Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 1978 (Qld)

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 1978

An Act to regulate the admission of certain evidence in proceedings relating to sexual offences and the mode of taking evidence in such proceedings, to protect persons concerned in the commission of sexual offences from identification, and for related purposes

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 1978.

3 Definitions In this Act— accredited media entity means an entity listed as an accredited media entity in the Supreme Court's media accreditation policy. complainant means a person in respect of whom a sexual offence is alleged to have been committed. defendant means a person charged with having committed a sexual offence. eligible person, in relation to a charge of a prescribed sexual offence, means the complainant, the defendant or the prosecution. examination of witnesses means an examination of witnesses in relation to an indictable offence, being a sexual offence, commenced after the commencement of this Act and taken pursuant to the Justices Act 1886. executive officer, of a corporation, means a person who is concerned with, or takes part in, the corporation's management, whether or not the person is a director or the person's position is given the name of executive officer. identifying matter, in relation to a defendant, means— (a) the name, address, place of employment or another particular of the defendant or another person that is likely to lead to the identification of the defendant; or (b) a photograph, picture, videotape, digital image or other visual representation of the defendant or another person that is likely to lead to the identification of the defendant. interim order see section 7D(1). non-publication order see section 7(2). prescribed sexual offence means any of the following offences— (a) rape; (b) attempt to commit rape; (c) assault with intent to commit rape; (d) an offence defined in the Criminal Code, section 352. report means an account in writing and an account broadcast or distributed in any way in or as sound or visual images. sentenced means sentenced by a Magistrates Court. sexual offence means any offence of a sexual nature, and includes a prescribed sexual offence. Supreme Court's media accreditation policy means the media accreditation policy in effect and made under or appended to a practice direction of the Supreme Court. the court includes justices taking an examination of witnesses. trial means a trial of a defendant and a proceeding taken with a view to sentencing a defendant convicted of a sexual offence, which in either case is commenced after the commencement of this Act.