched. 1, Applied:14 Nov 2000] an offence under the Firearms Act 1996 ;

(c) [Section 3 Amended by No. 95 of 2001, Sched. 2, Applied:01 Jun 2002] an offence under the Misuse of Drugs Act 2001 or Poisons Act 1971 ;

(d) an offence under section 34B , 35 , 36 , 37(1) , 37B or 37C of the Police Offences Act 1935 ;