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Section 2Part 0 —

Interpretation

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In this Law —
"Board" means the Conditional Release Board established by section 4;
"child" means a person under the age of eighteen years;
"conditional release" means release referred to in section 7;
"electronic monitoring" means surveillance using an electronic device of any description attached to a person allowing —
the person's location to be monitored; and
the person's position and the electronic device's current status to be reported back to a central location;
"Governor" means the Governor acting in his discretion;
"licence" means a licence referred to in section 12 or 14;
"Secretary" means the Secretary of the Conditional Release Board, referred to in section 4(1);
"victim", in relation to an offence, means —
the person to whom harm is done or who suffers continuing physical, financial or emotional loss as a result of the commission of the offence; and
where the person described in paragraph (i) is dead, ill or otherwise incapable of making a Victim Impact Statement, includes —
the spouse or any relative of that person; or
anyone who has, in law or fact, the custody of that person or is responsible for the care or support of that person; or
a dependant of that person;
"Victim Impact Report" means a report by an expert providing a specialist opinion on the traumatic impact of the crime on the victim and any consequential needs of the victim; and
"Victim Impact Statement" means a written or oral statement in which a victim of a crime makes representations.

Defined Terms

Boardchildconditional releaseelectronic monitoringGovernorlicenceSecretaryvictimVictim Impact ReportVictim Impact Statement

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