Northern Territory Numbered Acts Northern Territory Numbered Acts(1) Section 3(1)
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Australian parliament means:
(a) the Legislative Assembly; or
(b) the Parliament of the Commonwealth or a State; or
(c) the parliament or legislature of another Territory.
"Chief NT NPM Inspector "means the person holding or occupying the office of Chief NT NPM Inspector mentioned in section 31.
"identifying information", in relation to a person, means information that:
(a) identifies the person; or
(b) enables the identity of the person to be ascertained or discovered.
national preventive mechanism has the meaning that it has in the Optional Protocol.
"NT NPM "means the National Preventive Mechanism (Northern Territory) established by section 15.
"NT NPM Inspector "means a person holding or occupying the office of NT NPM Inspector mentioned in section 21.
"oversight body "means a person or Agency, or an agency of the Commonwealth or of a State or of another Territory, that has the function, in whole or in part, of providing oversight in relation to places of detention or of preventing torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, and includes:
(a) a national preventive mechanism; and
(b) the relevant Commonwealth agency.
"prescribed office "means any of the following:
(a) the Ombudsman under the Ombudsman Act 2009 ;
(b) the Children's Commissioner under the Children's Commissioner Act 2013 ;
(c) the principal community visitor under the Disability Services Act 1993 ;
(d) the principal community visitor under the Mental Health and Related Services Act 1998 ;
(e) an office or designation prescribed by regulation.
"relevant Commonwealth agency "means the Commonwealth office or agency that has responsibility for the Commonwealth's obligations under Article 17 of the Optional Protocol.
(2) Section 3(1), at the end
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Note for subsection (1)
The Interpretation Act 1978 contains definitions and other provisions that may be relevant to this Act.