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FORTIFICATION REMOVAL ACT 2013 (NO. 48 OF 2013) - SECT 3

Definitions

In this Act—

"Chief Commissioner" means the Chief Commissioner of Police appointed under Part I of the Police Regulation Act 1958 ;

"compliance period", for a fortification removal order, means the period that applies to that order under section 16;

"fortification" has the meaning given by section 4;

"fortification removal order "means an order made under section 11(1) ;

"fortified premises" means the premises specified in a fortification removal order in accordance with section 13(b);

"inspection order" means an order made under section 32(1) ;

"member of Victoria Police" means a member of the force within the meaning of the Police Regulation Act 1958 ;

"occupier", in relation to premises, means a person who has, or is entitled to, possession or control of the premises;

"owner "means—

        (a)     in relation to land which has been alienated in fee by the Crown and is under the operation of the Transfer of Land Act 1958 (other than land in an identified folio under that Act), a person who is registered as proprietor of an estate in fee simple in the land;

        (b)     in relation to land which has been alienated in fee by the Crown and is land in an identified folio under the Transfer of Land Act 1958 , means a person who is an owner of the fee or equity of redemption;

"proceeds" has the same meaning as in the Confiscation Act 1997 ;

"specified offence" means—

        (a)     an indictable offence that is punishable by at least 10 years imprisonment; or

        (b)     an offence against a provision specified in an item of the Schedule, being a provision of the Act specified in the heading to that item; or

Note

See also section 5.

        (c)     an offence against section 321, 321G or 321M of the Crimes Act 1958 in relation to an offence referred to in paragraph (a) or (b);

"Victoria Police" means the force within the meaning of the Police Regulation Act 1958 .



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