South Australian Numbered Acts

FIRST NATIONS VOICE ACT 2023 (NO 9 OF 2023) - SECT 3

3—Interpretation

In this Act—

"administrative unit" has the same meaning as in the Public Sector Act 2009

;

"First Nations person"—see section 4

;

"Local First Nations Voice", in respect of a region, means the Local First Nations Voice for that region established under section 10

;

"region", for the purposes of this Act, means a region from time to time constituted under section 9

;

"serious offence" means—

            (a)         an offence against the following provisions of the Criminal Law Consolidation Act 1935

:

                  (i)         Part 3;

                  (ii)         Part 3A;

                  (iii)         Part 3B;

                  (iv)         Part 3D;

                  (v)         Part 4;

                  (vi)         Part 5;

                  (vii)         Part 6A;

                  (viii)         Part 6B;

                  (ix)         Part 7;

                  (x)         Part 7B (being an offence consisting of aiding, abetting, counselling or procuring the commission of an offence referred to in a preceding subparagraph);

                  (xi)         section 270A (being an offence consisting of attempting to commit an offence referred to in a preceding subparagraph);

                  (xii)         section 270AB;

                  (xiii)         section 270B;

                  (xiv)         section 270C;

                  (xv)         section 270D; or

            (b)         any other offence prescribed by the regulations (being an indictable offence, or a summary offence with a maximum penalty of 12 months imprisonment or more); or

            (c)         an offence against a law of the Commonwealth, or of another State or Territory, corresponding to an offence referred to in a preceding paragraph;

"State First Nations Voice" means the State First Nations Voice established under section 23

;

"traditional owner"—see section 5

.