Queensland Consolidated Acts

PENALTIES AND SENTENCES ACT 1992 - SECT 161N

161N Definitions for part

In this part—

"benefit" includes property, advantage, service, entertainment, the use of or access to property or facilities, and anything of benefit to a person whether or not it has any inherent or tangible value, purpose or attribute.

"commissioner" means the commissioner of the police service.

"control order" means an order made under division 3 , subdivision 1 .

"corresponding control order" means an order prescribed to be a corresponding control order under section 161ZW .

"criminal organisation" see section 161O .

"honorary member" , of an organisation, includes a person who is a member of the organisation, but has not paid a fee to be a member of the organisation.

"office holder" , of an organisation, means—

(a) a person who is a president, vice-president, treasurer, secretary, director or another office holder or a shareholder of the organisation; or

(b) a person who (whether by words or conduct, or in any other way) asserts, declares or advertises that the person holds a position of authority of any kind within the organisation; or

(c) a person who is in control of all or a substantial part of the activities of the organisation; or

(d) if the organisation appoints a person to be in charge of an activity of the organisation or keep order at a meeting or gathering of the organisation—the person appointed.

Examples—

• a person appointed to administer a child exploitation material website

• a person appointed to supervise the call centre of a cold-call investment fraud operation

• a person appointed as the sergeant-at-arms of a motorcycle club